Here's one scenario that has not bewen discussed...
If the Rockets were to Release VanGundy... how many would want him back?

I think I would take him over alot of the names floating around.
Although, I would take almost anyone over Herb.
We really need a defensive minded coach...

Posted by diderotn:

Well said...but would you allow him to comeback as an assistant or should we create a position in the front office?

Why should we? It's Herb Williams, not Patrick Ewing. Why don't we hire Travis Knight and Felton Spencer while we are at it?

I'm not sure that Houston will let Patrick go. Carroll loves the work that Ewing has done with Yao especially going against the elite centers. Yao said he miss Ewing in those final games of the Mavs series. And to be honest, I personally think Ewing has just as much experience at coaching than Herb. No one has yet to prove to me that Herb was a top assistant in the NBA when he got promoted. Wasn't he promoted out of default. Shur didn't want the job, he wanted to be in the front office, Malone is too young (would have been an insult to Williams), Aguire wasn't ready. He wasn't even one of Lenny's top assistants.

According to several sources, PJ Carlisemo is the leading candidate and most likely will be the Knicks coach.. Hmmmm, that can go both ways..

I don't think i can call that one... We would have to see what players Isiah brings in here to play for PJ...

Posted by Allanfan20:

I'll cry if PJ becomes our coach.

Why?

YOu make a good point. SOme I do agree with. He has been an important part of a successuful Spurs team the last few years. Any top assistant as part of a team that has won two champioinships should be considered.

But the big fundamental is with Phil, or PJ, we are not rebuilding. Isiah will continue the tradition of trying to win as much as possible but the underlying theme is to try to develope youth at the same time.

Maybe its not quite the black or white thing we think it should be. By that, we commit to rebuild, or try to compete with what we have.

But then what is the make up of the team? We got two picks, one that could prove to be a valuable piece.

I cannot say what coach I want because I don't know what kind of team we will have based on the direction we are going in.

I suspect, we get the big Z, in some form of sign and trade involving KT. OR, we are picking our 8 for someone else.

If so, then it makes sense to go with PJ.

PJ has done a good job with Ginobli and Parker in terms of young players. WIth POP as GM and coach, and PJ as an experienced head coach, it may very well be that PJ has been instramental in their developemnt, as well as many of the coaching duties.

I guess one move will beget more, and hopefully some clarity will dominate our questions.

I don't give a damn about what Isiah will do, but I am getting tired of the many coaches that we have gone through. The time has come for us to find something ans stick with it. Anyone can have a style, but it takes time for that particular style to develop. What I don't particularly care about Herb is what he did once the Knicks were officially eliminated. any coach with good sense would have played the young players, especially guys like JB and Sunddov...

One thing is for sure, Nate has got his players believing big time this year. That being said, Seattle is having a very flukish year and you have to be careful. In years pasts McMillan hasn't gotten his guys to come to close to overachiving like this. But if he's available I'd certainly make a run at him.

Yeah, to me, Nate M makes the most sense.

Seattle is built a LOT like the Knicks are, even if we add size through the draft, the fact of the matter is the vets we have are short and stubby. Nate knows how to coach a perimeter offense where the talent lays in the guards and the "bigs" just rebound and d up.

I thought Herb did a decent job, but the fact that he tried to run the offense through Tim Thomas and Mo Taylor in the post most nights, while effective against crappy teams, seemed to be going away from this team's strength: the creativity and scoring ability of Marbury and Jamal.

Obviously, we'll know more about the direction of this team after the draft, but I could see Nate being a GREAT coach for the Knicks. He's smart, defensive minded (don't forget, he was one of the best defensive guards in the league in his playing days, that could help Jamal and Steph) and has the ability to coach to his talent.