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navery12 said:
I don't think anyone thought that, at least nobody worth listening to. Everyone had the series going 6 or 7 even if the Knicks were predicted to win, which should tell you what the opinion of Thibs is to swing it to a 4 game sweep
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So do you believe that A) Pacers were the better team or B) that Carlisle outcoached Thibs?

IMO, the Pacers played how they played all year and the Knicks tried to adjust but couldn't because of the rigidity of rotations played under Thibs.

I did think though that Thibs outcoached Mazzulla, Although that was more the Celtics believing their style would win out due to superior personnel and then both the style and the personnel ending up being inferior.
 
Son of Robert said:
Pitino? Star of the season down in NYC.
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Marat said:
I don't think the Knicks will offer a college coach.
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I don't think so either, but, if they offered Pitino he'd be on it like white on rice. No need to move coupled with a last money grab before he retires.
 
Dogdeacon said:
So do you believe that A) Pacers were the better team or B) that Carlisle outcoached Thibs?

IMO, the Pacers played how they played all year and the Knicks tried to adjust but couldn't because of the rigidity of rotations played under Thibs.

I did think though that Thibs outcoached Mazzulla, Although that was more the Celtics believing their style would win out due to superior personnel and then both the style and the personnel ending up being inferior.
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Knicks were the better and more talented team, and Carlisle outcoached Thibs
 
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Rashadsmask said:
You don’t move on from Thibideau to hand the reins to a college coach with no NBA experience. Danny is a great coach but the Knicks just made the conf finals. You only make this move if you feel someone else can win the whole thing. Malone is the guy.
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Danny is a great COLLEGE coach. NBA is a different game. I LOVE Dan Hurley. Serious man crush on the guy. But he would burn out by game 60. We all know that. And he has said it before: he is where he belongs. I do not think he is going anywhere.
The other factor is the current Knick team is not a Danny team. Their best player loves to control the ball, and is also their worst defender. The Knicks sucked on defense with a defensive minded coach. Can't wait to see how they do next year with someone new.
 
BullDawg said:
I doubt NBA owners fire coaches because of delusional fans.
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Hey Bull, great point there: the Knicks just fired a guy who brought their team to the Eastern Conference Finals. Back to back deep runs. 50 plus wins. That tells me they are run by a delusional front office. I would want no part of that.
 
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navery12 said:
Knicks were the better and more talented team, and Carlisle outcoached Thibs
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Yep, among other things it was insane that the Knicks were trying to run with the Pacers thru the first 4 games.

Given that the known team styles won out in both the Knicks v Celtics and the Knicks v Pacers series it wasn't unreasonable to conclude they had topped out (or come close to topped out) with Thibs. Then it seems obvious that Bridges and at least 1 other between KAT and Brunson wanted a new voice. My bet is on the assistant and not just because a coup would be fun.
 
Dogdeacon said:
So do you believe that A) Pacers were the better team or B) that Carlisle outcoached Thibs?

IMO, the Pacers played how they played all year and the Knicks tried to adjust but couldn't because of the rigidity of rotations played under Thibs.

I did think though that Thibs outcoached Mazzulla, Although that was more the Celtics believing their style would win out due to superior personnel and then both the style and the personnel ending up being inferior.
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Yeah right:p:p:p:eek:
Next joke
Missing The Unicorn and Sam H didn't help
Thibs did do a nice job coaching vs the Celts
 
If offered, I am 99.9% confident Hurley says no. It's that 0.1% that I am nervous about. HeHe
 
HooperScooper said:
That's what I was thinking. If the Knicks are in win now mode then why would they take a chance on a coach who's never coached in the NBA?
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Dom Amore agrees.

Dan Hurley would be a coaching hire for an NBA team looking to blow things up and start over, with patience for a new process, not the Knicks, not now. Hurley, 52, with two national championships under his belt, is smart enough to identify a minefield without driving into it. He also knows who he is. If he wants to coach in the NBA, he’s smart and skilled enough to adjust his coaching style to fit, but could he ever be happy doing so?
 
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Fishy said:
The people who would are basically the only ones I pay attention to these days.
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You told me to stay out of your state. I guess that counts as attention.
 
gtcam said:
Yeah right:p:p:p:eek:
Next joke
Missing The Unicorn and Sam H didn't help
Thibs did do a nice job coaching vs the Celts
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That’s the point, with essentially no Porzingis, comprised/injured Brown & Holiday plus no Hauser the Celtics team that took the court v Knicks was worse than perceived or on paper.
 
Palatine said:
Jay Wright seems like the logical choice.

They could change the name to the New York Wildcats.

Or the Villanova Knicks
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The bigger splash than either Wright or Dan Hurley is Jeff Van Gundy.
 
I just asked ChatGPT: Take the Knicks 25-26 roster and give me the starters and strategic substitutions at select intervals as though you are the coach.

The results are pretty impressive. Wow...I just saved the Knicks 80 million bucks.
 
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Inyatkin said:
I don't think Hurley is going to the Knicks. Having said that, this is a classic non-denial denial.
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That’s possible but I was responding to a comment saying the whole article is just Amore’s opinion. A Hurley quote is still relevant even if it proves untrue.
 
Iluvsuebird said:
Hey Bull, great point there: the Knicks just fired a guy who brought their team to the Eastern Conference Finals. Back to back deep runs. 50 plus wins. That tells me they are run by a delusional front office. I would want no part of that.
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Agree completely.
 
superjohn said:
My buddy is friend's with Jay Wright. He got it from his brother in law Tom Pecora who got it from Jay Wright.
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Was Tom at the
Car Wash Dancing GIF by Justin Timberlake
 
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