why would the Knicks want Karl?

[BRINGTHEPAIN]

It is rumored they would like Karl.

It may be a false rumor but the Knicks need a coach who stresses d-fense. I wish they would hire a guy like JVG (although someone else since he isn't interested in coaching the Knicks), maybe Mike Fratello? and re-shape their roster to be built like the 90s Knicks. Play slow half-court with bruisers at the 5, 4 and 3 and good trey-shooters elsewhere. George Karl is one of the last coaches I would hire. I also wouldn't hire Mark Jackson as he is too unproven, and its not a time to experiment if you are the Knicks.

[Teen Girl Squad]

Because Karl is a good defensive coach? Just because he's stuck with two negative defensive presences in Melo and AI doesn't mean he doesn't preach it. The nuggets are just selfish and immature. Karl isn't an elite coach but he's a good one.

[Balls]

I thought this thread was about Coby Karl.
Karl would be a great starter for the Knicks.

[BirdIsDaKing]

It is rumored they would like Karl.

It may be a false rumor but the Knicks need a coach who stresses d-fense. I wish they would hire a guy like JVG (although someone else since he isn't interested in coaching the Knicks), maybe Mike Fratello? and re-shape their roster to be built like the 90s Knicks. Play slow half-court with bruisers at the 5, 4 and 3 and good trey-shooters elsewhere. George Karl is one of the last coaches I would hire. I also wouldn't hire Mark Jackson as he is too unproven, and its not a time to experiment if you are the Knicks.

I gotta question for you, when did you start watching basketball?

If George Karl has the right team (ahem 90s Seattle Supersonics) he can do a lot.

And you talk about the 90s Knicks....the 1996 Seattle Supersonics were just like that aswell, so gtfo.

[caborn]

I think he's a good coach. He works well with players, so I think he'd work well with a developing team.

[downundernugget]

lol you can have him. He is a joke of a coach. Has the players respect for one season and then loses control

[Duiz]

I thought this thread was about Coby Karl.
Karl would be a great starter for the Knicks.
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He can't be any worse than Crawford.

[BRINGTHEPAIN]

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I gotta question for you, when did you start watching basketball?

If George Karl has the right team (ahem 90s Seattle Supersonics) he can do a lot.

And you talk about the 90s Knicks....the 1996 Seattle Supersonics were just like that aswell, so gtfo.

Mid-80s.

I wouldn't say the 90sSonics played a similar offense to the 90sKnicks. The Knicks were more halfcourt. The Sonics ran a lot more with Payton bringing more to the fast-break table than any Knicks PG.

And the Sonics bigmen had more range on their jumpers because you had the great perimeter game of Detlef Schrempf, and you had a player very similar to Amare in Shawn Kemp who really could light it up from 18 feet. And you had spot-up shooting bigmen like Frank Brickowski and Sam Perkins.

The Knicks didn't have bigmen spotting up from downtown (apart from Larry Johnson's occasional long-range launches though that wasn't his strength). The Knicks were reliant on Ewing mostly in the post (though a good mid-range game) and a host of bruisers at the 3 and 4 living in the post.

I don't think of 90sSonics when I think of 90sKnicks at all.

The Sonics had good defense, but I think that had more to do with Payton who is one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history, top 15 at least. I think the Nuggest have more defensive capabilities than what we are seeing. A coach like Jeff Van Gundy would definitely see those capabilities.

[That Nicka]

Because Karl is a good defensive coach? Just because he's stuck with two negative defensive presences in Melo and AI doesn't mean he doesn't preach it. The nuggets are just selfish and immature. Karl isn't an elite coach but he's a good one.

George Karl has under-achieved at every placed he's coached

[DelaneyRudd]

Just what the Knicks need, another big ego, high maintenance, recycled coach.

[gavran]

They don't.