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OT: Knicks - Hurley and Pitino passed, does anyone want the job?

Thibs is the Buck Showalter of NBA coaches. Remember how stupid it was when the Yankees fired Buck Showalter and hired clueless Joe. Would you say Bob Brenly was a better manager then Buck Showalter. It’s not even about who the better coach is so much it’s about who the better fit is for the current situation.
 
businesslawyer said:
I heard Jessica isn't over your rejection yet.
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I didn't expect her to take it as badly as she did. For some reason the Knocks aren't quite as upset with Pitino's rejection.
 
As a life long Knicks fan this is just flat out embarrassing. They were one lucky shot away from being in the finals. And all that talk about OKC being unbeatable and even with the loss last night the Pacers still have a chance.

That tells me that the Knicks were closer to having a title team than most thought…..especially the experts who gave the Pacers or Knicks no chance against OKC.

Then you fire your coach and do not have any plan in place on who you are going to replace him with, that is pure negligence. It has Dolan’s fingerprints all over it and it is too bad that this clueless billionaire owner thinks he has an idea what he is doing. Just another rich man who has no self awareness and thinks he is better than others because he is wealthy.

I really thought we had seen the end of those days. But in steps an owner who in my opinion saw an opportunity to make a decision that would allow him try and change the pathetic narrative around his time as the owner of this iconic franchise.

And as usual he is whiffing right in front of everyone’s eyes. Can’t wait for him to make the statement that he had nothing to do with the decision and that all of these decisions were made by Rose. Just sad….especially if you are a Knicks fan.
 
REB1094 said:
The Knicks are fresh off their best season in 25 years and then the coach got fired

Why would anybody (with other options) touch that job?
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Very similar things were said when the Warriors fired Mark Jackson.

Granted the talent on the Knicks is a lot further in their respective careers than the talent that was on the 2014 Warriors, and, while most of the general public at that time may not have been aware of it, the ceiling on there their careers far exceeded what appears to be the ceiling on the Lnicks best players careers.

The thing is, eleven years ago many pundits stated that as the team couldn't sniff the playoffs for the decade and a half before he got there and took them to the playoffs three straight years (of the four he was there), they were making a mistake by changing coaches.
 
Hunt for 7 said:
As a life long Knicks fan this is just flat out embarrassing. They were one lucky shot away from being in the finals. And all that talk about OKC being unbeatable and even with the loss last night the Pacers still have a chance.

That tells me that the Knicks were closer to having a title team than most thought…..especially the experts who gave the Pacers or Knicks no chance against OKC.

Then you fire your coach and do not have any plan in place on who you are going to replace him with, that is pure negligence. It has Dolan’s fingerprints all over it and it is too bad that this clueless billionaire owner thinks he has an idea what he is doing. Just another rich man who has no self awareness and thinks he is better than others because he is wealthy.

I really thought we had seen the end of those days. But in steps an owner who in my opinion saw an opportunity to make a decision that would allow him try and change the pathetic narrative around his time as the owner of this iconic franchise.

And as usual he is whiffing right in front of everyone’s eyes. Can’t wait for him to make the statement that he had nothing to do with the decision and that all of these decisions were made by Rose. Just sad….especially if you are a Knicks fan.
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Knicks wouldn't have come close to beating OKC lol. Knicks got destroyed by the Pacers, game 1 was a complete choke job. Pacers have far better shooting, ball movement, athleticism and in game coaching than the Knicks. They matchup far better with OKC then the Knicks do. The defense wasn't even good this year.

Knicks never played well in the playoffs even against the Pistons and Celtics they didn't really play well, they only played well in spurts. Only game 6 against the Celtics they played a complete game but that was an anomaly.

You are easily falling to click bait. You can't hire a coach during the finals. I get you are scarred from being a Knicks fan and from Dolan. Sure this next hire better be the guy.
 
Scoe said:
Knicks wouldn't have come close to beating OKC lol. Knicks got destroyed by the Pacers, game 1 was a complete choke job. Pacers have far better shooting, ball movement, athleticism and in game coaching than the Knicks. They matchup far better with OKC then the Knicks do. The defense wasn't even good this year.

Knicks never played well in the playoffs even against the Pistons and Celtics they didn't really play well, they only played well in spurts. Only game 6 against the Celtics they played a complete game but that was an anomaly.

You are easily falling to click bait. You can't hire a coach during the finals. I get you are scarred from being a Knicks fan and from Dolan. Sure this next hire better be the guy.
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And that is exactly what everyone said about the Pacers chances against OKC. How many experts predicted an OKC sweep or at most a five game series.

You just never know what will happen when you throw a little more pressure on a team. The Knicks Pacers went 6 games and the Pacers won game one on a miracle shot. So at best it takes the Pacers seven games to win that series without that miracle shot. I watched the games I saw what was happening.

I think it may be you that is falling prey to click bait. Pressure during competition is the one thing that cannot be analyzed.

Yes it seems like the Knicks would not have a chance against OKC but in my mind with Robinson back the Knicks first six was at least as good as the Pacers top six. If he had been healthy for half the season it means at least 5-6 more wins and challenging Boston for the two seed.
 
Hunt for 7 said:
And that is exactly what everyone said about the Pacers chances against OKC. How many experts predicted an OKC sweep or at most a five game series.

You just never know what will happen when you throw a little more pressure on a team. The Knicks Pacers went 6 games and the Pacers won game one on a miracle shot. So at best it takes the Pacers seven games to win that series without that miracle shot. I watched the games I saw what was happening.

I think it may be you that is falling prey to click bait. Pressure during competition is the one thing that cannot be analyzed.

Yes it seems like the Knicks would not have a chance against OKC but in my mind with Robinson back the Knicks first six was at least as good as the Pacers top six. If he had been healthy for half the season it means at least 5-6 more wins and challenging Boston for the two seed.
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Sure anything is possible with better coaching, better ball movement and a better bench, the Knicks could be right in it with OKC, Pacers have what the Knicks would've needed to beat OKC. Btw I did have the Pacers beating OKC.

Pacers dominated Cleveland after hitting miracle shots, even when Garland returned. Pacers dominated the Knicks after game 1 it was a gentleman's 6 game series it was never close.
 
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REB1094 said:
The Knicks are fresh off their best season in 25 years and then the coach got fired
Why would anybody (with other options) touch that job?
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And they are saying that this team is good enough to win the championship as constructed. Is that realistic?
 
Jimmy Kimmel made a hilarious joke about the Knicks desperation: Firing your head coach and then asking to talk to other coaches under contract with their respective teams is like dumping your girlfriend and asking your buddies if you can hit up their girlfriends.
 
bfs3 said:
Are there any other NBA coaches that are CCSU alumni like thibs? Might as well go back to what worked before…but without admitting you were wrong obviously.
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Donyell is coaching in Greenville. Just a thought...
 
Waquoit said:
And they are saying that this team is good enough to win the championship as constructed. Is that realistic?
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Honestly, kind of. They’re 1 solid bench piece away from being a real threat

If they didn’t have that historic game 1 meltdown, they’d have a game 7 at home with a chance to go to the finals

Brunson/KAT/OG/Mikal is an INSANE core. I’m sure those salaries prevent them from getting too much quality depth, but 1 more solid player and I could see a title team there. They’re mostly all in their primes right now, they NEED to capitalize on this window
 
Hunt for 7 said:
And that is exactly what everyone said about the Pacers chances against OKC. How many experts predicted an OKC sweep or at most a five game series.

You just never know what will happen when you throw a little more pressure on a team. The Knicks Pacers went 6 games and the Pacers won game one on a miracle shot. So at best it takes the Pacers seven games to win that series without that miracle shot. I watched the games I saw what was happening.

I think it may be you that is falling prey to click bait. Pressure during competition is the one thing that cannot be analyzed.

Yes it seems like the Knicks would not have a chance against OKC but in my mind with Robinson back the Knicks first six was at least as good as the Pacers top six. If he had been healthy for half the season it means at least 5-6 more wins and challenging Boston for the two seed.
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How am I the one falling prey to clickbait when I predicted the Pacers to beat OKC.
 
Waquoit said:
Ehh. Is Brunson as high as the other alpha guys or a notch below? And the team was shading KAT at the end. Will he be back?
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Brunson is a notch below in my view. Sure, he is tough in getting to the hole and has a solid jumper but the ball dies in his hands and he is constantly targeted on defense.
 
Waquoit said:
Ehh. Is Brunson as high as the other alpha guys or a notch below? And the team was shading KAT at the end. Will he be back?
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A notch below, but plenty good enough to win a championship. And yes, KAT will be back and be playing for a coach who knows how to use him on offense. This is not directed at you, but the KAT hate is bizarre
 
navery12 said:
A notch below, but plenty good enough to win a championship. And yes, KAT will be back and be playing for a coach who knows how to use him on offense. This is not directed at you, but the KAT hate is bizarre
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Who are the other alpha guys he's being compared to? Jokic? Yes, he's below Jokic? Gilgeous-Alexander? He's below him too. Other alpha point guards? Haliburton? He's better than Haliburton.
 
This whole thing is hysterical. Not sure how interested the Knicks were in Hurley or Pitino - if I read the tea leaves correctly, they had some interest in Hurley, but he squelched that pretty quick, and while there may have been no interest in Pitino, his comments were spot on and highlighted the problem with that job - that the ONLY successful season for their next HC is an NBA championship.

New York has attempted to interview a number of employed coaches, including Dallas' Jason Kidd, Minnesota's Chris Finch, Houston's Ime Udoka, Chicago's Billy Donovan and Atlanta's Quin Snyder.

Each of those franchises has denied the Knicks' interview requests.

Former Villanova coach Jay Wright also informed the team that he is not interested in leaving retirement to consider the position.

What a total $#!t show for the Knicks. Blueprint for how NOT to make a coaching change. As funny as it is that 5 teams now have said "no you can't talk to our current HC", how can a team do that? I mean if Kidd REALLY wanted the job, could Dallas legally stop him?
 
The Knicks are not that good. They wouldn’t have made the conference finals if the Celtics had stayed healthy. For that matter, the Pacers wouldn’t have made it if the Cavaliers had stayed healthy. The way Thibodeau overplays his starters, the chances are pretty high that the Knicks would be the team getting gutted by injuries next season. Moving on is the right decision.

I used to think Budenholzer sucked because of his tendency to choke in big games, but he was very good at keeping his key players fresh and using mediocre players like Jae Crowder and Grayson Allen as midseason minutes eaters. Budenholzer arguably should have won more with that Bucks team, but he does have a ring. Roster management is one of the most important things a head coach does in the modern NBA, and Thibodeau is bad at it.
 
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