The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after 5 years, throughout which the franchise achieved back-to-back 50-win seasons for the primary time since 1995. New York upset the defending champion Celtics however got here up brief within the Japanese Convention Finals in opposition to the younger Indiana Pacers.
Right here’s how social media reacted to the top of Thibs’ reign within the Huge Apple:
Tom Thibodeau signed a three-year, $30M extension by means of the 2027-28 season.
The Knicks fired him earlier than it even kicked in 😳 pic.twitter.com/JRTWsDjRdo
— Yahoo Sports activities (@YahooSports) June 3, 2025
“It might need to be Michael Malone. I imply if you speak about championship expertise, what different coach is on the market?”@KendrickPerkins thinks the previous Denver Nuggets head coach might be a great match for the New York Knicks 👀 pic.twitter.com/9v3zSUOSOu
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 3, 2025
Who’s going to be the subsequent coach of the Knicks?
Johnnie Bryant +240
Kenny Atkinson +400
Mike Budenholzer +600
James Borrego +700
Sam Cassell +850
Frank Vogel +1100
Mark Jackson +1200
Mike D’Antoni +2000
Jeff Van Gundy +2200
Becky Hammon +2500 pic.twitter.com/0FKPLL5psJ— Bovada (@BovadaOfficial) June 3, 2025
I would like each little bit of the smoke in NYC. I’m 100% in and able to HEAD COACH the good @nyknicks .
Queens bred.
Dominated my Highschool period.
Three championship on the Rucker and by no means misplaced one at Rucker.
3 Championships at the actual Gershwin when there was no safety.
Heaps extra…— Coach Metta (@MettaWorld37) June 3, 2025
Knicks earlier than Thibs:
❎ No tradition
❎ .309 win% 6 yrs, worst NBA
❎ No playoffs 7 yearsKnicks beneath Thibs:
✅ Tradition
✅ .565 win% 5 yrs – eighth NBA
✅ 4 of 5 playoffs / ECF 2025Thanks Thibs pic.twitter.com/kFNlDpAI05
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) June 3, 2025
We should always all take Thibs out to dinner and thank him profusely one after the other for the unimaginable work of the final 5 years and the joy we’ve all felt that we didn’t really feel for a very long time earlier than he arrived. Respect and wishing him nice success. 🙌💙🧡🙌 pic.twitter.com/z2A2rReK75
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) June 3, 2025
I’m a Tom Thibodeau fan. He introduced this workforce again. I felt he gave each little bit of himself and was all the time trying to enhance. I’ll all the time be thankful for how far he introduced the Knicks. They’re related once more. They’re championship contenders once more. The Knicks grew to become winners…
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) June 3, 2025
Kevin Love on Instagram:
“James Dolan bringing Thibs into his workplace after he took the Knicks to their first Japanese Convention Finals in 25 years…”
LeBron James within the remark: “🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣” pic.twitter.com/ka4p6BBxHl
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 3, 2025
Thibs little doubt will all the time be a Knicks legend although
— Wilson Chandler (@wilsonchandler) June 3, 2025
Tom Thibodeau was essentially the most profitable head coach that the Knicks have had in a protracted, very long time.
How will we really feel about his firing? pic.twitter.com/uh1UEOkjKO
— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) June 3, 2025
Thibs acquired a workforce the place the 2 greatest gamers can’t defend a visitors cone to the ECF.
Overachieved with a flawed roster.
Don’t agree.
— Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) June 3, 2025
WOW WOW WOW. I can’t imagine the NY Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was fired at the moment after main the Knicks to the Japanese Convention Finals! 🤯 The largest query is why was he fired? Now, who would be the subsequent coach of the Knicks?
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 3, 2025
Fairly arduous to justify firing a coach who gained 4 playoff sequence in three years when the Knicks had gained a single playoff sequence within the prior 22 years.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 3, 2025
main credit score to Thibs for serving to elevate the Knicks from a league-wide laughingstock when he first arrived to a legit contender by the point he left.
He helped instill a severe, profitable tradition that has carried through to at the present time
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) June 3, 2025
lots of people don’t watch New York Knicks basketball and it’s evident as hell, particularly at the moment
— Ashley Nicole Moss (@AshNicoleMoss) June 3, 2025
Firing Tom Thibodeau is a tricky name however the suitable selection. Had all 12 months to experiment with two-big lineups. He didn’t, even after Mitchell Robinson returned. Had all 12 months to put in layers to the offense, and he by no means did. Knicks want a extra inventive coach to take the subsequent step.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 3, 2025
Thibs took a workforce that had Karl-Anthony Cities and Mikal Bridges and constructed an offense that doesn’t shoot threes.
He had the very best two-man recreation in basketball for 2 months after which they simply… stopped.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) June 3, 2025
