A recent report indicated that the Knicks would look to hire a permanent head coach by the time the season resumes in Orlando on July 30, and president of basketball operations Leon Rose essentially confirmed as much in a conversation with Mike Breen on MSG Network this week. As Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic relays, Rose said he expects the search to last until mid-to-late July.
“We want to find the right leader that can develop our young players, as well as hold everyone accountable and take us from development to becoming a perennial winner,” Rose told Breen. “We also want somebody that we think will be collaborative with the front office. Someone that when you’re in that huddle, you’re looking in that coach’s eyes, every player that’s looking at him knows that person is driving the ship and going to get the job done.”
As Vorkunov and Ian Begley and Alex Smith of SNY.tv pass along, Rose also addressed several more topics, including the possibility of the Knicks becoming a free agent destination, his thoughts on some of the team’s young players, and the club’s draft plans. On the subject of appealing to top free agents, Rose said he wants to make sure the organization is “player-friendly and first-class,” per SNY.tv.
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Here’s more on the Knicks:
- Greg Joyce of The New York Post takes a closer look at the 11 known candidates for the Knicks’ head coaching position.
- Former Knicks Rasheed Wallace and Stephon Marbury are unimpressed with the team’s decision to hire Rose and William Wesley (“World Wide Wes”), as Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News writes. Wallace called the decision a “brain fart,” while Marbury referred to Wesley as a “world wide sucker.”
- Following the Knicks’ waiver claim of Jared Harper on Thursday, Harper’s former college coach Bruce Pearl praised the Auburn alum, calling him a “flat-out winner” and suggesting New York should retain him for 2020/21. “The Knicks are getting a true scoring point guard,” Pearl told Adam Zagoria of Forbes. “He’s under-sized, but pound-for-pound is as strong and athletic as any player out there on the floor. He has tremendous range and the ability to pull from deep. He’s special in ball-screen and plays at a real good tempo.”
- In case you missed it, the Knicks made another waiver claim today, nabbing Theo Pinson from the Nets and releasing Allonzo Trier to make room on the roster.
Sheed and Starbury lookin for a front office change before the the Knicks even get started. Great points of views from both them.
World Wide Wes is good friend of
Drake
Jay-Z
LaVar Ball
His son is World Wide Peace？
Knicks have tons of artists
I’ve just known that LaVar and World Wide Wes are friends
Warriors pick = LeMelo Ball to Knicks
Then the Warriors would get RJ Barrett and Frank Ntilikina?
As a Knicks fan, I seriously do not want Ball anywhere near them. I think Ball has a pretty realistic shot at being a total bust. He has the smallest sample of experience to look at. Add in the insane amount of fanfare and drama and stupidity that comes with him and Lavar, and it just seems like such a bad idea.
In other words, I fully expect them to trade away Robinson, Barrett, this year’s 1st and another 1st down the line for the rights to Ball.
Ball sucks, Knicks don’t need anymore drama. It’s good to see they are going for coach soon. Best to have a coach for draft. It will tell a lot about our direction.
I think world wide west will make a move to get the Ball brothers to the Knicks
Knicks have to sign good free agents otherwise they don’t have enough assets to trade for Balls
Let’s say Knicks sign Grant then later trade him and a first for Lonzo
Honestly think that Rose is going to pick Kenny Atkinson as the new HC.
Proven track record with the development of young players and a NY kind of coach.
Think most of the interviews are a search for his #1. Plus PR motions look good.