smackeddog wrote:Wasn't there an earlier rumor that Kerr will step down as coach after this season due to his back, Take a front office job while Luke Walton takes over as coach?

If Golden State is ruled out, I do believe the Knicks would be Luke's #1 choice. No matter how much hate Phil gets, Luke got into coaching because of him. It's quite obvious to this day the two have a good relationship. He will not pass up on 25 or 30 million of guaranteed money. The thing is until Kerr is officially the coach for next season, Walton is going to wait.

Nalod wrote:As much as I want to feel bad for myself and the knicks, it would have been shocking if Luke left.

While Atkinson is leaving ATL after the playoffs are over, I doubt ATL makes it to the finals. GS has very lofty goals and this is a big distraction being named a head coach as would be Luke.

From what we know and have read, Luke is a west coast guy and he'd be crazy to not either stay at GS who has shown to have great ownership and a great front office, or take the Lakers job who in time will only get a better roster. I would like it if young Luke were the knick coach but he has to be concerned that Phil likely leaves in three years and with an owner who likes to meddle, he might revert back to his old ways.

WE don't know who phil knows, and thus we can't really say whats really going on.

I think Luke is in a great situation currently, where he can be patient and see what happens with GS or LA. Phil has to talk to the guy, so I really resent the Media Meme that Phil keeps getting rejected by guys. It's just another way to take a dig at Phil and the Knicks which they love to do. This all fits into their "Knicks are a mess and no one wants them" narrative. They'll run with anything that can be made to look bad for the Knicks.

Luke isn't the only guy out there and Phil will be looking to talk to others. This process is just getting started. I don't think Dolan figures into this anymore except in the minds of the Media and fans that remember him meddling. He hasn't said much of anything and has in fact taken a Glen Sather approach since Phil took over.

shinmen wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that Walton might not be that good to be begin with?
I honestly don't know his pedigree but what has he proved except that he can follow the same system that was implemented the previous year and let the best roster that have been playing together for like 4 years play.
I read that the warriors won by a margin of 14 points so he didn't have to make close calls at the end of games.
I'm not saying he's not good but he is unproven.

shinmen wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that Walton might not be that good to be begin with?
I honestly don't know his pedigree but what has he proved except that he can follow the same system that was implemented the previous year and let the best roster that have been playing together for like 4 years play.
I read that the warriors won by a margin of 14 points so he didn't have to make close calls at the end of games.
I'm not saying he's not good but he is unproven.

Nope- I have my reservations too. I just want a coach who can actually make in game adjustments and counter adjustments, and has some smart defensive strategies for shutting players down- honestly it feels like we haven't had that since JVG. I'm fed up of 3rd quarters of doom where the opposing team comes out with adjustments and we don't