that's probably the best piece of news, if it is news, i've heard about this team in a while.

I thought Brendan Suhr was Isiah's big draft guru. I wonder if he was there. I wouldn't read too much into anything until Dolan speaks or allows Isiah to speak.

Full Article:

Larry, Isiah mum at workout



BY GREG LOGAN
Newsday Staff Correspondent

May 23, 2006

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- It was business as usual for the Knicks yesterday, if your idea of "usual" includes a press room with an overflow crowd of print, radio and television reporters waiting to hear from three college draft prospects and one Brazilian player about details of their workout with Larry Brown and Isiah Thomas.

The practice session marked the first time Brown and Thomas have been together since reports surfaced just over a week ago that Knicks owner James Dolan is considering a buyout of the remaining four years of Brown's coaching contract worth $40 million. Neither Brown nor Thomas was made available to the media, so it was comical when a Knicks spokesman asked the media contingent to "go easy" on the kids.

As if there was any other reason to interview forwards Marco Killingsworth of Indiana, David Noel of North Carolina, Kelly Whitney of Seton Hall and Leonardo DiPacce Dos Santos of Brazil. Of course, the kids knew the score when they met with the media after their workout.

"Come on, man, it's New York," Killingsworth said. "It's all over the world. Yeah, I know the situation, but that doesn't concern me."

Asked if he would suspect anything was wrong if he didn't know about the rift between Brown and Thomas, Killingsworth said, "No, you wouldn't know a thing."

Curiously, Mark Aguirre and George Glymph, two assistant coaches with close ties to Thomas, were not involved in the drills, which were conducted by Brown and assistants Dave Hanners, Phil Ford, Brendan O'Connor and Herb Williams. Thomas walked into the gym at the Knicks' Westchester practice facility after drills began and observed, although Noel said he shouted some instructions during the fullcourt portion of the workout.

When the session ended, Killingsworth said, Thomas and Brown talked. To each other.

"Yeah. They were sitting there talking to each other, I guess, about us," Killingsworth said. "I mean, I saw them laughing a little bit with each other. I guess that's good."

There was no mention by Brown or Thomas of the Knicks' unsettled state of affairs. "You can't bring in younger guys and have them seeing the turmoil that's going on within the organization -- if there is anything going on," Noel said. "For the most part, they did a great job of hiding anything that's going on. [Brown] did a great job of keeping the distractions away from us."

Brown's representative, Joe Glass, declined comment on whether he is seeking a meeting with Dolan and said Brown intends to continue working as coach of the Knicks. There is no official timetable from the organization for a meeting between Dolan and Brown, and no certainty about the outcome once it takes place.

However, it's safe to assume Thomas was the only one on the court yesterday who is assured of returning next season. Asked if he felt he was auditioning more for Thomas, Seton Hall's Whitney took no chances.

"I was auditioning for everybody," Whitney said. "I'm just coming out of college. I don't know who makes the final decision. At the end of the day, I just hope I impressed everybody."

Smart kid.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/printedition/ny-spknix234753462may23,0,1800709.story?coll=ny-sports-print

[Edited by - joec32033 on 05-23-2006 10:09 PM]

Do we need them period?

what is Aguirre teaching Curry?

is he giving him insight on how to patrol the paint? he did so much of that as a 6' 5 post up small-forward thru-out his career, he has plenty to share with Ed.

you're making zero sense. He has no business on Larry Brown's bench. Isiah wants Curry and co to develop in his image, he should coach the damn team.

You pay LB, let him and his staff develop Ed in the manner they see fit to execute the game plan.

[Edited by - McK1 on 05-23-2006 10:50 PM]

I care more about not trading youth for players with pre-existing injuries than I do about the make up of the coaching staff.

Caring who the assistants are is mindless. Who cares? Curry is still the same lazy player and no coach can change that. Only Curry can.

Aguirre as big man coach is working on things like footwork, moves in the post, etc.

I can't see how that would interfere with Larry Brown as head coach.

If the knicks wanted to have an assistant coach that did nothing but teach and work on free through shooting, god bless them.

This is different from 'this is how we defend the pick and roll'

Mark might tell Curry, when we defend the pick and roll, move your right first foot, lead with your left shoulder, etc- technique, not philosophy.

I don't read too much into this.

Posted by djsunyc:

well, for one thing, i'm sure aguirre reports everything that lb says and does to isiah.

at the end of the day, a coach should really have his own guys in there. otherwise, it shows the players that the coach doesn't really have full authority.

This should be easy to understand. Aguirre was brought here and his precense immediately undermined Lenny Wilkens. I'm okay with the guy I think he has done an okay job with our big guys. Despite the fact that we don't have a star in the post I think all our guys have shown some improvement in footwork(remember post development takes time, which we normally trade guys before this time occurs). But...................A coach should have his own staff. And if you can't see the possibility that Aguirre could undermine LB, man are you naive. NOt saying it's happening, but if LB doesn't want him than he should not be here. Just like if Isiah doesn't want LB than he shouldn't be here. Make a friggin decision.

[Edited by - Bippity10 on 05-24-2006 09:33 AM]