Mitchell Robinson has seen a drastic increase in playing time this season, having been promoted to starter, but is apparently not happy with his role in the Knicks offense.
Robinson’s minutes went from 23.1 to 29.6 per game, in his third season in the league. The Knicks are probably looking to see what they have in the player they selected in the second round of the 2018 draft, and Robinson looked good on the defensive side of the pitch.
But apparently he wants to get more touches on offense, averaging just 9.1 points per game. Robinson wanted to say something to Thibodeau’s staff and he did it with a tweet that he himself deleted.
Veteran Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau is a tough, no-nonsense coach, and we have to imagine Robinson will feel repercussions for this recovery. He could show him a reduced playtime, which would make Robinson’s tweet counterproductive.