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

The New York Knicks' decision to fire Tom Thibodeau after he spent five seasons leading the team was quite shocking to many fans and pundits around the NBA.

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.