Time to find out if Tom Thibodeau just built a Knicks mirage
NY Post
The Knicks’ 41-31 regular-season record was good for fourth in the East – 12th-best in the NBA. It was a sensational turnaround from a club that amassed 38 wins combined the previous two seasons.
The question is whether 41-31 is indicative of how Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks fare in their first playoffs series since 2013 – a seven-season drought. Perhaps lowering expectations for his best buddy, former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy says the Hawks are a better team on paper. And he warned the Knicks’ record could be inflated because of the method in which Thibodeau operates the regular season.More Related News
Whenever seasons like the one the Knicks just completed end, I always find myself back outside the visiting locker room at old Mile High Stadium. I always find myself standing with a handful of writers surrounding Bill Parcells maybe half an hour after the Jets lost the AFC Championship game to the Broncos.