The New York Knicks had a great season—50 wins, an Eastern Conference Finals run, Jalen Brunson looking like a superstar—and then they decided to blow it all up. Why? Who knows! But now, they’re out here looking like the kid who forgot about his homework until the morning it’s due.
First, they fired Tom Thibodeau—the guy who actually turned this franchise around—without a backup plan. Not smart. Then, they got hit with the ultimate NBA reality check: Nobody wants this job. Jason Kidd? Blocked. Ime Udoka? Nah. Chris Finch? The Timberwolves laughed that one off. And now, at least three other coaches have straight-up said, “I’m good.”
Charles Barkley, never one to bite his tongue, went scorched-earth on live TV: “The Knicks gotta be the stu—— damn people in the world… You don’t have a plan? Now three coaches turned you down! What the hell are they gonna do?”
Charles Barkley: “The Knicks gotta be the stupidest damn people in the world.” #NBA #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/CG6OABC778
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 12, 2025
And that’s the real question. The Knicks had momentum, but instead of building on it, they’re out here scrambling like a team that just realized the play clock is at two. Thibs had them winning, the Garden was rocking, and now? They’re stuck in NBA coaching purgatory—too good for a rebuild, too messy for a top-tier hire.
ongoing story…
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