As I said before Knicks coach Mike Woodson will likely be fired soon which means a bunch of possible replacements are being speculated and reported. While I mentioned Warriors coach Mark Jackson yesterday, today Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is thrown into the mix.
via New York Post
Jeff Van Gundy calls Tom Thibodeau “the hungriest person in the NBA.” Whether that hunger will lead to Thibodeau’s return to New York is a matter of debate. Van Gundy will broadcast Sunday’s Knicks-Bulls game at United Center as Carmelo Anthony could be facing his future coach. Whether that would be in New York or Chicago is unclear. “Tom drives his team, paces his team, evaluates their strengths and has a relentless intensity and thirst to win,” Van Gundy said. “He is the hungriest person in the NBA.” If the Knicks can’t get Van Gundy out of coaching retirement — and they may try — Thibodeau’s name likely would top the Knicks’ list. An obvious problem is Thibodeau, the former Knicks assistant under Van Gundy and later Don Chaney, still has three years left on his Bulls’ contract. Multiple sources confirm Thibodeau’s relationship with Bulls general manager Gar Forman could lead to a breakup after the season, when the Knicks could swoop in.
Sidenote: I hope these are actual choices and reporters aren’t just picking any coach the Knicks play or anybody that had a connection to the Knicks at some point in their career.
