Breaking: Tom Fired

Strick · Post #201 » by **Strick** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:25 pm

I will appreciate Thibs for what he did. He helped change the perception of the franchise. Him and the front office brought winning and legitimate hope. There were many, many years I would’ve killed to have a semblance of that with this team.

That being said, Thibs definitely has his flaws. It was the right decision. This next move will be even more important. Whether this is a proven NBA coach, a rising star, or a decorated coach at the college level, you NEED to hit here. You can’t make a move like this and go backwards

KnixinSix · Post #202 » by **KnixinSix** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:25 pm

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this is my only problem with this. thibs made some mistakes but this wasn't one of them. gotta change the roster if you're really serious about winning it all.

Staggering them better absolutely was an issue

Post #203 » by **HerSports85** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:25 pm

This was definitely the turning point. Many of us called it. It was a historical meltdown that only making it to the finals could’ve fixed

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cgmw · Post #204 » by **cgmw** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:25 pm

cgmw wrote:So unexpected surprise my seats were right in the Knicks tunnel, and my gut feeling from being 5 feet away from Leon/Wes/Gerson as they hugged players is that KAT and Jalen aren’t going anywhere. Those are Leon’s sons.

My money is on Thibs being the odd man out. IDK if it’s this summer or mid-season but I bet they make tweaks to stack the bench with defenders/shooters/fresh legs and if Tom refuses to adjust they just bring in Mike Malone.

This drunk Knick fan in the tunnel yelled “get us Giannis” to Leon and Leon looked disgusted. I don’t see them it blowing up. IMO the weakest link, easiest to replace, and most vulnerable is Thibs. If Malone is in. I wouldn’t be surprised to see an announcement sooner than later to quash Giannis rumors.

My post game-6 comments. Seemed like the vibe in the tunnel was KAT forever, Thibs never.

Galvationknicks · Post #205 » by **Galvationknicks** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:25 pm

F N 11 wrote:Players are going to want to come here again yay. Move is like firing Steve Mills, game changing.

Damn I forgot about that. That survey of all the players not wanting play for thibs. Finally we may have plays called for

ezmoney707 · Post #206 » by **ezmoney707** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:25 pm

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Scoop B doesn’t have any sources (trust me)

god shammgod · Post #207 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

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MrDollarBills · Post #208 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

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this is my only problem with this. thibs made some mistakes but this wasn't one of them. gotta change the roster if you're really serious about winning it all.

What did Tom do to help fix the problem?

Why did he wait til we were down 0-2 to start using the bench?

Tom made more than 'some' mistakes in my opinion. This team had issues all year long.

F N 11 · Post #209 » by **F N 11** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

KnixinSix wrote:Knicks trying to pry Spo from Miami would be epic

If this happens…

DE FENSE · Post #210 » by **DE FENSE** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

Super excited to see plays run out of timeouts. Been so jealous of other teams...

Post #211 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Galvationknicks wrote:They have someone in mind

Daddy Brunson come on down lol

Rick is out of a job from what Hahn just said.

yeah. no one's keeping that dude but thibs. :lol:

delvec19 · Post #212 » by **delvec19** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

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Screaming that Leon would never fire Tom and this is ALL on Dolan.

The KnicksFix · Post #213 » by **The KnicksFix** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:26 pm

Jeff Van Gully wrote:
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GONYK wrote:Again, I do not claim to be an insider or newsbreaker, so take this with a ton of salt, but the Wright rumbling is extremely intense from people I know who would know about these things.

This would make a lot of sense. If there’s one man that would be right for the job it’s probably him. I don’t think Leon is firing Thibs just go on a coaching search. There has to be a replacement already on the way and this one makes sense

jay wright would be crazy.

still processing.

johnnie bryant represents minimal disruption if nothing else. the team knows him and there'd be continuity.

It’s Johnnie Bryant or its Jay Wright, I’m telling you

god shammgod · Post #214 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

KnixinSix wrote:
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this is my only problem with this. thibs made some mistakes but this wasn't one of them. gotta change the roster if you're really serious about winning it all.

Staggering them better absolutely was an issue

they're only so much staggering you can do of your two stars

aq_ua · Post #215 » by **aq_ua** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

Lord Commander wrote:
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Oh the indignity!!!

I seem to recall Pierce’s Hawks being terrible until they replaced him with Nate McMillan. How can these possibly be the top two choices after Thibs?

Post #216 » by **mpharris36** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

HerSports85 wrote:This was definitely the turning point. Many of us called it. It was a historical meltdown that only making it to the finals could’ve fixed

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it was terrible coaching to go over 3 minutes and giving up 9 pts off the lead without calling a singular TO.

Letting Nesmith continue to bomb away with no adjustments. Sure players make mistakes but that is why coaches can settle the team down and clearly explain what they need for everyone at the end of the game.

Iron Mantis · Post #217 » by **Iron Mantis** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

Post #218 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

oh, if it's mike malone some of y'all gonna be pissed.

Obi-One · Post #219 » by **Obi-One** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

The game 1 loss was a firable offense in and of itself

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #220 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 7:27 pm

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this is my only problem with this. thibs made some mistakes but this wasn't one of them. gotta change the roster if you're really serious about winning it all.

He won't, but he also won't let them only run 13-18 PnRs per game between them. Our offense is gross and doesn't play to it's strengths at all. There was a point in the playoffs where Brunson/KAT were running less PnR per game than Portis and Porter Jr.

Everyone expected a deadly two man game between them, we got none of that.