Best of Interviews on WFAN: Rick Pitino stunned by Tom Thibodeau firing

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 8 June 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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This week's interview highlights include Rick Pitino talking Knicks with BT and Sal, including his thoughts on Tom Thibodeau's firing and where Karl-Anthony Towns can improve. Frank Isola had some strong thoughts on Thibs' exit when speaking with Sal, while Ian Begley gave Evan and Tiki the details on what led to Thibs being removed. Plus, Bernie Williams talked all things Yankees with Keith McPherson.

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0:00.0	Coach Petino is going to be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium tonight.
0:02.8	I was like, you know what, John said themselves a great offseason.
0:05.7	Throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium, why not try to get Coach Patino on?
0:08.9	I did not know BT that we'd be asking Coach if he wanted to throw his name in the ring to coach the New York Knicks.
0:15.1	Maybe a little full circle here, Coach Patino?
0:17.0	What are we saying? I was very proud to be the assistant coach on the UB. Brown and very proud to win the Atlantic Division as head coached in New York Knicks.
0:25.8	I can assure you that a 73-year-old is not coaching 100 games anymore.
0:31.6	Yeah, we'd like to get into 105.
0:33.8	That's kind of the problem here.
0:34.9	Coach, how's the summer going?
0:36.1	You okay?
0:36.5	Everything good?
0:39.1	Everything's great.
0:47.6	You know, I was actually sitting in shock when I heard Tibido. About 10 minutes prior to Tim's getting fired,
0:53.6	I said to someone, what is wrong with you? There's no way that Tibbs is going to get fired. It shouldn't even be talked about.
0:55.9	And then 10 minutes later, I got a text text with the same guy, I said, Timson's just...
0:57.2	Who's that, Dolan? No, I'm just kidding.
0:59.8	All right, so let me ask you this. I remember
1:01.9	a couple of years ago when I was in the room when he did
1:03.8	at the press conference against Seaton Hall, and he talked
1:05.8	about a lack of lateral quickness, right? And then you change the roster. And obviously last year, 31 wins,
1:11.0	fun run, and it's going to be even better this year. In the NBA, you can't just change the
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