I was out of the house pretty much all Saturday, which means I missed one of the wildest days in recent New York sports history. The Mets and Yankees both lost, the Jets traded their best player, the Liberty debuted No. 1 overall pick Sabrina Ionescu, and the Knicks finally got their man at the head of the bench.
That’s right: Tom Thibodeau is a Knick. He was anointed the front-runner months ago, and despite some scary Jason Kidd rumors, not much really changed, despite the front office interviewing 11 candidates. Team president Leon Rose reportedly admired the job Mike Miller did as an interim coach, but we all knew he probably never had a chance (even if he may wind up an assistant on Thibs’ staff).