Johnnie Bryant, Cavs assistant coach this year and was Knicks asst coach under Thibs from 20-24. He is supposedly the leader for the Suns job.
Interesting little nugget by Begley was that Bryant was hired by the FO and not Thibs too.
Johnnie Bryant, Cavs assistant coach this year and was Knicks asst coach under Thibs from 20-24. He is supposedly the leader for the Suns job.
Really wonder what direction they go.Interesting little nugget by Begley was that Bryant was hired by the FO and not Thibs too.
I still stand by the “hit the ceiling” argument, since I have been using it often (along with the idea that this roster construction does not fit Thibs’ style).Spo is the one coach who is an inarguable upgrade from Thibs.
Hiring a college coach would be an enormous mistake.
I like Malone but there is no good argument that he is an upgrade from Thibs.
And I love the "hit his ceiling" argument. Hit his ceiling with what, the roster the front office put together by changing 40% of the starting lineup at the beginning of this season, supplementing with a one-deep bench, and giving up essentially all of their future draft capital that might have produced useful bench players?
If folks don't see this more as a front office failure than a coaching failure then we are watching different games. This team consistently produced out of timeouts, consistently won close games, and consistently came back from deficits that a lot of teams would have quit on. The lineup and rotations got changed against Indy when they needed to after a starting unit that was consistently poor all season finally got exposed in THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP round where they haven't been in 25 years, and if it were not for a Game 1 loss because Aaron Nesmith went NBA-Jam "he's on fire!" and Halliburton got a lucky bounce then on Thursday it would be them instead of Indy with the chance to lose to OKC in 5 games.
IMHO Thibs was an enormous factor in how this team got as far as it did, and in the end his undoing was the roster construction which is not on him.
EDIT: And what will happen next year is that Towns will be gone and if the team wins folks will say "yeah, it's because Thibs hit his ceiling and X took them farther" as opposed to saying "gee it's a shame that they saddled Thibs with the worst defensive big in the league and he didn't have this roster instead."
Until the Knicks officially hire a coach, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility, but I don't think the Knicks want to go the college route.Pitino throwing out the first pitch at the stadium tomorrow night. Announce him as Knicks coach and he runs out like Billy at old timers day
So let me understand - we make the conference finals for the first time in 25 years and playoffs 4 of the past 5 years. If I could get a curse on me like that, I wouldn't be upset.FIRE DOLAN--THE CURSE CONTINUES.
Johnnie Bryant, Cavs assistant coach this year and was Knicks asst coach under Thibs from 20-24. He is supposedly the leader for the Suns job.
As a Knicks fan, the I give that suggestion a big thumbs down!Until the Knicks officially hire a coach, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility, but I don't think the Knicks want to go the college route.
Wouldn't mind if they plucked Dan Hurley out of the Big East, though. I believe the Knicks are one of the few jobs he'd consider leaving UCONN for. But again, I don't think the Knicks want a college coach.
I'm a Knicks fan too, but a St. John's fan first and foremost.As a Knicks fan, the I give that suggestion a big thumbs down!
I’m equally a fan of both teams and have to say I fear Hurley more as a coach to my Knicks than I do as a rival coach to my Johnnies. Think he’d be a disaster in the NBA.I'm a Knicks fan too, but a St. John's fan first and foremost.
Reasonable position although I'm probably more of a Thibs fan than you and hate the thought of Hurley even being considered for the job.I still stand by the “hit the ceiling” argument, since I have been using it often (along with the idea that this roster construction does not fit Thibs’ style).
Of course this can backfire, but it can also work out. I like Rose more than I like Thibs, so I am willing to see this play out.
I think it makes no sense for the Knicks or Hurley.I’m equally a fan of both teams and have to say I fear Hurley more as a coach to my Knicks than I do as a rival coach to my Johnnies. Think he’d be a disaster in the NBA.
You are probably right. I just wonder if Jeff Van Gundy, who has been successful as an assistant for the Clippers, and our own Mark Jackson aren't worth an interview.I think Knicks hire their main target quickly.This has a feel that work behind the scenes has taken place before the Thibs news.