Today remark:New York Knicks should be ready for everything as Tom Thibodeau said something went wrong now…..
Thibodeau’s job performance has drawn justifiable jeers this season after an over-achieving fourth seed record and a playoff appearance last season. For some Knicks fans, his lack of adjustments and simplistic offensive schemes in last year’s Atlanta Hawks playoff series left more to be desired. Watching uninspired Julius Randle isolation plays caused many Knicks fans to wonder if Thibodeau could ever get them out of the first round. Those concerns were magnified this season, where he has shown a stubbornness to overplay the veterans and even worse, a propensity to lose large fourth-quarter leads through line-up mismanagement and lack of creative play-calling.
News of him retaining his job through the rest of the season is sure to draw mixed reactions from the fanbase, and perhaps some in the front office as well. It was much reported William “World Wide Wes” Wesley was on the side of dismissing Thibodeau at points this season. Whether there is truth to those rumors, it is certain Thibodeau has been pulled into conference with owner James Dolan after multiple late-game collapses. Never a good sign.
The Garden faithful have yet to resign themselves to adding Thibs name to the decades-long tradition of “Fire___” chants, as they did with Isiah Thomas, Don Chaney, Derek Fisher, David Fizdale, Lenny Wilkins, and Herb Williams before them. The hesitation is fair, seeing that Thibodeau earned Coach of the Year honors the seasons before.
Nothing with the Knicks is surefire until Leon Rose pens one of his rare press releases or makes one of his even rarer appearances. However, on Wednesday morning Bleacher Report writer Jake Fischer reported Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is expected to retain his job through this season, to the chagrin of more than half the Knicks fan base.
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I’m writing to express my discontent with your rotations last night. But first, I’ll soften you up with some praise:
— You managed to play the only sure thing on the roster, beloved unicorn Kristaps Porzingis, for 38 minutes. And he looked damn good in the process, scoring 31 points and nabbing 12 boards. Thank you for that.
