On First Take, Detroit Piston’s head coach J. B. Bickerstaff, Stephen A. Smith, Brian Windhorst, Kimberley A. Martin and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo join Molly Qerim to discuss the high expectations for NBA head coaches, the New York Knicks firing their head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons and more.
0:00 Recent head coach firings in the NBA
5:55 Are NBA coaches treated unfairly?
11:03 Reacting to NBA hot takes
12:04 The Knicks fire Tom Thibodeau after five seasons
15:15 Potential Knicks head coach candidates
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@ExitingTheFantasy
June 4, 2025 at 11:09 pm
Tibs is a slave driver, glad him gone
@BeyondFly424
June 4, 2025 at 11:16 pm
Million $$$ question
@kevinsun4443
June 4, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Way to ruin the second half by having Shitberley Fartin on this show. Fire her already!
@aingemechanic
June 4, 2025 at 11:55 pm
He had one of the better squads in Nick’s history. He just forgot how to develop a bench.
No AI generated.
@Deburrus
June 4, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Coach JB , Detroit loves you πͺπΎ
@mcbnj
June 5, 2025 at 12:02 am
ESPN is savage for putting the windhorse weighs
@BillDukes-y2o
June 5, 2025 at 12:05 am
NY may never get to the ECF againπ..
@igorlobkovenko9480
June 5, 2025 at 12:08 am
The Knicks are looking at someone who will get them 6 more wins along with their current success. I think it’s easier for them to go backwards than finding the guy that can guarantee a title.
@KD_SWAGGER
June 5, 2025 at 12:28 am
Hoping Mike Malone gets the job. He’s a Queens native, grew up a Knicks fan. He was an assistant for us as well as his father. He won a chip in Denver in 2023.
@JusSick24
June 5, 2025 at 12:28 am
What fan base is asking why Thibs got fired? I’m a Knick fan and I know why he got fired. I think we all know why he got fired. You just don’t like the reason, yet you’ve been speaking on it all season. πππ
@coby1971
June 5, 2025 at 12:29 am
Jason Kidd??
@detachedone392
June 5, 2025 at 12:39 am
If JJ reddick can be a coach without experience and Tyron lue. Give Rick Brunson a shot
@kelvinbirch5641
June 5, 2025 at 12:39 am
This is James Dolan fault
@alex4863
June 5, 2025 at 12:53 am
Max Kellerman called it
@bbrant5925
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 am
Mark Jackson is the answer π
@doggman9795
June 5, 2025 at 1:04 am
I WAS BORN A KNICKS FAN WE NEED MIKE MALONE PLAYING 8 GUYS 82 GAMES PLUS PLAYOFFS WE NOT GONNA WIN NOTHING WE NEED A GOOD 6TH MAN AND 3 SUBS THAT CAN PLAY DEFENSE!!!
@infiniteuniverse9528
June 5, 2025 at 1:20 am
No smart coach would dare take the high-pressure Knicks job, knowing that Dolan will still fire you even if you win.
@JasyiNelson
June 5, 2025 at 1:38 am
In so many words Smith said Donovan Mitchell got JB fired and Bridges got Thibs fired
@yallbsasf2105
June 5, 2025 at 1:53 am
Give mark jackson the Knicks job and let him take credit for building them up like βTHEYβ did with Steve Kerr
@jimmyucla
June 5, 2025 at 1:58 am
Diehard Knicks fans watch the every seconds of the game. These analysts cover so many team and maybe watch 25% of the games they cover. Thank you Mr. Dolan for listening to the fans and gave us the 2nd best thing to a championship and that is firing Thibs, and bringing in a new voice. Thibs had five years and is still as stubborn as the coach back in the 90s. The 2 teams in the finals play a 10-11 man rotation. The two teams who did not make it, play a 7-8 man rotation. Thibs only played the 7-8 man bc of foul trouble. He is mentally-challenged at his mature ag. Losing Game 1 of the Pacers series is an inexcusable lost!
@fansny
June 5, 2025 at 2:01 am
Everybody overrating thibs. Same lineups and no adjustments to the obvious. Give me on point sharp kidd, rondo, tjenkins.
@jayborn3468
June 5, 2025 at 2:31 am
Hire Jeff Van Gundy and Patrick Ewing
@johncraig4820
June 5, 2025 at 2:33 am
Three coaches in three years.
@jaiemo8808
June 5, 2025 at 2:37 am
I think Mark Jackson, a former New York Knick would do wonders for the New York Knicks and definitely he would bring a championship and an identity that they need
@byronjeffery2576
June 5, 2025 at 2:43 am
What’s funny is during the playoffs everyone was talking about tibs coaching his way out of a job. Now that he lost it people got his back..