The New York Knicks made a rather controversial move this offseason. Despite making it to the Eastern Conference Finals, New York fired their head coach, Tom Thibodeau . While it wasn't entirely surprising, the decision to fire Thibodeau was met with criticism from a large portion of the fanbase.
Now, a former head coach has expressed his disappointment in the Knicks' decision. Tyronn Lue , the current head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, talked about Thibodeau's firing . Lue pointed out that Thibs succeeded with New York despite some bad circumstances around him. For Lue, he felt that Thibodeau's firing made no sense at all.
“The city was on fire, the fans were on fire, the players did a hell of a job and Thibs did a hell of a job,” Lue said on Shannon Sharpe's “Club Shay S