Shams: New York Knicks Fire Head Coach Tom Thibodeau

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Shams: New York Knicks Fire Head Coach Tom Thibodeau 

Post#1 » by Thabo Sefolosha » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:41 pm

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Post#3 » by Yank3525 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:42 pm

Damn, I didn't think they had the balls to do it. But smart move.
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Post#4 » by SpurNani » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:43 pm

Needed to be done, took the dinosaur 2 and half games to finally decide to play more than 6 players.
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Re: Shams: New York Knicks Fire Tom Thibodeau 

Post#5 » by HeatIn5 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:43 pm

What coaches are under CAA umbrella?
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Re: Shams: New York Knicks Fire Tom Thibodeau 

Post#6 » by dockingsched » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:43 pm

Said it in that other thread. Just cause he did the best job anyone could’ve this season, doesn’t mean he’s the right fit moving forward.

No one else could’ve gotten them further, but now they need someone who can build on his foundation even further by addressing shortcomings like a lack of bench development.
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Re: Shams: New York Knicks Fire Head Coach Tom Thibodeau 

Post#7 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:44 pm

regular season coach getting the boot. not surprised.
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Re: Shams: New York Knicks Fire Head Coach Tom Thibodeau 

Post#8 » by walk with me » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:44 pm

This move 100% came from Dolan.
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Post#9 » by Repeat 3-peat » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:45 pm

Fired the coach that just got them to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 99'-00' season smh.
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Post#10 » by Mavrelous » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:45 pm

ECF while beating the Celtics and he's gone, oh baby, baby, it's a wild world.
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Post#11 » by FarBeyondDriven » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:45 pm

needed to be done. He'll land somewhere else eventually. He's a solid, slightly above average coach.
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Post#12 » by SpurNani » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:46 pm

Mike Malone to NY?
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Post#13 » by uncleoswald » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:46 pm

It’ll be interesting to see if they can truly replace him with someone better. Maybe they already have someone in mind. Hopefully not Mike Malone.

But it seems like a lot of coaching replacements end up flopping. If you have a good thing, stick with it and make minor improvements.

Then again, I have a lot of faith in Leon Rose. So we’ll see!
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Re: Shams: New York Knicks Fire Tom Thibodeau 

Post#14 » by Rafael122 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:46 pm

HeatIn5 wrote:What coaches are under CAA umbrella?


Michael Malone.
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Post#15 » by 10DayContract » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:47 pm

Insane. There’s no evidence that the Knicks know how to find the right coach.
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Post#16 » by SkyBill40 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:47 pm

This is a truly mind boggling firing.
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Post#17 » by Yoshun » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:47 pm

I don't really feel either way about this but I have to say, they knew who he was when they hired him. He's the same coach he's always been. To fire him because he has short rotations, etc... ; his flaws shouldn't have been a surprise.
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Post#18 » by Optms » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

Knicks back to irrelevancy moving forward. It was fun lol
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Post#19 » by Karate Diop » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

They had to do something, but I wouldn't be surprised if they regress next year. Thibs' coaching covered for a lot of their deficiencies and his dismissal won't make Brunson a better than Trae Young level defender...
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Post#20 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:49 pm

Repeat 3-peat wrote:Fired the coach that just got them to the ECF for the first time since 99' smh.


i mean Denver fired their coach right before the playoffs and it was the coach that helped them win a chip.
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.

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