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RandySF

(76,655 posts)
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 03:25 PM Jun 3

Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after Eastern Conference finals trip, AP source says

The New York Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday just days after their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

The Knicks were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers with a loss in Game 6 on Saturday night. They then decided to move on from Thibodeau, who led them to the postseason in four of his five seasons in New York.

The decision was made by team president Leon Rose with approval from owner Jim Dolan, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The firing was first reported by ESPN.

It's a strange decision by the Knicks, who had been one of the league's worst franchises for most of the 2000s until Thibodeau was hired in 2020. He promptly led the Knicks to the playoffs in his first season, winning his second NBA Coach of the Year award, and they have been a solid contender in the East in recent seasons.



https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/06/03/knicks-tom-thibodeau-fired-eastern-conference-finals

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Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after Eastern Conference finals trip, AP source says (Original Post) RandySF Jun 3 OP
Perhaps... LakeVermilion Jun 3 #1
Tyrese Haliburton, In That Series,... ProfessorGAC Jun 6 #4
This is bullshit choie Jun 3 #2
A Decade? ProfessorGAC Jun 6 #3

LakeVermilion

(1,379 posts)
1. Perhaps...
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 03:31 PM
Jun 3

the owner wants to have more than 5 players used in a game, since he is paying all of them.

ProfessorGAC

(74,069 posts)
4. Tyrese Haliburton, In That Series,...
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:16 PM
Jun 6

....averaged more minutes per game than all but 2 Knicks, and the difference was under 1 minute.
Pascal Siakam averaged the 5th most minutes in the series.
The data, at least for this series, doesn't support your statement. Nobody on the Knicks averaged more than 38 minutes per game. 38 minutes is not unusual deep in the playoffs.
Steph Curry has averaged just under 36 minutes per game in his 6 finals series, as an example.

choie

(5,967 posts)
2. This is bullshit
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 03:59 PM
Jun 3

For crying out loud, the guy got the Knicks to the Eastern Finals for the first time in over a decade.

ProfessorGAC

(74,069 posts)
3. A Decade?
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:10 PM
Jun 6

The last time the Knicks played in the Conference Finals was 2000. 25 years ago.
I heartily agree with your assessment of this move.

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