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Knicks’ firing of Tom Thibodeau raises a question: What do we want from NBA coaches?
During Wednesday’s debate, each candidate had to pick a side on the thumbs up/thumbs down binary about the New York Knicks’ decision to fire Thibodeau following their Eastern Conference finals defeat to the Indiana Pacers. Seven candidates did not agree with the Knicks’ move, while Michael Blake had the backs of James Dolan and Leon Rose.
Tom Thibodeau Fired as Knicks HC After 2025 NBA Playoff Loss in ECF
The group of Hart, Bridges, Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns had a net rating of minus-6.2 in the postseason, per NBA.com. Thibodeau finally made a change ahead of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, replacing Hart with Mitchell Robinson, but by that point, the Knicks were already in an 0-2 hole.
The Knicks were 2.8 points per 100 possessions better defensively when Towns was off the floor during the regular season. In ...
Under Thibodeau's watch, the Knicks went from a 30-win team to a regular playoff team, winning 56.5% of their games over five ...
“Is that a real question right now? You just asked me if I believe he’s the right guy,” Brunson said after the Knicks’ ...
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