We are deep into the finger pointing chapter of this disappointing Knicks season (they are 28-40, 5.5 games out of even the last play-in spot). In a bit of palace intrigue, there were reports front office power William Wesley was pointing his finger at coach Tom Thibodeau and doing so to owner James Dolan.
That led to a lot of speculation Thibodeau was on the hot seat. However, that’s not the case, he is safe the rest of this season and beyond, reports Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report.
Knicks governor James Dolan had granted the front office permission to either remove Thibodeau or retain him, sources said. But team president Leon Rose has no plans to make any change on the Knicks’ bench, sources said. Thibodeau maintains a frequent dialogue with Dolan following each game and often visits the governor’s box.
Part of this is Rose reading the room. He is the guy who hired Thibodeau (Rose was his agent at CAA). If he fired Thibodeau after just two years — one of them a return to…