GustavBahler wrote:Mills hiring Perry was out of the box thinking. If we went by tbe past, Allan Houston would have been named GM. Perry has already proved his worth in the Melo trade. All Im asking as a fan, is to let him do his job. Let him pick the coach.

I want Perry to have massive imput. Ultimately he reports to the team president.
It will always look like a Mills hire but if Perry objects they should go in a different direction.
Craig Robinson should have input. The coach they hire will implement a big part of a players development!
Do the Princeton guys rule? Is it a valid hire or a form of nepotism. Really nobody here can validate this.

If he hired Bud, and it doesn't work, he still may get fired, but you can't say he showed favoritism

Nalod wrote:Igor named as coach of Suns.
Moratorium must be off. Knicks must be next up.
THings way to quiet today. Waiting for the "Press conf. scheduled for Monday thing.

Knicks: Ironing out contract details

Chandler wrote:On a related note am I the only one irritated that the public needed to know just how many candidates were interviewed?

I'm all for diligence but why not do it in quiet. Instead, you have "hey coach X, you're one of 10 or 11. We really want you badly...."

seems like it was more to create a perception of diligence for the public than it is for playing to a coach's ego and trying to convince him to coach your team (which to be honest will be a challenge)

I still want Bud.

Delicate balance for any team and doubly so for the Knicks because of their media counterparts.

Don't leak any details and you have the press and fans complain that nothing is getting done and the FO are idiots. Too much and WTF by everyone.

Also, there is some fair play and exchange going on between FO and media folks like Woj IMHO; each gets something out of the exchange.

Also, the candidates themselves (and their agents) probably want to get their names out, so why not let Woj and the like know on the FO's terms.

We know the list and vague front runner candidates. What's the harm?

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Chandler wrote:On a related note am I the only one irritated that the public needed to know just how many candidates were interviewed?

I'm all for diligence but why not do it in quiet. Instead, you have "hey coach X, you're one of 10 or 11. We really want you badly...."

seems like it was more to create a perception of diligence for the public than it is for playing to a coach's ego and trying to convince him to coach your team (which to be honest will be a challenge)

I still want Bud.

I hope that was done to create leverage during negotiations. Keeps teh candidatres guessing so they can't start calling teh shots on their contracts if tehy really want the job. If they don't want the job and just the money, probably helps weed those guys out as well.

martin wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:Gotta really strong feeling it's gonna be Fizdale guys. Bookmark this post because I will be back to brag about my prescience.

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