Not so fast, Mark Jackson. New York Knicks team president Donnie Walsh is scheduled to meet with Avery Johnson today to discuss the team's current opening for a head coach. As you may recall, Mark Jackson -- the guy with zero previous coaching experience -- was for some reason the leading candidate for the job not too long ago, but wisely, the team is now exploring all of their options.
Walsh has recently met with (still current!) Suns' head coach Mike D'Antoni, as well as Rick Carlisle (frontrunner for the Mavs' job). I'm not sold on Carlisle, but honestly, D'Antoni and Johnson would both be fantastic choices for the job.
It's not like these two coaches are coming off of losing seasons, or have a history of not being able to perform. In fact, it's just the opposite. Both coaches are coming off of 50+ win seasons, and if not for stupid, panicky mid-season trades, either team could have potentially gone much further in the playoffs. The Knicks would do well to hire either of these two for the position, although based on the current talent on the roster (which the new coach will be stuck with for a while), it would seem that Avery Johnson would be a better fit at the moment.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Not a good match!
Posted at 3:51PM on May 8th 2008 by frank
2. Avery would be a good choice if he can sell his system to the players and earn their respect. In the paraphrasing Tommy LaSorda "You don't squeeze birds because you kill them and you can't give birds freedom because they will fly away." Donnie Walsh should just put names in a hat and pick the winner.
Posted at 12:35AM on May 10th 2008 by George B Vieto