Figures across the NBA came to the defense of Tom Thibodeau after the New York Knicks fired their coach just days after a trip to the Eastern Conference finals, including Knicks players themselves. The move resonated throughout the league's coaching ranks too,

The New York Knicks’ decision to part ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau has been picked apart relentlessly by media members over the past few days. But as far as Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff sees it,

Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks sent J.B. Bickerstaff into offseason mode earlier then he wanted, yet the Pistons’ coach is still sticking up for his former colleague.