Knicks Under Fire Over Head Coach Search
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New York took swings at coaches under contract that interested them, such as Dallas' Jason Kidd, but was rejected at every turn.
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The New York Knicks made an impressive run to the Eastern Conference Finals run during the 2024-25 NBA season. Unfortunately, they ran into a red-hot Indiana Pacers team, which were able to eliminate them in six games.
Over a week after firing Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks' search for an experienced successor has hit some road blocks. One day after New York was rebuffed when asking permission to speak with Chris Finch (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets),
Having already been rebuffed by five different teams in their requests to interview replacements for Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks may finally be ready to start looking outside the realm of currently employed coaches in their search for a new bench boss.
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Charles Barkley is never afraid to speak his mind -- and he let loose on the Knicks for how they’re handling their coaching search. “The Knicks gotta be the stupidest damn people in the world,” Barkley said on NBA TV during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Several reports now indicate that the New York Knicks are expected to come up short in their pursuit of Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as their replacement for Tom Thibodeau. ESPN reported Wednesday morning that Dallas gave a "firm rejection" to the Knicks when they requested permission to talk to Kidd.
If the team's real plan was to poach another team's coach, that shows a level of organizational incompetence that Barkley is right to roast them for having. However, we'll give the Knicks the benefit of the doubt until we see who their next head coach is.
The New York Knicks continue to strike out when it comes to getting permission from teams to speak to potential coaching candidates.
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The Knicks, meantime, are the only coaching opening in the NBA but they have been shut down while trying to speak with numerous sitting NBA head coaches, including Jason Kidd (Dallas), Ime Udoka (Houston), Chris Finch (Minnesota), Billy Donovan (Chicago) and Quin Snyder (Atlanta).