'He Got Outcoached': Why the Knicks Fired Their Most Successful Coach in Decades

'He got outcoached': Why the Knicks fired their most successful coach in decades

Despite back-to-back 50-win seasons, whispers about Tom Thibodeau's future in New York had percolated for months.

Knicks Fired Their Mark Jackson—Now They Need a Steve Kerr

The New York Knicks fired their most successful head coach in 25 years. The last time they were in the Eastern Conference Finals was in the 1999-00 season prior to this year. Since then, they have had more losing seasons than winning seasons. Tom Thibodeau turned the franchise around with four playoff berths in five years, and three consecutive Eastern Conference Semifinals appearances. There have been plenty of situations that a team fires thei…