Three years ago, Brian Daboll became Giants head coach, won a playoff game, captured Coach of the Year honors and had fans ecstatic that the team had finally solved its leadership woes. Two failed seasons later, John Mara had to defend the controversial decision to keep him employed.

In nearly eight seasons with the Yankees, Aaron Boone has taken a team to one World Series, made four ALCS appearances and compiled the fourth-best winning percentage among all managers in the last 75 years. He is perhaps the most loathed figure in New York sports these days.

Five years ago with the Knicks, Tom Thibodeau won the NBA’s Coach of the Year award for a second time. Last season he took the organization further than it had been in a quarter century. Three days later after losing in the Eastern Co

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