Knicks, Tom Thibodeau and NBA
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Despite leading the New York Knicks to their most successful season of the millennium, head coach Tom Thibodeau was unceremoniously fired by the team. Meanwhile, every other team in the NBA either already had or has already hired their new bench leader,
Former Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is thanking fans for their support following his surprising firing last week.
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When New York's starters were struggling in the playoffs, Thibodeau's staff didn't have a ton of data about the alternatives. Before he put Robinson in Josh Hart 's place in Game 3 of the Pacers series, that five-man unit had played a total of seven minutes in two playoff games and six possessions in one regular-season game. That's it.