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Terry Stotts will remain on the Golden State Warriors' coaching staff for next season, sources told Ian Begley of SNY.

Begley delivered the news within the context of Mike Brown's continued search for a lead assistant with the Knicks, though Stotts was never formally a candidate to join Brown.

Stotts is currently Steve Kerr's lead assistant with the Warriors.

The Knicks were granted permission to intervew Pablo Prigioni on Tuesday. 

Via Ian Begley/SNY

Honestly, I think Stotts would have been a better candidate for the NYK HC job. What he did in POR with little more than an undersized, score first PG with defensive limitations was impressive. I don't have confidence in MIke Brown's ability to put an offense together.

Pickled Prunes wrote:Honestly, I think Stotts would have been a better candidate for the NYK HC job. What he did in POR with little more than an undersized, score first PG with defensive limitations was impressive. I don't have confidence in MIke Brown's ability to put an offense together.

Coaches like Stotts should be leaning more towards retirement than trying to be a coach again. Yeah, their knowledge of the game is there, but these aren't the same players who really want to be coached. Also, to your Knicks point not sure if he would've taken them to the Finals.

MitchB3 wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:Honestly, I think Stotts would have been a better candidate for the NYK HC job. What he did in POR with little more than an undersized, score first PG with defensive limitations was impressive. I don't have confidence in MIke Brown's ability to put an offense together.

Coaches like Stotts should be leaning more towards retirement than trying to be a coach again. Yeah, their knowledge of the game is there, but these aren't the same players who really want to be coached. Also, to your Knicks point not sure if he would've taken them to the Finals.

Well, the East is broken right now so almost any coach would have a shot. But I didn't say anything about the Finals, I said Stotts would be a better coach for this squad than Mike Brown.

Unfortunately, three of last seasons top-5 teams lost key players to Achilles injuries. The Knicks should make the Conference Finals by default and Mike Brown might get the credit for a seemingly inevitable outcome.

Pickled Prunes wrote:

MitchB3 wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:Honestly, I think Stotts would have been a better candidate for the NYK HC job. What he did in POR with little more than an undersized, score first PG with defensive limitations was impressive. I don't have confidence in MIke Brown's ability to put an offense together.

Coaches like Stotts should be leaning more towards retirement than trying to be a coach again. Yeah, their knowledge of the game is there, but these aren't the same players who really want to be coached. Also, to your Knicks point not sure if he would've taken them to the Finals.

Well, the East is broken right now so almost any coach would have a shot. But I didn't say anything about the Finals, I said Stotts would be a better coach for this squad than Mike Brown.

Unfortunately, three of last seasons top-5 teams lost key players to Achilles injuries. The Knicks should make the Conference Finals by default and Mike Brown might get the credit for a seemingly inevitable outcome.

Mike Brown is a solid head coach, but I don't see him making the ECF with the Knicks. This was a rush hire; the roster is definitely better, but there's just something about Mike Brown that just doesn't sit well with me.

MitchB3 wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:

MitchB3 wrote:

Coaches like Stotts should be leaning more towards retirement than trying to be a coach again. Yeah, their knowledge of the game is there, but these aren't the same players who really want to be coached. Also, to your Knicks point not sure if he would've taken them to the Finals.

Well, the East is broken right now so almost any coach would have a shot. But I didn't say anything about the Finals, I said Stotts would be a better coach for this squad than Mike Brown.

Unfortunately, three of last seasons top-5 teams lost key players to Achilles injuries. The Knicks should make the Conference Finals by default and Mike Brown might get the credit for a seemingly inevitable outcome.

Mike Brown is a solid head coach, but I don't see him making the ECF with the Knicks. This was a rush hire; the roster is definitely better, but there's just something about Mike Brown that just doesn't sit well with me.

I'm with you on your Mike Brown take, but I think NYK might make the ECF anyway... If not them, who? If not now, when?

BOS is dismantling: Porzingis, Horford and Holiday are gone and Tatum is out.
IND lost Turner and Haliburton will be out.
MIL lost Dame and Lopez, replacing them with Turner and a couple of 3rd sting guards.
DET got worse, if by no other reason than adding LeVert. But I guess he's replacing Hardaway Jr, one of the few players I believe in less. Beasley and Duncan might be a wash but I think they will mis Schroeder. (But not badly enough to have offered him 3yr/45m.)

ORL and ATL should be better, so there are our potential maybe's. (I really like what ORL did.) But these were the 7 and 8 seeds last season. Will they get there?

I guess I should mention PHI as a possibility. They only added VJ, Johni Broome, a few undrafted players and a couple of players that couldn't get minutes in BRK or POR.... but IF the NBA gods smile on their health, and if they find a real PF so PG can get back to the wing, they might just have a punchers chance at the ECF.

Pickled Prunes wrote:

MitchB3 wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:Well, the East is broken right now so almost any coach would have a shot. But I didn't say anything about the Finals, I said Stotts would be a better coach for this squad than Mike Brown.

Unfortunately, three of last seasons top-5 teams lost key players to Achilles injuries. The Knicks should make the Conference Finals by default and Mike Brown might get the credit for a seemingly inevitable outcome.

Mike Brown is a solid head coach, but I don't see him making the ECF with the Knicks. This was a rush hire; the roster is definitely better, but there's just something about Mike Brown that just doesn't sit well with me.

I'm with you on your Mike Brown take, but I think NYK might make the ECF anyway... If not them, who? If not now, when?

BOS is dismantling: Porzingis, Horford and Holiday are gone and Tatum is out.
IND lost Turner and Haliburton will be out.
MIL lost Dame and Lopez, replacing them with Turner and a couple of 3rd sting guards.
DET got worse, if by no other reason than adding LeVert. But I guess he's replacing Hardaway Jr, one of the few players I believe in less. Beasley and Duncan might be a wash but I think they will mis Schroeder. (But not badly enough to have offered him 3yr/45m.)

ORL and ATL should be better, so there are our potential maybe's. (I really like what ORL did.) But these were the 7 and 8 seeds last season. Will they get there?

I guess I should mention PHI as a possibility. They only added VJ, Johni Broome, a few undrafted players and a couple of players that couldn't get minutes in BRK or POR.... but IF the NBA gods smile on their health, and if they find a real PF so PG can get back to the wing, they might just have a punchers chance at the ECF.

A few things:

1- The East is weak, but I don't see it. The Cavs would be the real threat if they played through Mobley or do something.
2- The Sixers? Don't make me laugh. That team is one owner away from waking up and realizing he's wasting time and money by being in a rebuild.
3- ORL got better. IF the team was FULLY healthy the last season (24-25), they would've thrown a wrench into one team's plan.
4- ATL, this is a make-it-or-break-it year for Trae, so that team kinda has to make a run.
5- Never count out the Heat. Coach Spo will find a way to get them to the playoffs.