"Little more than nine months ago he suggested that Tom Thibodeau could give some relief to the starters while utilizing talented players waiting their turn, noting, "We've got a good enough team where our bench guys can come in and we don't need to play 48, 47. We've got a lot of good guys on this team that can take away the minutes, which helps the defense, helps the offense, helps tired bodies being out there and giving up all these points.""
""I think honestly right now is probably the most I've been close with Mike. I think right now, honestly, to this day. Just have some good conversations, talk to each other. And just picking his brain, hear what he's thinking and me voicing some things.""
Mikal Bridges has been cautious about publicly questioning coaching choices after a past controversy over starter minutes under Tom Thibodeau. Bridges previously suggested giving bench players more minutes to help defense, offense and rest tired starters, which provoked Thibodeau until Bridges later hit a game-winning three. Bridges now reports stronger communication and an improving relationship with coach Mike Brown, citing meetings, conversations and clearer understanding of team offensive and defensive goals. Brown says he tries to communicate with everybody and learns about players as people.
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