INDIANAPOLIS – The New York Knicks have botched their search for a new head coach.
At this rate, they’re going to ask the 29 other teams for permission to interview their coach and get denied permission 29 times.
The Dallas Mavericks denied the Knicks permission to interview Jason Kidd. The Minnesota Timberwolves did the same with Chris Finch. The Houston Rockets did the same with Ime Udoka. The Chicago Bulls did the same with Billy Donovan and the Atlanta Hawks did the same with Quin Snyder, according to multiple reports.
So what was their plan? Just hope that a team with a good coach was going to let a good coach go to the Knicks in exchange for a couple of second-round draft picks.
When you fire a coach – a coach who just took your team to its first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 seasons and had established a winning identity and helped changed the perception of the franchise – you better have a list of coaches ready and available for interviews and the job.
