Breaking: Tom Fired

YouthMovement · Post #21 » by **YouthMovement** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:46 pm

love it, don't screw up this hire

sp6r=underrated · Post #22 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:46 pm

KnicksGadfly wrote:He did a lot for us and he did change this franchise for the better, and he deserves a lot of props for that. We had a lot of trash before Tom.

No matter how you feel about Thibs going forward this is the right takeaway for today. He helped turnaround a franchise that had basically been a joke this century. And a lot of previous organizational flaws are gone. He isn't solely responsible for this change but he did contibute. I'll appreciate him for that.

And you can feel that way even if you think he wasn't the guy to turn a low 50 win team into a low 60s win, title contender.

KnixinSix · Post #23 » by **KnixinSix** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:46 pm

Keeping KAT and/or Bridges just went up

JBreezeNY · Post #24 » by **JBreezeNY** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:47 pm

This feels almost as good as when I got the notification that we parted ways with Pringles.

THAT was a beautiful day.

seren · Post #25 » by **seren** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

Thank you Thibs for helping make Knicks relevant again. He was a great coach who did some really good stuff here.

god shammgod · Post #26 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

well damn

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #27 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

KnixinSix wrote:Keeping KAT and/or Bridges just went up

Think they move one of them to be honest.

SARGO127 · Post #28 » by **SARGO127** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

Danny Hurley!!

Post #29 » by **DOT** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

Well damn

NY2k1 · Post #30 » by **NY2k1** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:48 pm

Part of me wonders if Thibs asked to step down and be more involved in a lesser role. He may see what happened to Pop in SA and decided to step down.

In any case, this is the right move, assuming there's an upgrade of a candidate in my mind. Whether he stays in a lesser role or not, Thibs deserves our utmost respect.

Post #31 » by **HerSports85** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:49 pm

Read on Twitter

Fury · Post #32 » by **Fury** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:49 pm

god shammgod wrote:well damn

Thought he should've gotten another go

god shammgod · Post #33 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:49 pm

everyone seems to think it's mike malone

Strick · Post #34 » by **Strick** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:49 pm

I didn’t expect them to pull the trigger on that one. Very interested to see who we bring it.

I think it had to be done though. Thibs limits the ceiling you can reach

KnixinSix · Post #35 » by **KnixinSix** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:50 pm

A GM that just brought in a player for 5 first round picks and then a 250Million dollar contract wasnt going to stsnd for those players underwhelming or having their weaknesses exposed.

DaGawd · Post #36 » by **DaGawd** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:50 pm

i’ll always appreciate what he’s done for the franchise but it was time

Stannis · Post #37 » by **Stannis** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:50 pm

This is wild.

I know everybody is excited here, but the Knicks better have a good replacement in mind.

Say what you want about Tom, and I'm was one leaning that he should get fired, you can't really say he lost the locker room. I think the players, Brunson in particular, liked him a lot.

The thing I fear now is that this was a James Dolan decision. And we all know, when he's the one calling shots, **** goes sour.

This could be our Doug Collins to PJax moment. Or it can be another JVG to Don Chaney

god shammgod · Post #38 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:50 pm

Fury wrote:
god shammgod wrote:well damn

Thought he should've gotten another go

i do think he took too much blame but i'm fine with it. i don't think they're done.

NY2k1 · Post #39 » by **NY2k1** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:50 pm

god shammgod wrote:everyone seems to think it's mike malone

It would have been better off just keeping Thibs if it's Mike Malone. Malone isn't that much better than Thibs, if at all.

Post #40 » by **HerSports85** » Tue Jun 3, 2025 6:50 pm

The right move at the right time. I applaud Leon.