Knicks to Make Tom Thibideau Head Coach

Credit the New York Knicks, they finally have done something right.

The Knicks are going to make former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibideau the next head coach of the New York Knicks. Thus ends an extended process where the Knicks interviewed just about everyone, including former Nets head coaches Jason Kidd and Kenny Atkinson. In fact there was even rumors that the Knicks were giving serious consideration to giving Kidd the job, but instead the revert back to the guy who was the clear favorite from the very beginning.

The 62-year old Thibideau is a basketball lifer, having grown up in the NBA with the Knicks when he was on Jeff Van Gundy's staff from 1996 to 2004, including serving on Van Gundy's staff during New York's magical run to the Finals in 1999.

As a head coach, Thibideau has been a winner. Over seven and a half seasons as a head coach, Thibideau has amassed a .589 winning percentage, including turning around the Bulls back into a playoff team for in the last decade after many years of mediocrity in the post- Michael Jordan era for the franchise.

Thibideau is known as a master of details and is known for leaving no stone unturned. For a franchise that has struggled for over two decades in finding the right head coach for the job -- the Knicks might finally have found the right guy to take them back to the promise land.

And in case you need any ringing endorsements, Jeff Van Gundy praised the move: "I'm extremely happy for Tom and equally happy for the Knicks as they hired an elite coach who will give everything to turn the Knicks around."