Jeff Teague suggested that the Knicks would have won if they switched coaches, claiming that Tom Thibodeau's style of coaching is "old" and that Brunson needed to emulate Stephen Curry's style of play.

Jalen Brunson may have questions for the New York Knicks front office after the franchise parted ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau following their Eastern Conference Finals exit

This was not about a moral victory. It wasn’t about taking solace in anything after a hard-fought series. Jalen Brunson wanted to make that clear.