The meritorious coach fired in 3 days, and the coach was rejected 5 times! 4 cruel reality that the Knicks must face

The latest news on June 12, 2025 shows that the Knicks' request to negotiate with Hawks coach Snyder was once again rejected. This is the fifth time that the Knicks have been turned away after firing Thibodeau. Previously, their attempts to contact Timberwolves coach Fincher, Rockets coach Uduka, Mavericks coach Kidd and Bulls coach Donovan all ended in failure. The key is that Snyder, Fincher and other coaches are still in their tenure in the team. The Knicks' lightning fired coach Thibodeau until now has rejected the tragedy. It is difficult for the outside world to discuss after dinner. This shameful and ridiculous behavior of lightning fired coach and openly snatched the coach will inevitably be despised by people inside and outside the industry and outside the industry. Accuse, return to the main story, four facts that we have to recognize after the Knicks' successive public opinion

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1. The Knicks' "ungratefulness" caused a crisis of trust

The Knicks blamed the problem of the defeat in the Eastern Conference Finals this year on coach Thibodeau. The management even made a quick decision within 3 days of losing the Eastern Conference Finals to sweep coach Thibodeau out of the team. Who is Thibodeau? Fans who have read Thibodeau's resume know that Thibodeau has been in charge of the Knicks in 2020 and has been in office for 5 years. Within 5 years, he has brought the Knicks from a bottom-up team to the Eastern Conference Finals. He not only let the team four enter the playoffs within 5 years, but also allowed the Knicks to stand on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years (since 2000). The team's strength is currently ranked among the top three in the Eastern Conference, and has brought the team to a height that did not belong to them. However, the team's approach is to kill the heroes by lightning. This behavior not only shocked the outside world, but also The team has put the label of ungratefulness. Which head coach dares to cooperate with you later? If you are not careful, you will become the second Thiboddeau.

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2. Management chaos has become the biggest obstacle to coach selection

The Knicks chaos is mainly reflected in the following aspects: 1. Frequent personnel changes seriously affect long-term planning. There are reports that the previous replacement of 5 consecutive basketball operations presidents has led to the idea of ​​building a team that cannot be continued. 2. Lack of reasonable management of star players, such as the previous incidents of Anthony and Posses leaving the team seriously damaged the team's reputation. 3. The decision-makers lack understanding of modern basketball and their thoughts are outdated. More importantly, the boss Dolan interferes with the coach's specific affairs through private consultants, so that the coach has no room for free to play.

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3. The deviation in strength cognition leads to strategic mistakes

The Knicks can enter the Eastern Conference Finals, but the management mistakenly regards this as the norm and does not recognize their own strength. It is good to have the idea of ​​entering the finals, but you have to see what you are stepping on. , is it a stone or a mud? Let's take a look at the data of this season's playoffs:

1, offensive efficiency ranked 10th in the playoffs, which is a typical mid-level level;

2, three-point shooting percentage is 11.1%, ranking 11 among 16 playoff teams;

3, assists are 19.8, ranking bottom among 16 playoff teams;

4, bench depth is insufficient: the bench averages 15.8 points per game, ranking second to last among 16 playoff teams;

Just say what to use to compete for the finals championship in this state.

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4. Poor confidentiality triggers a chain reaction

It has to be said that the Knicks have done too poorly in confidentiality work. This kind of negotiation coach should have been closed to talk, but it is not easy to get through. As the saying goes, good things are done with secrets. You are so good that you can make the invited coaches such as Snyder and Finch? Fortunately, they directly refuse. You are like you are working normally in one unit, and another unit comes to poach you, but the boss of your unit knows about this. You are embarrassed. Even if someone wants to go to the Knicks later, the person involved will not dare to cooperate with you if you do this. Most of all, you will be dissatisfied with the senior management of the other team like this. You will have good fruits for your Knicks later.

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Having said so much, is there any way for the Knicks to come to this situation? Of course there is a solution. It is said that there will be no army without a coach in three days. The matter of choosing a coach must be resolved as soon as possible. The editor thinks that the Knicks will do a few things next:

1. Spend a reward of the coach with a lot of money. There must be a brave man at a heavy price. For example, consider providing top coaches with 15 million+ annual salary, try to find some coaches who are already in the free market, such as former Nuggets coach Malone and Kings Brown. Confidential work should be done at critical moments

2. Eliminate the social opinion of Thibodeau's firing. Enemies should be resolved rather than to make a fortune. Clarify some truths and facts about Thibodeau's firing through the media. If it is indeed a team problem, the management should apologize in person and show his attitude. After all, Thibodeau is also an old man in the internal industry. Maybe he can recommend some famous coaches to join the game. If it really doesn't work, please ask Thibodeau out. Although Thibodeau has shortcomings in offensive conservativeness, you can find someone who can make up for his shortcomings to help him

3. The management style needs to change, and make three rules first. Try not to interfere in the matters within the coach

4. Establish a system with Brunson and Towns as the core to ensure Brunson's scoring firepower output and Towns' stable performance at the basket