Official Knicks Coaching Search Thread

[Knicksfan1992]

I saw this man start Fox/Monk together in the backcourt with Derozan and and Sabonis in the front court and say **** defense when he could have started Keon Ellis who actually defends next to Fox.

He doesn't care about defense what so ever.

Thats what got him fired.

To be fair that team didn't have much of a chance to defend with that kind of personnel. That would be much more of a FO issue to me.

I bet he figured I might as well try to score as much as we can and hope to get enough stops to win. It kind of worked the previous few seasons but adding Derozan to that mix was a nail in the coffin IMO.

Everything kind of went to chit after he left too.

He wouldn't be my choice but I bet he'd have as good of a shot as anyone else at maximizing Brunson/KAT at least offensively.

THey were never going to be great defensively but I just easily pointed out one change that would have really helped.

When Doug Christie took over Keon Ellis started to start a good amount of games and they started to play better. Getting a POA defender in the game that can play off ball and shoot was exactly what they needed and could have simply moved Monk back into that 6th man role.

The Kings were 16th in defensive rating at the time he was fired.

They ended up 22nd.

Yes there were personnel changes that may have made them worse but, I don't think Mike was actively holding them back. They're just kind of a mess

[Capn'O]

Even Mike Brown seeing his name being bandied around...

Maybe they think he's Mike Woodson?

[knicksstuff]

Mike brown is an assistant coach interview just like Mike Woodson was… easy to pick his brain about how he would use Brunson:KAT after being successful with the fox sabonis pairing

[3toheadmelo]

Honestly i don’t fully blame them. If you think you could win a championship it’s a risk to hire someone with no experience. But you should have had someone you could claim as a lateral move at least lined up before you fired your coach.

They clearly weren’t planning to fire him. Dolan stepped in. Now the Knicks are scrambling to find a replacement. It’s a sht show.

[stuporman]

Knicks fans looking at media seeing the name Mike Brown

[stuporman]

Even Mike Brown seeing his name being bandied around...

Maybe they think he's Mike Woodson?

I just love that stunned look gif but yea...maybe

[Fury]

Honestly i don’t fully blame them. If you think you could win a championship it’s a risk to hire someone with no experience. But you should have had someone you could claim as a lateral move at least lined up before you fired your coach.

They clearly weren’t planning to fire him. Dolan stepped in. Now the Knicks are scrambling to find a replacement. It’s a sht show.

Leon Rose would quit if Dolan stepped in. He doesn't need this job.

[GONYK]

Mike brown is an assistant coach interview just like Mike Woodson was… easy to pick his brain about how he would use Brunson:KAT after being successful with the fox sabonis pairing

I had this thought too. The only thing that gives me second thoughts on this is the reporting from Begley and Edwards

[G_K_F]

If they hire Mike Brown it's all over. Throw in the towel right now.

0 reason to be confident in a team led by Mike Brown and Karl Anthony Towns.

[Gravy]

The reason people(including the national media) are saying this is concerning and odd is because you dont need to operate in silence to do a coaching search in the offseason, that sounds silly. The last time Leon did a search we all knew who they were interviewing and had interest in every step of the way just like every team. No other team is looking so why does Leon need this elaborate deception.

What has changed now that some Knicks fans are saying Leon needs to put out smokescreens, pretending to wait, and submitting false flag requests for interviews? Its still early and maybe they will get back to a normal process in a few days, but so far everything that has been reported is strange at the very least and looks kinda unprofessional..is that the right word

It very much sounds like Kidd was there 1st choice...now does that mean he was there only choice no...but there is nuance to trying to take another teams HC...you have to avoid tampering/ect other things.

So that is where I understand some level of deception/secrecy involved.

As for the Mike Brown stuff now coming out...yeah I'm at a loss if they just value HC experience even if its bad HC experience.

Requesting to interview another team's hc sounds like the most public way to do it. They got Shams reporting we slid into dms and the girls said no

Many fans assumed the coach they want would match the coach the Knicks want. When can we start panicking

[MrDollarBills]

We’re gunna see so many names because it’s part of the process. The FO also uses interviews to gather intel/ideas/knowledge for the team… always good to get other perspectives.

Just heard Monica say the same thing. I'm back to being sane again. Allegedly.

Once again, the words of a beautiful woman soothe my soul.

[Fury]

Read on Twitter

[stuporman]

Somewhere Thibs be like...

[MrDollarBills]

Honestly i don’t fully blame them. If you think you could win a championship it’s a risk to hire someone with no experience. But you should have had someone you could claim as a lateral move at least lined up before you fired your coach.

They clearly weren’t planning to fire him. Dolan stepped in. Now the Knicks are scrambling to find a replacement. It’s a sht show.

Leon Rose would quit if Dolan stepped in. He doesn't need this job.

There are 30 million reasons as to why Dolan didn't do this on a whim.

[GONYK]

Read on Twitter

Greenberg's producers just reads this board and responds

[Jay10]

I think Johnnie Bryant is going to be the next head coach.

Just to kill time until the Finals end the Knicks intentionally asked to interview head coaches they knew were never going to be released by their current organizations. Now every name we hear we believe is for the open Knicks head coach position, when it's instead for associate and assistant positions for Johnnie Bryant's staff.

[Gravy]

Man if they really fired thibs to hire Mike brown I will have lost all faith in the Leon rose Regime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIGHT THE BEAM Greenie

[sol537]

Honestly i don’t fully blame them. If you think you could win a championship it’s a risk to hire someone with no experience. But you should have had someone you could claim as a lateral move at least lined up before you fired your coach.

They clearly weren’t planning to fire him. Dolan stepped in. Now the Knicks are scrambling to find a replacement. It’s a sht show.

This is not clear at all. You're assuming way too much.

[GONYK]

They clearly weren’t planning to fire him. Dolan stepped in. Now the Knicks are scrambling to find a replacement. It’s a sht show.

Leon Rose would quit if Dolan stepped in. He doesn't need this job.

There are 30 million reasons as to why Dolan didn't do this on a whim.

Those are also the same reasons why he would sit in on the meetings.

If the players and FO are asking him to eat $30M to fire the most successful coach he's had in 25 years, he wants to be able to ask a question or two.

[Capn'O]

Honestly i don’t fully blame them. If you think you could win a championship it’s a risk to hire someone with no experience. But you should have had someone you could claim as a lateral move at least lined up before you fired your coach.

They clearly weren’t planning to fire him. Dolan stepped in. Now the Knicks are scrambling to find a replacement. It’s a sht show.