David Duchovny actually mentions on the Bill Simmons podcast - he was a backup guard on the same team with Blatt and Mills.

Interesting interview at times - they talk about Shandling, Knicks, etc

https://soundcloud.com/the-bill-simmons-podcast/ep-81-david-duchovny

Blatt got the Cavs to the Finals in his first season and could've been up 3-0 on the Warriors in the Finals if they got a few bounces to go their way - they were up 2-1 anyway before Kerr figured out to use Iggy and David Lee off the bench more prominently.

I think Blatt is definitely worth a look and fits a lot of the Garden's weird rubrics for a candidate. International experience may help with KP and Hernangomez, too.

WaltLongmire wrote:If I remember correctly, Kerr and Blatt had a verbal agreement, and Blatt was going to be an assistant coach on GS- possibly their offensive guru (not too sure on this, though). Blatt got the Cavs job, and Kerr was supposedly OK about it and happy for him.

Blatt would be an interesting choice. Pair him up with a good defensive minded assistant coach and it might work.

Don't know that Phil thinks of him, but if Jackson is actually going to conduct a search for a coach, and not just hand it to his friend, Rambis, you would think that Blatt would be worthy of consideration.

I think Blatt for offense and head coach and Rambis running the D could work.

We'll see.

I hope Phil thinks a little outside the triangular box on this one. Blatt could represent a tremendous opportunity to use the tenets of the Triangle but also update it a little.

anrst wrote:this has been talked about for awhile as a possibility http://nypost.com/2015/06/02/the-longtime-friendship-that-couldve-landed-blatt-with-knicks/

Interesting. I missed all this back then.

I think he's a very intriguing option as coach. We'll see what Phil does. I hope he at least reaches out to talk to him.

Nalod wrote:Its not that phil and Rambis are "friends", but there is mutual trust and a long history. Not a damn thing wrong there. Rambis if not for the awful decision to take on the T-Wolves job would be better thought of around here. He is not a fancy name.

I would not have a problem with him being coach.

I do like Blatt. Forget the Princeton offense he played in. My concern is what system would he run and how would he run it here. I do think he is qualified. Are Him and Mills still tight? Do they trust each other?

I do like Thibs as well.

This is all about who Phil is comfortable working with and who will take his council. For all phil might not be as an exec, he is the "Lord of the Rings" and any candidate should take his mentorship and embrace it. If Fish didn't, he was a moron for doing so.

The best coach's take bits and pieces from the great ones.

IM good with either of these guys. Upgrade the talent is a big priority.

Amongst other things, I think this was the underlying for the firing.

Nalod wrote:Now that Bill Walton is back up amongst the living I'd prefer we keep Luke on the west coast so we don't have to listen to Bill and his overuse of the English language.
The man was an intolerable broadcaster.
I respect Bill the HOF player for what he did on the court (the man was a incredible college player!!!). I prefer to leave it at that.
Lets not confuse young Luke as the architect for the Warriors great start this season. Does he have potential as a head coach? Yeah, even before this season, but most of us want what already happened, and that is not going to happen again with a different roster.

+1

still remember the joke about the mute button being invented for Bill Walton. If he goes anywhere, Im positive that Luke will go to the Lakers.