On February 18, Beijing time, according to New York media SNY reporter Ian Begley, Knicks executive vice president William Wesley believes that Thibodeau is an important reason for the team's failure this season. So far this season, the Knicks are in twelfth place in the East with a record of 25 wins and 34 losses, while the Knicks were able to rank in the top four in the East last season.
Thibodeau became the Knicks' head coach in 2020, Wesley also participated in the team's coaching work at that time, and Wesley and Thibodeau had a good personal relationship, but now Wesley believes that Thibodeau is the main reason for the Knicks' failure this season, which also means that Thibodeau's coach is unstable, if the Knicks have not improved after the All-Star Game, Thibodeau may face the dilemma of dismissal.
Offseason, the Knicks are very active in the free market, they signed Walker, Fournier and others, while renewing the team's many blue-collar players, and the team's star Randall also chose to stay in the Knicks, the Knicks lineup compared to last season, the team is a reinforcement, but the fact is that the team's record is not as good as last season, Thibodeau as the team manager naturally also bears part of the responsibility, but there are also factors that lead to the downturn of the team.
First of all, injuries, the Knicks did not go well in the opening stage, Walker and Rose were injured successively, which also made the Knicks' guard line tight, and the lack of tandem offensive players in the team made the Knicks' offense into chaos. Secondly, the competitive status of Walker and others has declined year by year, and their performance in the Knicks is also difficult to say. Then there is the fact that although Randall's statistics in every game are very gorgeous, he always lacks leadership temperament and cannot activate his teammates to lead the team to victory.
The last point is that the Knicks management has been signing transactions for the past two years, they lack a clear team building system, although they have a lot of salary space in the offseason, but they have difficulty bringing back a superstar in the free market, even if the Knicks have their backs to New York, no superstar is willing to go to the Knicks.