OT: Knicks firing Thibodeau

[rick64]

https://nypost.com/2025/06/03/sport...keup/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=referral

 

[true-blue1]

That's Crazy.

 

[chasingwildcat]

He is the coach that can keep a team competitive but will never win a championship

 

[UK90]

So, coach, how did your team do this year?

We had franchise’s best season in over a quarter century.

Unacceptable. You’re fired!

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

Dan Hurley, come on down!

 

[kywildcats8]

So, coach, how did your team do this year?

We had franchise’s best season in over a quarter century.

Unacceptable. You’re fired!

Thibodeau helped the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference finals in 25 years, made the playoffs in four of his five years and led the team to consecutive 50-win seasons for first time since the 1990s- crazy he was fired

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

So, coach, how did your team do this year?

We had franchise’s best season in over a quarter century.

Unacceptable. You’re fired!

 

[Henogee1975]

He should be fired for that combover alone.

 

[CastleRubric]

The stupid , sanitized corporate statements released by Owners and college ADs always sound the same -

Annoying

 

[Drcats2025]

Some franchises just can’t get out of their own way and are destined to suck. The Knicks are one of them.

 

[ArtLaibsGhost_rivals]

Decisions made in pro sports are often just mystifying. Ego and hubris often seem to out flank reason.

 

[blw]

He should be fired for that combover alone.

 

[Rick Honcho]

He is the coach that can keep a team competitive but will never win a championship

Meh, the Knicks haven’t won any championships in more than 50 years. Riley, Van Grundy, Pitino, Hubie Brown, D’Antoni, Larry Brown, etc.

 

[Wildcat Sheli]

Meh, the Knicks haven’t won any championships in more than 50 years. Riley, Van Grundy, Pitino, Hubie Brown, D’Antoni, Larry Brown, etc.

Speaking of Pitino, here’s his comments when asked if he would consider the Knicks job again (“absolutely not!”). Kind of reminded me of comments he made before leaving for the Celtics (“I will be back at UK…I mean that….”).

I feel bad for Thibodeau. The Knicks’ business management team doesn’t seem grateful for the success he helped them achieve this season.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

What an ignorant move lmao I mean they made it to game 6 of the ECF! I was kinda shocked they made it that far, considering they weren’t crazy talented. I mean, they were solid, but I thought it was a great coaching job for them to get that far. JMO.

 

[TheDude73]

Decisions made in pro sports are often just mystifying. Ego and hubris often seem to out flank reason.

Branding, marketing and PR drive everything because those drive revenue and that's all anyone cares about anymore. Money, money, and more money. Literally everything in human society (developed) is about making money. States can't even upgrade highways and roads without wedging in tolls and double-dipping on our road taxes plus making us pay again to drive on the roads we've already paid for.

/soapbox