Now, the team faces a gut-check offseason. Do they stick with this group or look to shake things up? Firing coach Tom Thibodeau would be the easiest change because it doesn't require salary cap gymnastics or finding a trade partner.

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.

Star point guard Jalen Brunson was asked about one such change in his postgame press conference after the crushing Game 6 defeat. He was left in disbelief by the question. A reporter asked Brunson if he felt head coach Tom Thibodeau was the right man to lead his team to the next level of championship content.