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Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Tom Thibodeau Fired + Tuesday Daily Duncs (6/3/25)

Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Nate Duncan

Sports

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Nate and Danny react to the firing of Tom Thibodeau, a move they had called for but didn’t expect. ⁠Full Daily Duncs⁠⁠ Tom Thibodeau Tom Thibodeau Tom Thibodeau James Dolan Karl-Anthony Towns Giannis Antetokounmpo-Raptors Phoenix Suns Austin Ainge NBA Finals ⁠⁠Full Daily Duncs⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0

Man, what a roller coaster we've been on with that Tom Thibido Watfo.

0:07.6

It has now been decided and I, Tom Thubo has been fired.

0:13.7

We both thought there was no way it was going to happen after they made it to the East

0:18.1

finals.

0:18.7

We both thought that it should happen.

0:20.5

We can revisit both of those opinions here.

0:23.4

How surprised were you to find out that the Knicks are moving on from Tom Thibodeau?

0:27.8

Very, considering his, of course, deep CAA connections, Tilly on Rose and the rest of the brass,

0:33.6

and, you know, the success they had.

0:35.3

This is the Knicks' first conference finals appearance of 25 years.

0:38.2

So, yeah, it's not what I expected.

0:39.8

Well, on 421, you and I did a Watfo on whether Tom Thidavito would be fired before the start of the 25, 26 season.

0:49.3

At that point, you said a 60% chance and I said a 70% chance.

0:53.5

That was as they were struggling at the beginning of that Piston series.

0:57.8

Then the New York Knicks actually defeated the Boston Celtics, which we gave them both

1:04.7

approximately a 0% chance of doing.

1:07.2

And they did it even with that before the Tatum injury happened.

1:10.4

They were in all likelihood

1:11.3

going to win that series they're going to go up 3-1 in that game four and Tom Thibito

1:16.6

I thought was a major part of them beating the boss in Celtics with his malleability defensively

1:22.2

and the way they just never gave up and they won a bunch of close games as well, which you'd have to say

1:28.3

he deserved some credit for and managing the situation with Mitchell Robinson and offense

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