The firing of Tom Thibodeau as the head coach of the Knicks, despite leading the team to a 51-win regular season and an Eastern Conference finals appearance, raises questions of fairness. However, underlying performance metrics reveal flaws in the team's playoff run and Thibodeau's coaching strategies. The Knicks' lack of impressive wins and their subpar performance in crucial moments highlights a disconnect between potential and execution, leading to his dismissal amid concerns about the coaching approach and on-court effectiveness.
"Before the playoffs began, the Knicks were marked as a particularly underwhelming three-seed... Thibodeau was once again burying his starters under a mountain of needless minutes."
"The Knicks went 10-8 in the playoffs with a point differential of exactly 0, and the starting five that Thibs leaned on so heavily in the regular season was so bad..."
Collection
[
|
...
]