Why Did the Knicks Fire Thibs? Plus, a Belichick Debate (and More) With Pablo Torre

Jun 3, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
62.3 min (55.1%)
Pablo Torre
50.9 min (44.9%)

Top Entities

1Bill Belichick
31
2Bill Simmons
24
3NBA
21
4NFL
17
5New York Knicks
12
6LeBron James
9
7Tony Kornheiser
7
8New England Patriots
7
9Carolina Panthers
7
10Tucker Kraft
5
11Scottie Pippen
5
12Oklahoma City Thunder
4
13NBA Finals
4
14Jeremy Lin
4
15Gambling
4
16David Stern
4
17The Rewatchables
3
18Stephen A Smith
3
19Rick Brunson
3
20Michael Jordan
3
21James Dolan
3
22Doc Rivers
3
23Zach Lowe
2
24Villanova Wildcats
2
25Van Lathan
2
26Tom Cruise
2
27The Ringer
2
28Scott Foster
2
29San Antonio Spurs
2
30RJ Harvey
2
31Patrick Ewing
2
32Orlando Magic
2
33NBA Playoffs
2
34MLB
2
35Milwaukee Bucks
2
36Mikal Bridges
2
37Mark Jackson
2
38Karl-Anthony Towns
2
39Jordan Walsh
2
40Indiana Pacers
2
41Golden State Warriors
2
42Detroit Pistons
2
43Denver Nuggets
2
44Cade Cunningham
2
45Bones Hyland
2
46Zoe Simmons
1
47Xavier Worthy
1
48Victor Wembanyama
1
49UFC
1
50Tyronn Lue
1
51Tyrese Haliburton
1
52Trevor Lawrence
1
53Toronto Raptors
1
54The Town (film)
1
55Sweet Sixteen
1
56Super Bowl
1
57Steve Kerr
1
58Shaquille O'Neal
1
59Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
60Seattle Seahawks
1
61Rudy Gobert
1
62Rob Mahoney
1
63Rick Carlisle
1
64Rajon Rondo
1
65Phoenix Suns
1
66Philadelphia 76ers
1
67Peyton Manning
1
68Paul Pierce
1
69OG Anunoby
1
70O.J. Mayo
1
71Nikola Jokic
1
72New Orleans Pelicans
1
73NBA Free Agency
1
74NBA Draft
1
75Mitchell Robinson
1
76Minnesota Timberwolves
1
77Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
78Mike Conley
1
79Memphis Grizzlies
1
80Mark Cuban
1
81Mac Jones
1
82Los Angeles Lakers
1
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1
84Las Vegas Raiders
1
85Kobe Bryant
1
86Keni-H Lovely
1
87Josh Hart
1
88Joe House
1
89Jimmy Garoppolo
1
90Jimmy Butler III
1
91Jay Wright
1
92Jason Kidd
1
93J.R. Singleton
1
94Houston Rockets
1
95Hakeem Olajuwon
1
96Gregg Popovich
1
97Grant Williams
1
98Giannis Antetokounmpo
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99Final Four
1
100Erik Spoelstra
1
101Ed Oliver
1
102Dwyane Wade
1
103Delon Wright
1
104DaRon Bland
1
105Crypto.com Arena
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106Chris Bosh
1
107Buffalo Bills
1
108Brooklyn Nets
1
109Brent Urban
1
110Brad Stevens
1
111Boston Red Sox
1
112Boston Celtics
1
113Billy Donovan
1
114Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
72 (53.3%)
NFL
57 (42.2%)
NCAAB
3 (2.2%)
MLB
2 (1.5%)
UFC
1 (0.7%)

Top Players

1Bill Belichick
31
2Bill Simmons
24
3LeBron James
9
4Tony Kornheiser
7
5Tucker Kraft
5
6Scottie Pippen
5
7Jeremy Lin
4
8David Stern
4
9Stephen A Smith
3
10Rick Brunson
3
11Michael Jordan
3
12James Dolan
3
13Doc Rivers
3
14Zach Lowe
2
15Van Lathan
2
16Tom Cruise
2
17Scott Foster
2
18RJ Harvey
2
19Patrick Ewing
2
20Mikal Bridges
2
21Mark Jackson
2
22Karl-Anthony Towns
2
23Jordan Walsh
2
24Cade Cunningham
2
25Bones Hyland
2
26Zoe Simmons
1
27Xavier Worthy
1
28Victor Wembanyama
1
29Tyronn Lue
1
30Tyrese Haliburton
1
31Trevor Lawrence
1
32Steve Kerr
1
33Shaquille O'Neal
1
34Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
35Rudy Gobert
1
36Rob Mahoney
1
37Rick Carlisle
1
38Rajon Rondo
1
39Peyton Manning
1
40Paul Pierce
1
41OG Anunoby
1
42O.J. Mayo
1
43Nikola Jokic
1
44Mitchell Robinson
1
45Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
46Mike Conley
1
47Mark Cuban
1
48Mac Jones
1
49Kobe Bryant
1
50Keni-H Lovely
1
51Josh Hart
1
52Joe House
1
53Jimmy Garoppolo
1
54Jimmy Butler III
1
55Jay Wright
1
56Jason Kidd
1
57J.R. Singleton
1
58Hakeem Olajuwon
1
59Gregg Popovich
1
60Grant Williams
1
61Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
62Erik Spoelstra
1
63Ed Oliver
1
64Dwyane Wade
1
65Delon Wright
1
66DaRon Bland
1
67Chris Bosh
1
68Brent Urban
1
69Brad Stevens
1
70Billy Donovan
1
71Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
11
2Bill Belichick
9
3NFL
8
4Bill Simmons
7
5New York Knicks
4
6NBA Finals
4
7Tucker Kraft
3
8The Rewatchables
3
9Rick Brunson
3
10Oklahoma City Thunder
3
11Doc Rivers
3
12Zach Lowe
2
13Villanova Wildcats
2
14Tony Kornheiser
2
15The Ringer
2

Pablo Torre

1Bill Belichick
22
2Bill Simmons
17
3NBA
10
4NFL
9
5New York Knicks
8
6LeBron James
7
7Tony Kornheiser
5
8New England Patriots
5
9Carolina Panthers
5
10Scottie Pippen
3
11Michael Jordan
3
12Jeremy Lin
3
13David Stern
3
14Tucker Kraft
2
15Stephen A Smith
2
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