Tom Coughlin was hired as the Giants coach in 2004, qualified as a stern taskmaster for whom some players had difficulty playing. He had Coughlin fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coughlin reappeared with the Giants and the team bosses asked the former Boston College coach to relax a little after …
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Joakim Noah believes Tom Thibodeau is a “perfect fit” for the Knicks. The former Knick and New York City native raved about the team that hired his former coach with the Bulls on Instagram, congratulating him and applauding the move. “Defense and practice habits,” wrote the Clippers’ 35-year-old forward. “The …
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Eric Gay / Associated Press Probably always Tom Thibodeau in New York. Newly appointed Knicks team president Leon Rose conducted a week-long extensive search that included high-profile candidates like Jason Kidd and less-than-acclaimed assistants like Ime Udoka of Philadelphia, Will Hardy of San Antonio and Chris Fleming of Chicago. But …
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The Knicks hire the right coach here, and that’s where you need to start. Forget about the double elimination interview tournament that the team’s team seemed to be running while most of the NBA was busy trying to get back to work, the 11 candidates who entered and exited their …
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Jeff Van Gundy can be proud, since he was the one who originally hired Tom Thibodeau for his Knicks staff in 1996, and is considered a mentor to the Knicks’ next head coach. “I am extremely happy for Tom and equally happy for the Knicks as they hired an elite …
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