The New York Knicks made the shocking decision to fire Tom Thibodeau after he coached the team to its deepest playoff run in decades. Now, the franchise will not let its foot off the expectation-mobile's accelerator, but will welcome a new coach to try to get the team further next season.
Plenty of names have been floated. Jason Kidd and Ime Udoka, currently Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets heads, respectively, are thought to be options, but require approval from their incumbent teams to even participate in interviews. Other flashy names exist in the proverbial free agent coaching market.
