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Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2

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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#661 » by Context » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:49 pm

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8516knicks wrote:For what its worth: As of June 6, 2025, Jason Kidd is not listed as a client of Creative Artists Agency (CAA)." Hope the talk of jk is a smokescreen.

It could be...
I just hope we find out in 30 days of less :lol:


OR 28 DAYS LATER... :devil:

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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#662 » by Context » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:50 pm

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NowWHYcee7 wrote:Think back on the last few years fondly and try to savor them guys. Because the Knicks are about to do Knicks things and destroy the team. It's about to be the Melo era all over again.

not a chance...
we're a different organization...


People seem to panic around here every off-season season, whether it be free agency, draft night, or trades, and in the end the Knicks' front office always come out knowing what they're doing. :lol:

I cant blame them. Decades of torture :lol:
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#663 » by LFGK » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:50 pm

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Bryant is the play.

I agree that he's a great potential coach. I'm just skeptical they'd hire somebody for his first HC job. This is a HIGH pressure situation and I'm guessing they're going to choose an experienced HC who can withstand the pressure. For better or worse, Thibs' weird form of autism made him impervious to the media and fans. That kind of stability will be very hard to find, which is why I expect the candidate to have many years under his belt. This city now expects NBA Finals runs. Falling short of that would DESTROY a younger coach IMO.


Bryant is a well-seasoned NBA hand. If he's ready to be a head coach, then he's ready to be a head coach in NYC. He spent plenty of time here and is fully acclimated to the peaks and valleys of coaching in NYC. He knows most of the roster personally and he is one of the only choices that brings the needed philosophy of building systems around the talent you've got, not fitting square pegs into round holes like Thibs and many of the other rumored candidates.


We can resurrect the Phil Jackson version from the bulls 6 titles and people would complain, it's what Knick fans do it's nuts....I think Kidd, Bryant, Atkinson are all great options
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#664 » by Context » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:54 pm

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damn sham the avatar back fired on you...people are calling you fat now!

Oh ****! :lol:
My bad Sham! I'm always doing to many things at once...


was reading like, "oh. they really not gon tell him."

:lol: :lol:
I guess I should thank mph :D
thanks mph...I would have kept calling him Mel. forreal JVG!
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#665 » by Fury » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:54 pm

What did Aunt Brunson tweet?

And wouldn’t Dallas hiring an assistant take Kidd off the table?
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#666 » by Context » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:55 pm

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Is he replacing Kidd? Is Kidd staying? What is even going on anymore?

Man get this over with already :lol:

we can only HOPE that they do. I'm taking a break from this sh*t tomorrow :nonono: :lol:
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#667 » by LFGK » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:57 pm

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Not a single sane person is thinking this lol.


A lot of folks laughed when some believed we could get OG.....OMG We got a lawsuit against the Raptors no friggen way you are insane!!!! Raps have no interest in our trash etc.

A lot of folks laughed when some believed we could get Bridges....Knicks and Nets HAYTE EACH OTHER! Anyone who thinks otherwise is INSANE. Etc. Etc.

A lot of folks laughed when some believed we could get KAT...Minny isnt going to give up KAT for a playoff choker. Why would they do that?! Etc etc


....This is not the Knicks of yesteryear folks. This is a legit top destination for top NBA players. Couple that with going from Thibs to potentially a very popular players coach in Kidd and there is no reason not to believe we at least have a chance here.


Did you make all that up in your head? People laughed when they thought the Knicks couldn’t get….OG Anunoby?
Love OG but he is a role player and no one was “moved” by the trade even when it happened. But to take your point seriously the team had young assets and draft picks during the time of the trade.

The Knicks now have zero young players with any type of league wide respect and have zero draft picks that they can give up for the foreseeable future. And you think the Knicks have a chance at getting a Top 3 NBA player with what they currently have….


Some of you are just delusional and need to take a break off Knicks basketball.


OG is more then a role player don't kid yourself, he does things defensively maybe 3 other guys in the league allow you to do.
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#668 » by Context » Fri Jun 6, 2025 11:59 pm

Fury wrote:What did Aunt Brunson tweet?

And wouldn’t Dallas hiring an assistant take Kidd off the table?

see tweeted the "Big eyes" emoji and she made another tweet tell everyone to take a deep breath...both have been deleted at this moment.
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#669 » by Monk1718 » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:04 am

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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#670 » by TrueWarrior » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:05 am

Sign me up for Johnnie Bryant.

Already was the top assistant here for 4 years, so its not like he wouldn’t know how this team and city is. Got some other good experience under Atkinson this year too.

A bunch of teams won in the last 15 years with new coaches: Spo, Kerr, Nurse, and Mazzulla. Johnnie just strikes me as a smart and cool guy. If we get him, hopefully he’s more like these names and less like Fisher and Fizdale.
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#671 » by whocares1 » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:06 am

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A lot of folks laughed when some believed we could get OG.....OMG We got a lawsuit against the Raptors no friggen way you are insane!!!! Raps have no interest in our trash etc.

A lot of folks laughed when some believed we could get Bridges....Knicks and Nets HAYTE EACH OTHER! Anyone who thinks otherwise is INSANE. Etc. Etc.

A lot of folks laughed when some believed we could get KAT...Minny isnt going to give up KAT for a playoff choker. Why would they do that?! Etc etc


....This is not the Knicks of yesteryear folks. This is a legit top destination for top NBA players. Couple that with going from Thibs to potentially a very popular players coach in Kidd and there is no reason not to believe we at least have a chance here.


Did you make all that up in your head? People laughed when they thought the Knicks couldn’t get….OG Anunoby?
Love OG but he is a role player and no one was “moved” by the trade even when it happened. But to take your point seriously the team had young assets and draft picks during the time of the trade.

The Knicks now have zero young players with any type of league wide respect and have zero draft picks that they can give up for the foreseeable future. And you think the Knicks have a chance at getting a Top 3 NBA player with what they currently have….


Some of you are just delusional and need to take a break off Knicks basketball.


OG is more then a role player don't kid yourself, he does things defensively maybe 3 other guys in the league allow you to do.


He didn’t even make an all nba defensive team. The guy he was guarding literally just won ECF MVP.
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#672 » by Adelheid » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:13 am

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Wouldn’t this kill the Kidd rumors ? You wouldn’t hire a assistant if the head coach was leaving


Kidd was never the choice. The funny thing is this same thing happened before Leon hired Thibodeau and people are still falling for it now.

These "interviews" are similar to free agents going to dinners with multiple organizations, when they already know where they're going to sign. It's all theater.

The next head coach is going to be Johnnie Bryant.


hopefully this is what happens.
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#673 » by Carl_Karlson » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:14 am

Bringing in JKidd?

Wack…
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#674 » by Knick4Real » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:14 am

I've been away for a few hours, but I see we're still falling for every rumor imaginable.

By now, we should know this front office works in undercover silence. I believe we're being presented with a lot of smokescreens to create the illusion that they're considering all options, when in fact, they already knew who they were hiring before they fired Thibs.

Don't believe everything you see or hear.
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#675 » by Jeff Van Gully » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:19 am

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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#676 » by Context » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:36 am

Knick4Real wrote:I've been away for a few hours, but I see we're still falling for every rumor imaginable.

By now, we should know this front office works in undercover silence. I believe we're being presented with a lot of smokescreens to create the illusion that they're considering all options, when in fact, they already knew who they were hiring before they fired Thibs.

Don't believe everything you see or hear.

Hopefully its Bryant! Thats all I know...
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#677 » by MrDollarBills » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:43 am

Bryant is the play then right?
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#678 » by MrDollarBills » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:44 am

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ole ain't no fun if my teammates can't have none ahh beat


Sounds like Warren G made that
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#679 » by stuporman » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:51 am

So now it's being right by vague posting on social media and not really saying anything but if something big does happen you get credit for 'breaking' it? Ok...sure
If you'd rather see your team fail so you can be right
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Re: Tom Thibodeau fired pt 2 

Post#680 » by GONYK » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:55 am

BKE isn't being vague at all.

He said Kidd is the #1 option and the Knicks will then pursue Giannis.

I'm not sure how much clearer he can get


Whether or not you choose to believe him is a different matter.

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