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[Charania] The Knicks Request Permission To Speak To Chris Finch (MIN) and Ime Udoka (HOU)

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Post#21 » by kalel123 » Wed Jun 11, 2025 3:54 pm

Feel like I saw somewhere that Jason Kidd was leaving Mavericks in offseason. Must have been mistaken.

Anyway, not sure why Knicks can't just hire from the available pool of free agents instead of trying to poach them from other teams.
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Post#22 » by OakleyDokely » Wed Jun 11, 2025 3:55 pm

whitehops wrote:i feel like it would be more time-efficient if they just sent out an email blast to all 29 teams asking if they didn't want their head coach anymore.


Funny enough, that's how they landed Bargnani.
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Post#23 » by Scase » Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:23 pm

Duffman100 wrote:Why would they think either team would give up coaches who have been delivering results?

They were stupid enough to fire a coach that gave them results, so in Dolan logic, that means other teams must also be stupid :lol:
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Post#24 » by MiamiSPX » Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:01 pm

Oh Knicks of old, how I have missed you. Glad you're back.

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Post#27 » by Vorticity » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:56 am

Lol
Has any other org ever done this so blatantly or en batch? Look like a desperate boyfriend :lol:
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Post#28 » by DatHomieYouHaTe » Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:02 am

Is Darko next????
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Post#30 » by djsunyc » Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:03 am

im starting to think this is all a joke and the knicks are gonna end up with someone like ty lue.
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Post#33 » by MiamiSPX » Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:45 pm

Vorticity wrote:Lol
Has any other org ever done this so blatantly or en batch? Look like a desperate boyfriend :lol:


The hilarious part is whoever they end up hiring will always know he was their 10th choice.
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Post#34 » by mtcan » Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:47 pm

Would Masai deny a request to interview and hire away Darko?

Would we like the draft pick compensation or is Masai just that petty and say no?
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Post#37 » by WaltFrazier » Thu Jun 12, 2025 9:08 pm

All the comments along the lines of, embarassing, or, Knicks gonna Knick, are just plain stupid. They are doing due diligence. Every report on an existing HC is coming from the team involved, not a leak from the Knicks.

This guy, a Miami guy, has the right reasonable take:

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They are probably also contacting the agents of free agent coaches like Malone but no one is leaking that. Assistant Johnnie Bryant is a viable candidate too.

The timing so far is exactly like Masai and Nurse, fired a few days after elimination, set out on a long search and interview process. Masai maybe missed out on Udoka because he moved slowly. But how long did it take to hire Darko? Weeks right? I can't recall if he was even in place by summer league, certainly not by the draft. There's two differences. 1. Raps were looking for a coach to rebuild, Knicks are looking for a coach to improve a contender. 2. Knicks are in the media capital, and I've learned on the Knicks board, Knicks for clicks is a real thing. A coaching search takes weeks, especially this one with no competing vacancies. But the hot take media types can't come out every day and say, well Leon Rose knows what he's doing, let's just be patient. No, they have to stir the pot with takes like, oh what are they doing, same old Dolan, etc. But it's not the same old front office anymore.

Edit: my mistake the tweet above was a guy commenting on the media angle. This is the Miami guy, commenting that Knicks are going about things in a smart way:

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Post#39 » by Zeno » Sat Jun 14, 2025 2:50 am

WaltFrazier wrote:All the comments along the lines of, embarassing, or, Knicks gonna Knick, are just plain stupid. They are doing due diligence. Every report on an existing HC is coming from the team involved, not a leak from the Knicks.

This guy, a Miami guy, has the right reasonable take:

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They are probably also contacting the agents of free agent coaches like Malone but no one is leaking that. Assistant Johnnie Bryant is a viable candidate too.

The timing so far is exactly like Masai and Nurse, fired a few days after elimination, set out on a long search and interview process. Masai maybe missed out on Udoka because he moved slowly. But how long did it take to hire Darko? Weeks right? I can't recall if he was even in place by summer league, certainly not by the draft. There's two differences. 1. Raps were looking for a coach to rebuild, Knicks are looking for a coach to improve a contender. 2. Knicks are in the media capital, and I've learned on the Knicks board, Knicks for clicks is a real thing. A coaching search takes weeks, especially this one with no competing vacancies. But the hot take media types can't come out every day and say, well Leon Rose knows what he's doing, let's just be patient. No, they have to stir the pot with takes like, oh what are they doing, same old Dolan, etc. But it's not the same old front office anymore.

Edit: my mistake the tweet above was a guy commenting on the media angle. This is the Miami guy, commenting that Knicks are going about things in a smart way:

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Let’s be serious, they aren’t asking for permission to talk to an already employed head coach. There is only one way that kind of thing resolves and that is a contract offer. There is nothing wrong with conducting interviews and also maybe targeting an employed coach if they don’t like their options. But this is poorly done because the process is out of order and excessive. Regardless people are making too much of what is probably going to be meaningless but the process is undeniably flawed.
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Re: [Charania] The Knicks Request Permission To Speak To Chris Finch (MIN) and Ime Udoka (HOU) 

Post#40 » by Raptors Realtor » Sat Jun 14, 2025 2:51 am

WaltFrazier wrote:All the comments along the lines of, embarassing, or, Knicks gonna Knick, are just plain stupid. They are doing due diligence. Every report on an existing HC is coming from the team involved, not a leak from the Knicks.

This guy, a Miami guy, has the right reasonable take:

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They are probably also contacting the agents of free agent coaches like Malone but no one is leaking that. Assistant Johnnie Bryant is a viable candidate too.

The timing so far is exactly like Masai and Nurse, fired a few days after elimination, set out on a long search and interview process. Masai maybe missed out on Udoka because he moved slowly. But how long did it take to hire Darko? Weeks right? I can't recall if he was even in place by summer league, certainly not by the draft. There's two differences. 1. Raps were looking for a coach to rebuild, Knicks are looking for a coach to improve a contender. 2. Knicks are in the media capital, and I've learned on the Knicks board, Knicks for clicks is a real thing. A coaching search takes weeks, especially this one with no competing vacancies. But the hot take media types can't come out every day and say, well Leon Rose knows what he's doing, let's just be patient. No, they have to stir the pot with takes like, oh what are they doing, same old Dolan, etc. But it's not the same old front office anymore.

Edit: my mistake the tweet above was a guy commenting on the media angle. This is the Miami guy, commenting that Knicks are going about things in a smart way:

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In fairness, they have the same overbearing, meddling and irrational owner in Dolan that they've always had during their 2 decades of futility, so they don't automatically get the benefit of the doubt regarding questionable decisions and/or their processes because they've had some recent success.

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