The New York Knicks finished fourth in the Eastern Conference last season, making the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2013.
With a decent core led by Julius Randle, the Knicks were thought to shape themselves into perennial playoff contenders. But that is no longer the case as the Knicks have fallen flat on their face this season.
New York sits at 36-45 and six games out of the 10th seed in the east. This was not what anyone inside that organization expected after their successful 2020.
Some of the blame for this awful season must land on the shoulders of head coach, Tom Thibodeau. New York has struggled throughout the season to efficiently score the ball. Also, it seems as if the Knicks players are no longer buying into Thibodeau’s philosophy.
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With a season that has gone off the rails like this, the Knicks should be focused on developing some of their younger players. Instead, in typical Thibodeau fashion, he keeps trotting out the same veterans that have put the Knicks in the position that they are in.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at three reasons why it is time for the New York Knicks to fire Tom Thibodeau.
