New York Knicks Get Update in Head Coaching Search originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It has been an interesting week for the New York Knicks after they were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday and then fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.

The Knicks made that decision after they lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, their longest playoff run in 25 years. The next Knicks coach, whoever it is, will be expected to help take the team further,

Tom Thibodeau and the New York Knicks ended up losing a hard-fought series in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers last week. It was an incredibly entertaining series, but the Knicks simply did not have enough to pull out the win.