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Official Knicks Coaching Search Thread pt. 2 (update: poll added 6/18/25)

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Who will be the next coach of the New York Knicks?

Poll ended at Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:31 pm

Mike Brown
24
18%
Taylor Jenkins
42
32%
Johnnie Bryant
27
20%
Mike Malone
5
4%
James Borrego
7
5%
Mike Budenholzer
1
1%
Rick Brunson
4
3%
Jeff Van Gundy
6
5%
Jason Kidd
10
8%
Other
7
5%
 
Total votes: 133

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Post#1342 » by NowWHYcee7 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:32 am

Imagine questioning lineups, minutes management, etc. and getting called a racist AND a sexist. LMAO.
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Post#1343 » by ScienceOfLosing » Sun Jun 29, 2025 11:22 am

NowWHYcee7 wrote:Imagine questioning lineups, minutes management, etc. and getting called a racist AND a sexist. LMAO.


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Post#1344 » by god shammgod » Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:07 pm

they're not gonna hire her so there's no use getting worked up about it.

the first female head coach in the nba can't be under the kind of scrutiny this team will be under next season. better to have that happen somewhere where there is time to grow and in a smaller media market, the coach we hire is expected to make the finals in year 1.
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Post#1345 » by Bob Ross » Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:27 pm

god shammgod wrote:they're not gonna hire her so there's no use getting worked up about it.

the first female head coach in the nba can't be under the kind of scrutiny this team will be under next season. better to have that happen somewhere where there is time to grow and in a smaller media market, the coach we hire is expected to make the finals in year 1.


It would be a huge disservice to the first woman NBA coach to be in NY, especially with the expectations of this team
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Post#1346 » by KnicksGadfly » Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:33 pm

ScienceOfLosing wrote:
NowWHYcee7 wrote:Imagine questioning lineups, minutes management, etc. and getting called a racist AND a sexist. LMAO.


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Uhh...did someone even call you a racist or sexist? Don't be so sensitive...
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Post#1347 » by mpharris36 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:35 pm

god shammgod wrote:they're not gonna hire her so there's no use getting worked up about it.

the first female head coach in the nba can't be under the kind of scrutiny this team will be under next season. better to have that happen somewhere where there is time to grow and in a smaller media market, the coach we hire is expected to make the finals in year 1.


This is shaping up for a miserable season for you :lol:
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Post#1348 » by god shammgod » Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:10 pm

mpharris36 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:they're not gonna hire her so there's no use getting worked up about it.

the first female head coach in the nba can't be under the kind of scrutiny this team will be under next season. better to have that happen somewhere where there is time to grow and in a smaller media market, the coach we hire is expected to make the finals in year 1.


This is shaping up for a miserable season for you :lol:


i'm fine actually. well.....as long as they play kat at the 4 :lol:
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Post#1349 » by ScienceOfLosing » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:04 pm

KnicksGadfly wrote:
ScienceOfLosing wrote:
NowWHYcee7 wrote:Imagine questioning lineups, minutes management, etc. and getting called a racist AND a sexist. LMAO.


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Uhh...did someone even call you a racist or sexist? Don't be so sensitive...


For clarity, I wasn’t at all offended. I was making a joke.
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Post#1350 » by Juco24 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:24 pm

Maybe already reported but both Brown and Taylor have completed their 2nd interviews. I anticipate a decision soon.
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Post#1351 » by jvsimonetti0514 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:28 pm

The problem with the Dawn Stanley rumor isn’t she’s a women but an obvious fake candidate. She’s not gonna get the job cuz we’ve seen the criteria they’re looking for and she doesn’t check any of the boxes.

So If you’re keeping score at home raises the number of fake candidates to 5 or 6 depending on how you view their interest in Jason Kidd.

If/when she says, “no, she’s not interested”that will be the 8th candidate they’ve been interested in that doesn’t even want or is allowed to be interviewed for the job. Just making this coaching search look even more like a farce than it already is.
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Post#1352 » by mpharris36 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:39 pm

god shammgod wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
god shammgod wrote:they're not gonna hire her so there's no use getting worked up about it.

the first female head coach in the nba can't be under the kind of scrutiny this team will be under next season. better to have that happen somewhere where there is time to grow and in a smaller media market, the coach we hire is expected to make the finals in year 1.


This is shaping up for a miserable season for you :lol:


i'm fine actually. well.....as long as they play kat at the 4 :lol:


Im just saying. It's easier on most fans when you don't have expectations. I get it.

It's all in expectations imagine 10 years ago we would be sitting on this board saying it would be a disappointment if we didn't make the finals.
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Post#1353 » by WargamesX » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:53 pm

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:The problem with the Dawn Stanley rumor isn’t she’s a women but an obvious fake candidate. She’s not gonna get the job cuz we’ve seen the criteria they’re looking for and she doesn’t check any of the boxes.

So If you’re keeping score at home raises the number of fake candidates to 5 or 6 depending on how you view their interest in Jason Kidd.

If/when she says, “no, she’s not interested”that will be the 8th candidate they’ve been interested in that doesn’t even want or is allowed to be interviewed for the job. Just making this coaching search look even more like a farce than it already is.

We assume we seen the criteria. Until yesterday we didn't know Dolan was the force behind Thins firing.
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Post#1354 » by WargamesX » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:55 pm

Juco24 wrote:Maybe already reported but both Brown and Taylor have completed their 2nd interviews. I anticipate a decision soon.

It was sort of implied Nori might get a second one too since they “liked him” but those two were confirmed. I didn't hear a timeline on those interviews but it makes sense if they were sooner than later.
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Post#1355 » by Jeff Van Gully » Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:03 pm

WargamesX wrote:
Juco24 wrote:Maybe already reported but both Brown and Taylor have completed their 2nd interviews. I anticipate a decision soon.

It was sort of implied Nori might get a second one too since they “liked him” but those two were confirmed. I didn't hear a timeline on those interviews but it makes sense if they were sooner than later.


i saw reports that the second interviews were coming, but not that they'd happened already. anyone got a link for that?
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Post#1356 » by jvsimonetti0514 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:20 pm

WargamesX wrote:
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:The problem with the Dawn Stanley rumor isn’t she’s a women but an obvious fake candidate. She’s not gonna get the job cuz we’ve seen the criteria they’re looking for and she doesn’t check any of the boxes.

So If you’re keeping score at home raises the number of fake candidates to 5 or 6 depending on how you view their interest in Jason Kidd.

If/when she says, “no, she’s not interested”that will be the 8th candidate they’ve been interested in that doesn’t even want or is allowed to be interviewed for the job. Just making this coaching search look even more like a farce than it already is.

We assume we seen the criteria. Until yesterday we didn't know Dolan was the force behind Thins firing.


Touché :lol: as of right now 8 of the 11 candidates we’ve wanted to speak to have nba head coaching experience and Nori has filled in as head coach. So maybe wanting to interview Dawn Stanley is the start of a new phase of their coaching search but I’ll need more info before jumping to that conclusion.
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Post#1357 » by 3toheadmelo » Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:29 pm

WargamesX wrote:
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:The problem with the Dawn Stanley rumor isn’t she’s a women but an obvious fake candidate. She’s not gonna get the job cuz we’ve seen the criteria they’re looking for and she doesn’t check any of the boxes.

So If you’re keeping score at home raises the number of fake candidates to 5 or 6 depending on how you view their interest in Jason Kidd.

If/when she says, “no, she’s not interested”that will be the 8th candidate they’ve been interested in that doesn’t even want or is allowed to be interviewed for the job. Just making this coaching search look even more like a farce than it already is.

We assume we seen the criteria. Until yesterday we didn't know Dolan was the force behind Thins firing.

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Post#1358 » by 3toheadmelo » Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:29 pm

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:The problem with the Dawn Stanley rumor isn’t she’s a women but an obvious fake candidate. She’s not gonna get the job cuz we’ve seen the criteria they’re looking for and she doesn’t check any of the boxes.

So If you’re keeping score at home raises the number of fake candidates to 5 or 6 depending on how you view their interest in Jason Kidd.

If/when she says, “no, she’s not interested”that will be the 8th candidate they’ve been interested in that doesn’t even want or is allowed to be interviewed for the job. Just making this coaching search look even more like a farce than it already is.

Dolan put the front office in a really bad spot.
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Post#1359 » by Gravy » Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:47 pm

Dolan fired Brunson's guy so he's trying to get another coach he likes

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Post#1360 » by spree8 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 4:09 pm

jvsimonetti0514 wrote:The problem with the Dawn Stanley rumor isn’t she’s a women but an obvious fake candidate. She’s not gonna get the job cuz we’ve seen the criteria they’re looking for and she doesn’t check any of the boxes.

So If you’re keeping score at home raises the number of fake candidates to 5 or 6 depending on how you view their interest in Jason Kidd.

If/when she says, “no, she’s not interested”that will be the 8th candidate they’ve been interested in that doesn’t even want or is allowed to be interviewed for the job. Just making this coaching search look even more like a farce than it already is.



How is it a farce? It seems like they’re simultaneously interviewing available candidates, asking to interview unavailable coaches, and doing favors (getting coaches paid and getting others like her recognition). Seems like it’s in line with the way they usually operate.

They’re pretty unconventional in a lot of ways they do business. From their reported unorthodox style of trade conversations, to all the nepotism/relationship based hiring/drafting/signings, etc, to their mob style dark room meetings (Austin Rivers) and tactics (sending Randle, Wes, Houston to the arena when Jalen & Donovan were playing in the playoffs). They’re just all around different.

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