Players interviewed this week in assessment spoke respectfully of Thibodeau while also pointing out areas that needed to change/improve.

The New York Knicks shocked many when they decided to move on from Tom Thibodeau following the team's elimination to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Thibodeau is considered good enough to direct a team to a playoff run, but not to the ultimate prosperity, which is apparently why the Knicks fired him this week.