Philc1 wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Knicks' Leon Rose Reportedly Made Decision to Fire Thibodeau, James Dolan Backed Movehttps://bleacherreport.com/articles/25201936-knicks-leon-rose-reportedly-made-decision-fire-thibodeau-james-dolan-backed-move
There are more clear-cut articles like this that state the initiative came from the front office and Dolan supported their decision, no inferences required.
According to The Athletic's Sam Amick, Mark Puleo and James Edwards III, the decision was made by Knicks president Leon Rose, who had "the full backing of owner James Dolan."
Hey I can cite bleacher report articles too. Funny, this one says Dolan spearheaded the firing of Thibs after players expressed to him they didn’t want to play for him.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25203300-tom-thibodeaus-knicks-firing-reportedly-was-spearheaded-james-dolan
Exactly my point. We can both draw any inference we want. You mentioned confirmation bias. It goes both ways is what that means. If you want to read into the "reports" that Dolan overruled Rose or I want to infer that a unilateral action was unlikely, none of these articles provide proof of either interpretation.
Neither of us have enough information to conclusively state one way or the other. We can assume whatever we choose to assume. It is your prerogative.
We merely have differing opinions about the likelihood Dolan would fire Thibs without Rose's backing and vice versa.
The only thing I was disputing was your sources are not proof. They are gossip. Neither of us have proof to substantiate our assumptions conclusively.