certainly as good a candidate as any if we move on from Hornacek.

Is this Mike Miller from the heat? I can't view the tweets from work. But just curious cause my son (12) is a big Mike Miller fan, and it will be an interesting discussion when I tell him one of his favorite players are coaching the W Knicks.

blkexec wrote:Is this Mike Miller from the heat? I can't view the tweets from work. But just curious cause my son (12) is a big Mike Miller fan, and it will be an interesting discussion when I tell him one of his favorite players are coaching the W Knicks.

No. Different Mike Miller. He did work in the Spurs organization in some capacity though.

before we go all MIller for knick coach lets not forget the Gleague and its year to year especially and intrayear roster changes are a whole different skill set than an NBA coach.
Not to say he won't have a place in the process if he burns out. Has a Gleague coach ever been made head coach?? CBA had some notable alumni but the roster composition was much different.
I suppose H20 would be "Exec of the year". Be silly to say he should be promoted to run an NBA team based on that award. (Mills haters enter here!)
As each teams begins to run its own no doubt the league is changing to more development from the previous models of players being shared.
Westchester team is a positive asset for us and hopefully a sign of good things to come.

Nalod wrote:before we go all MIller for knick coach lets not forget the Gleague and its year to year especially and intrayear roster changes are a whole different skill set than an NBA coach.
Not to say he won't have a place in the process if he burns out. Has a Gleague coach ever been made head coach?? CBA had some notable alumni but the roster composition was much different.
I suppose H20 would be "Exec of the year". Be silly to say he should be promoted to run an NBA team based on that award. (Mills haters enter here!)
As each teams begins to run its own no doubt the league is changing to more development from the previous models of players being shared.
Westchester team is a positive asset for us and hopefully a sign of good things to come.

There are some guys that made that jump. Quinn Snyder comes to mind. I think there are others. I am not sure about Snyder's career path but I remember seeing his name as a past winner when I saw that Miller got the award.

Nalod wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Nalod wrote:before we go all MIller for knick coach lets not forget the Gleague and its year to year especially and intrayear roster changes are a whole different skill set than an NBA coach.
Not to say he won't have a place in the process if he burns out. Has a Gleague coach ever been made head coach?? CBA had some notable alumni but the roster composition was much different.
I suppose H20 would be "Exec of the year". Be silly to say he should be promoted to run an NBA team based on that award. (Mills haters enter here!)
As each teams begins to run its own no doubt the league is changing to more development from the previous models of players being shared.
Westchester team is a positive asset for us and hopefully a sign of good things to come.

There are some guys that made that jump. Quinn Snyder comes to mind. I think there are others. I am not sure about Snyder's career path but I remember seeing his name as a past winner when I saw that Miller got the award.

Read up on Quinns path, the man build a lot of exerience at many levels. I actually posted some stuff a few weeks ago. His success is no quick path. He paid some dues before he got his gig. Im not knocking Miller, I'm just saying its a big jump.

In 2012–13, Miller was an assistant at UC–Riverside.[1] In 2012, he was dismissed as head coach of Eastern Illinois.[2] He was previously the head coach at Texas State University–San Marcos, and was an assistant at Kansas State[3] from 2000 to 2005.

In October 2013, Miller was named an assistant coach at the Austin Toros.[4]

On October 7, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hired him to be their head coach.[5] While the with Knicks, Miller won the NBA G League Coach of the Year for the 2017–18 season.

Vs.

Coaching career[edit]
Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1993)[edit]
In the middle of his graduate work, Snyder spent the 1992–93 NBA season as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers.[7]

Duke (1993–1999)[edit]
From 1993 to 1995, Snyder served as an administrative assistant to men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski while Snyder completed his MBA and JD at Duke. After completing both degrees in 1995, Snyder became a full-time assistant coach under Krzyzewski. In 1997, Duke promoted Snyder to associate head coach.[7] During Snyder's time as a Duke assistant coach, Duke made the 1994 and 1999 NCAA tournament championship rounds and the Elite Eight round in 1998. Duke also won the ACC tournament in 1999.

Missouri (1999–2006)[edit]
In 1999, Snyder accepted the head coaching position for the University of Missouri Tigers men's basketball team, succeeding longtime coach Norm Stewart. He eventually led the Tigers to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, including the Elite Eight in 2002, matching the deepest run ever made by a Missouri team in the NCAA Tournament.[9]

Snyder was hailed as a sensation upon his arrival at Missouri. His first team knocked off a ranked Illinois team and then defeated Kansas in Snyder's first game against Mizzou's archrival. Snyder's second season was punctuated by similar success. He once again toppled a ranked Kansas team and led the Tigers to their first NCAA victory since 1995. The eventual 2001 NCAA National Champion Duke ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament.[10] He was named Rookie Coach of the Year by the Basketball Times after the season.[9]

In the summer of 2003, Snyder was an assistant coach for United States at the Pan American Games.[9] In May 2004, Snyder was named in 17 allegations as a part of an NCAA investigation over recruiting violations, centering on improper gifts to guard Ricky Clemons.[11] The program was placed on a three-year probation that November after the NCAA infractions committee ruled that an assistant bought meals, provided transportation and illegally contacted recruits. The committee rejected claims by the school that the rule violations were inadvertent, although it also dismissed charges of major violations, including the Clemons’ claim that assistant coaches paid players cash.[12] Snyder later admitted to having players at his house for "an occasional meal" and giving Clemons clothing.[13]

Snyder resigned as coach on February 10, 2006 following a 26-point loss to Baylor that extended a losing streak to six and dropped the Tigers to a 10-11 record overall, 3-7 in the Big 12. He finished with a 126-91 record over seven years, reaching the NCAA tournament in each of his first four seasons but posting only a 42-42 record since.[14] After his resignation, Snyder accused Missouri athletic director Mike Alden of sending Gary Link, a basketball analyst and assistant to Alden, to inform him that he would be fired after the season. Alden denied the charge.[15]

Austin Toros (2007–2010)[edit]
Following his departure from Missouri in 2006, Snyder initially gave up on coaching for good.[13] But in May 2007, he accepted the head coaching position of the Austin Toros in the NBADL[16]

In the first season, Snyder's team won the Southwest Division championship and reached the D-League Finals. In his second season, Snyder led the Toros to a 32-win season; coached in the 2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game in Phoenix; received the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award; and reached the D-League Semi-Finals. In his final season with the team, the Toros compiled another 32-win season – this time with more rookies than any other team in the D-League – and again reached the Semi-Finals. During his three-year tenure in Austin, Snyder compiled more wins and guided more players to the NBA than any other coach in the D-League.[17]

Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2011)[edit]
Snyder became a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA on June 11, 2010 working under Doug Collins.[18] Soon afterward, Snyder began training draft prospects in workouts preceding the 2010 NBA draft, including future 76ers player Evan Turner.[19] The 76ers finished 41-41 in the 2010–11 season.

Los Angeles Lakers (2011–2012)[edit]
On July 1, 2011, NBA team Los Angeles Lakers hired Snyder as an assistant under coach Mike Brown.[20] In a season shorted by a lockout, the Lakers finished the 2011–12 season in first place in the Pacific Division with a 41-25 record. The Lakers advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals.

CSKA Moscow (2012–2013)[edit]
On July 8, 2012, the European powerhouse team CSKA Moscow of the Russian Professional Basketball League hired Snyder as the head assistant coach under Ettore Messina.[21] CSKA reached the Euroleague Final Four this season, but lost to eventual champion Olympiacos Piraeus in the semi-final round.[22]

Atlanta Hawks (2013–2014)[edit]
On June 10, 2013, the Atlanta Hawks hired Snyder as the head assistant coach.[23]

Utah Jazz (2014–present)[edit]
On June 6, 2014, Snyder was hired by the Utah Jazz to be the team's head coach.[24] He reportedly signed a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth season.[25] Snyder previously worked with Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey from 2007 to 2010 when Lindsey was an assistant GM with the San Antonio Spurs and Snyder coached the Toros, the Spurs’ D-League affiliate.[26] On May 6, 2016, the Jazz announced a long-term contract extension for coach Snyder.[27]

Miller has been around as well. I don't think his Wiki page has been updated. This is from the g league home page announcing his award.

He also spent 20 years as an NCAA coach, including head coaching roles with Eastern Illinois and Texas State.

http://gleague.nba.com/news/westchesters-mike-miller-named-2017-18-nba-g-league-year/
This is from the Westchester page when he first was hired.

Mike Miller joined the Westchester Knicks as the third head coach in franchise history on October 6, 2015. Prior to Westchester, Miller spent the past two seasons with the Austin Spurs, the NBA Development League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs, as an assistant coach. Before making the jump to the professional level, Coach Miller spent over 20 years in the NCAA. Miller’s first head coaching job came with the Texas State University Bobcats, who he led from 1994-2000. He then spent five seasons as Jim Wooldridge’s top assistant coach at Kansas State University. Coach Miller’s most recent head coaching job was with Eastern Illinois University, where he directed the Panthers for seven seasons.

http://westchester.gleague.nba.com/news/meet-the-knicks-coach-mike-miller/
I am not suggesting he is going to be the next Quinn Snyder or that he is nba head coaching material. But he didn't just fall off the turnip truck either.