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FrozenEnvelope wrote:The KnicksFix wrote:Micah Nori is not a bad coach
He was the architect of many of the offensive schemes for Minnesota but I don’t know if he’s THE COACH I want
Nori as the Knicks coach after losing to Charlotte making it 3 losses in a row..."What do you also call a Hornet? A wanna bee HAHAHAHAHAHHHHH"
I think we'd all get sick and fed up with all the joking and quotes real quick.
KnixinSix wrote:Jay10 wrote:KnixinSix wrote:
He 100% has legit sources. I had been speculating on the deep Knick connections with KAT for months up until that point and the precarious financial position Minny was in with the upcoming CBA and connected the dots . I was saying for months a KAT trade was the trade that made the most sense. When KP mentioned it and HOW he spoke about it, you could tell he knew it was definitely getting set up behind the scenes. I mentioned it at the time too....
Thats it right there. No use arguing with Melo though ....he is one of them dudes no amount of reasoning or logic changes his mind when he has convinced himself of something
your logic is pretty flawed if you think he’s “breaking news”. 
3toheadmelo wrote:KnixinSix wrote:Jay10 wrote:
Thats it right there. No use arguing with Melo though ....he is one of them dudes no amount of reasoning or logic changes his mind when he has convinced himself of something
Just listened to the clip. What a major reach by you guys. All he says is that “Knicks want KAT” and then goes on to say it’s not clear that the Timberwolves would make a trade.
GONYK wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:KnixinSix wrote:
Thats it right there. No use arguing with Melo though ....he is one of them dudes no amount of reasoning or logic changes his mind when he has convinced himself of something
Just listened to the clip. What a major reach by you guys. All he says is that “Knicks want KAT” and then goes on to say it’s not clear that the Timberwolves would make a trade.
This is a line of discourse that has veered off course from the Knicks' coaching search.
You can have a Battle Royale about Shams vs CP in Hamsterdam if you'd like.
3toheadmelo wrote:GONYK wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Just listened to the clip. What a major reach by you guys. All he says is that “Knicks want KAT” and then goes on to say it’s not clear that the Timberwolves would make a trade.
This is a line of discourse that has veered off course from the Knicks' coaching search.
You can have a Battle Royale about Shams vs CP in Hamsterdam if you'd like.
My apologizes sir
WargamesX wrote:https://www.minnpost.com/sports/2022/02/the-balloon-artist-how-wolves-assistant-coach-micah-nori-became-chris-finchs-most-trusted-confidante/"This is how Finch describes Nori’s resume with the Wolves: “As lead assistant he kind of has oversight on everything. But he drills down on offensive and defensive special situations; end of quarter management, end of game management, also substitutions, that kind of stuff. He and Pablo (Prigioni) share the offensive responsibilities as a 1-2 combo. Sometimes one is working on our concepts and our flow and the other one is working on our set plays, and they go back and forth. He does about a half-dozen scouts on teams where he is already super familiar with the personnel. And he has oversight over the video room, just because we have lot of young people there, and he’s been around the league for so long and has a great feel for best practices and how to develop a young crew.”
Interesting stuff. He might not be a HC but he does a lot of HC things for the wolves.
RIP mags WargamesX wrote:The funniest part is based on him covering Finch due to that injury Nori has playoff coaching experience leading a team to the conference finals, and was part of a coaching staff that did it the last two years in a row.
I don't know him well, but I see the appeal for the FO.
RIP mags Jalen Bluntson wrote:WargamesX wrote:The funniest part is based on him covering Finch due to that injury Nori has playoff coaching experience leading a team to the conference finals, and was part of a coaching staff that did it the last two years in a row.
I don't know him well, but I see the appeal for the FO.
In April 2024, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee due to a collision with player Mike Conley Jr. during a playoff game. This injury required surgery and sidelined Finch from courtside coaching.
Assistant coach Micah Nori stepped in to fill the role of standing coach. While Finch still contributed from the second row, Nori managed the game flow, including calling timeouts. The team continued their playoff run with this altered coaching setup, ultimately losing in the Western Conference semifinals.
How many games and what were the results? It's kind of an odd situation. Doesn't sound very impressive overall.
Jalen Bluntson wrote:WargamesX wrote:The funniest part is based on him covering Finch due to that injury Nori has playoff coaching experience leading a team to the conference finals, and was part of a coaching staff that did it the last two years in a row.
I don't know him well, but I see the appeal for the FO.
In April 2024, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee due to a collision with player Mike Conley Jr. during a playoff game. This injury required surgery and sidelined Finch from courtside coaching.
Assistant coach Micah Nori stepped in to fill the role of standing coach. While Finch still contributed from the second row, Nori managed the game flow, including calling timeouts. The team continued their playoff run with this altered coaching setup, ultimately losing in the Western Conference semifinals.
How many games and what were the results? It's kind of an odd situation. Doesn't sound very impressive overall.
WargamesX wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:WargamesX wrote:The funniest part is based on him covering Finch due to that injury Nori has playoff coaching experience leading a team to the conference finals, and was part of a coaching staff that did it the last two years in a row.
I don't know him well, but I see the appeal for the FO.
In April 2024, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee due to a collision with player Mike Conley Jr. during a playoff game. This injury required surgery and sidelined Finch from courtside coaching.
Assistant coach Micah Nori stepped in to fill the role of standing coach. While Finch still contributed from the second row, Nori managed the game flow, including calling timeouts. The team continued their playoff run with this altered coaching setup, ultimately losing in the Western Conference semifinals.
How many games and what were the results? It's kind of an odd situation. Doesn't sound very impressive overall.
I ruptured my patella almost a decade ago and was in grad school. trust me the pain pills will have you are out of it, I almost failed out because I couldn’t think nearly as well due to the pain pills. Him being there was maybe for his insight, but there is no way he was the guy in charge, like he was this year.
RIP mags Jalen Bluntson wrote:WargamesX wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:
In April 2024, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee due to a collision with player Mike Conley Jr. during a playoff game. This injury required surgery and sidelined Finch from courtside coaching.
Assistant coach Micah Nori stepped in to fill the role of standing coach. While Finch still contributed from the second row, Nori managed the game flow, including calling timeouts. The team continued their playoff run with this altered coaching setup, ultimately losing in the Western Conference semifinals.
How many games and what were the results? It's kind of an odd situation. Doesn't sound very impressive overall.
I ruptured my patella almost a decade ago and was in grad school. trust me the pain pills will have you are out of it, I almost failed out because I couldn’t think nearly as well due to the pain pills. Him being there was maybe for his insight, but there is no way he was the guy in charge, like he was this year.
Fair enough. I assume they were still running what Finch was for the most part though. Also, how many games and did they win? Ultimately they lost. I haven't finished my research yet.
He sounds like half an asst head coach in that write up. Finch talking him up seems fluffy as well. I like the things he was responsible for though. Sounds interesting.
I just want the next guy to be the guy. So far, Brown is still the best interview candidate to me.
WargamesX wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:WargamesX wrote:I ruptured my patella almost a decade ago and was in grad school. trust me the pain pills will have you are out of it, I almost failed out because I couldn’t think nearly as well due to the pain pills. Him being there was maybe for his insight, but there is no way he was the guy in charge, like he was this year.
Fair enough. I assume they were still running what Finch was for the most part though. Also, how many games and did they win? Ultimately they lost. I haven't finished my research yet.
He sounds like half an asst head coach in that write up. Finch talking him up seems fluffy as well. I like the things he was responsible for though. Sounds interesting.
I just want the next guy to be the guy. So far, Brown is still the best interview candidate to me.
IDK, honestly the more I deep dive into Nori the more Aller/Perrin vibes I get from him. Like he is an assistant who is really good at their job but looked over for the opportunity to move up because of whatever non basketball related reasons.
I am becoming ok with this hire.
If I had to bet his likable personality probably rubs people the wrong way during interviews since we all grown up with the super serious Riley/Pop/Jackson model as the guys we think make good head coaches, but it seems like Nori had his hand on every part of the wolves coaching (defense, offense, in game coach, etc), uses analytics, and actually coached the Wolves to the conference finals with no prior notice.
RIP mags rajajackal wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:KnixinSix wrote:
Incorrect. He absolutely is a source. He knew KAT before anyone else and specifically said Thibs on thin ice was not speculation at all. He has hit on other things too. He has a VERY good source within the organization.
He absolutely did not know about KAT before anyone. Shams has said for the past couple of years that if he ever became available the Knicks would try to get him.
What breaking news has knicksfan tv hit on? I just gave you examples of everything sham broke.
he actually did tease the kat trade before anyone i remember being surprised that he had sources. did it again with thibs this year, made shams look dumb
mrtease wrote:rajajackal wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:He absolutely did not know about KAT before anyone. Shams has said for the past couple of years that if he ever became available the Knicks would try to get him.
What breaking news has knicksfan tv hit on? I just gave you examples of everything sham broke.
he actually did tease the kat trade before anyone i remember being surprised that he had sources. did it again with thibs this year, made shams look dumb
Plus he was firm that the Knicks had zero interest in Malone right from the start, while every other nba person was saying he would be a strong possibility. KFTV is legit, CP does not BS
