Nalod wrote:

wargames wrote:

fishmike wrote:

PhilinLA wrote:Hardy's the only decent candidate. If the Knicks still go with a retread it is same old Knicks.

Really? Same old Knicks because they hired someone with coaching experience?

All Thibs has done in this league is win at every level.... but he's a retread? Or according to wargames its nepotism.

You know Doc Rivers was retread before he won in Boston? Did you know Rick Carlisle was retread before winning a title in Dallas?

Literally I have no idea what you guys are looking at.

How did Derrick Fisher work out? Fizdale? Imagine NOT hiring a guy because he checks all the boxes.. same old Knick fans!

I’ll be honest if it wasn’t for the fact Thibs was celebrating like he got his job because his buddy was made the POBO I wouldn’t look at him with as much disgust...... add to that his offensive/defensive flaws, his history of winning games by playing his starters to long, and the fact he completely crapped the bed with the Wolves and Nah I don’t expect him to make the Knicks a winner. This feels like a Larry Brown redux

Thibs is celebrating? Shyt, I was not at that party!!! damn.
Or, you just all upset that media keep saying he a lock despite the 11 interviews?
Let me say that no reporter is in on the interview so its all hearsay. In fact I hope Thibs did a great job but someone else blew the knicks away thats even better!!!! If we listened to media reagarding sports rumors we’d be all about KD’s health about now. There was a “lock” if we ever read one.
I read Giannis parents from Nigeria as is Udoka, so there might be a connection. seems like a stretch.
I don’t hear Steph curry pining anymore about missing mark Jax after he was fired. He gives him respect which is no doubt deserved. Knicks had Kerr on verbal at the time! Bottom line is talent. Kerr’s spinal issue and Melo would have likely been too much fo him to continue as knicks struggle for talent would have been.

End of the day if Knicks success will be mostly because of talent gains and not from who is the coach.

I don’t believe that Giannis rumor and think Atkinson and Kidd both make way more sense with a young team than Thibs.

It could all be rumors, but everybody is running with that Thibs favoritism rumor so let’s see what they say.

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PhilinLA wrote:

Nalod wrote:

PhilinLA wrote:Okay, guys, keep doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. We've only won with Holzman.

Holzman prior record was not predictor of what was to come. Certainly we had no winning culture. It was formula and a chemistry that developed. Red came back after a failed Willis reed experiment and could not replicate the magic. It takes talent to win!1

Grew up watching Holzman.None of these retreads is Holzman.

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For months, almost every report related to the New York Knicks‘ head coaching search has put Tom Thibodeau in the lead to land the position under new president Leon Rose. However, former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson might be making a late push for the job. According to Jonathan Macri of Sports Illustrated, Atkinson was interviewed by the Knicks on Monday, which appears to be his third interview with the team.

SNY has reported numerous times that Atkinson has internal support within the Knicks organization. He is one of 11 candidates, including interim coach Mike Miller, to be considered for the lead role. The New York Post reported that each candidate received two interviews: a short, introductory Zoom call followed by a more in-depth meeting.

While New York has met with a long list of potential hires, it’s believed to be a three-man race between Thibodeau, Atkinson, and Hall-of-Fame point guard Jason Kidd, who reportedly “wowed” Knicks brass during his interview. The New York Post has reported that Kidd is the lone “long-shot threat” to Thibs.

Is Kenny Atkinson a real contender for the Knicks job?
It’s unclear what this latest news about Atkinson means. The interview was later confirmed by Marc Berman of the New York Post. SNY’s Ian Begley recently spoke on ESPN radio in New York about the final hurdles remaining for a front-runner candidate, like Thibodeau, to clear: a contract must be negotiated and final sign-off is needed from owner James Dolan.

All indications have suggested the Knicks had completed their round of interviews and were simply finalizing their decision by the end of this month, which makes the timing of the Atkinson interview interesting. It’s possible he could be in consideration for an assistant role, but it would seem strange to bring him in for another interview before the head coach decision was announced.

Uptown wrote:I think Atkinson is looking to be a HC. If not here, there may be a few more opportunities when the season ends. There were reports that Atkinson has some strong internal support to get the head coaching job. I only hope those voices are loud and have pull. I think Atkinson is better suited for this current roster.

Honestly, after decades of this, I can successfully talk myself into ANY move the Knicks make- even managed it a few days after the Bargs trade!

Nalod wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Uptown wrote:I think Atkinson is looking to be a HC. If not here, there may be a few more opportunities when the season ends. There were reports that Atkinson has some strong internal support to get the head coaching job. I only hope those voices are loud and have pull. I think Atkinson is better suited for this current roster.

Honestly, after decades of this, I can successfully talk myself into ANY move the Knicks make- even managed it a few days after the Bargs trade!

LOL!! and why not! How manay "They don't hire XXX im done, I swear it!"

"Atkinson better suited for this roster"........We hiring for this roster?

Knicks are at ground zero in the rebuild. In Brooklyn, Atkinson did a really good job of building a culture and developing a team that was worse off than we were, into a playoff team in 3 years. Atkinson, imo, is the better coach for where we are in the rebuilding process. Is that better?

Uptown wrote:

Nalod wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Uptown wrote:I think Atkinson is looking to be a HC. If not here, there may be a few more opportunities when the season ends. There were reports that Atkinson has some strong internal support to get the head coaching job. I only hope those voices are loud and have pull. I think Atkinson is better suited for this current roster.

Honestly, after decades of this, I can successfully talk myself into ANY move the Knicks make- even managed it a few days after the Bargs trade!

LOL!! and why not! How manay "They don't hire XXX im done, I swear it!"

"Atkinson better suited for this roster"........We hiring for this roster?

Knicks are at ground zero in the rebuild. In Brooklyn, Atkinson did a really good job of building a culture and developing a team that was worse off than we were, into a playoff team in 3 years. Atkinson, imo, is the better coach for where we are in the rebuilding process. Is that better?

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Wonder if this is pushing back on assistant coaches so Rose is considering going with Atkinson instead

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Wonder if this is pushing back on assistant coaches so Rose is considering going with Atkinson instead

decoder ring says, there goes Kidd