Tom Thibodeau, a candidate for the …

Tom Thibodeau, a candidate for the Knicks coaching job, said he’s ditched any ideas of holding a dual role as an executive and simply wants to work with aligned and motivated people. “When you have people that are smart and have character and work well together, good things can come out of that. You want to share the same value system,” Thibodeau said on “The Woj Pod.” “Every situation there’s going to be challenge. When I went to Chicago, basically it was a .500 team. I went to Minnesota, it was a rebuilding team. I’ve been through highs, been through lows. All those experiences have helped me.”