The New York Knicks have veered off the path of progress after just one playoff season. They are 28-40 and are close to missing the play-in tournament. With failures this drastic, it would make sense for a huge change to occur. There's one area where that might not happen, though.

According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the Knicks are expected to keep Tom Thibodeau as their head coach beyond this season despite some internal desire to move on from him. Fischer explains that part of it may be because of team president Leon Rose's reluctance to fire the first coach he hired.

Few executives are afforded the opportunity to fire more than one head coach before ownership eventually shifts their attention onto the team's front office leader himself. And if Rose were to ever relieve Thibodeau of his responsibilities, that would almost certainly require New York's tight-lipped president to address the personnel change publicly—which has occurred only twice since Rose was hired two years ago.

“It's not like they inherited him. This was Leon's guy,” said one NBA coaching figure. “Leon would have to answer to that.”

Although Thibodeau has failed this season, his players often stand up for him and express their gratitude for how his approach. Still, his rotation decisions and lack of creativity have often hindered the Knicks. He is under contract with the Knicks for three more seasons.

With New York so far out of playoff contention, it's best for them to watch a whole lot of March Madness and learn about the best prospects as they prepare for the draft.