Speaker 1: Let's get to the New York Knicks and then search
Speaker 1: for a new head coach, which doesn't appear to be
Speaker 1: going well. By the way, the Knicks, who fired Tom
Speaker 1: Thibodeaux after advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, have been
Speaker 1: turned down by several teams seeking to speak to their
Speaker 1: head coach. According to multiple sources, the Mavericks denied the
Speaker 1: ex permission to interview Jason Kidd. The Timberwolves did the
Speaker 1: same with Chris Finch. The Rockets did the same with
Speaker 1: Emy Udoka, The Bulls did the same with Billy Donovan,
Speaker 1: and the Hawks did the same with Quinn Snyder. So
Speaker 1: the situation looks disastrous for New York, who fired the
Speaker 1: head coach that led them to the Eastern Conference Finals
Speaker 1: without a plan. Here's my point, what the hell are
Speaker 1: you doing calling Quinn Snyder? You let go of Tom Thibodeaux,
Speaker 1: and your answer to New Yorkers was going to be
Speaker 1: Quinn Snyder is the next head coach of this franchise.
Speaker 1: Quinn Snyder, who by the way, knows basketball, who can coach.
Speaker 1: I'm not trying to disrespect him in any way. I'm
Speaker 1: just simply saying, what does he accomplished that's gonna make
Speaker 1: you say, Okay, it's all right that Tims is going,
Speaker 1: we got this guy now, because that's what you need
Speaker 1: to do. When you got a coach that gotted you
Speaker 1: to back to back fifty plus win seasons or fifty
Speaker 1: win seasons and took you to within two games of
Speaker 1: an NBA Finals, you're going to need to have somebody
Speaker 1: bonafide in order to replace him, wouldn't you say? I'd
Speaker 1: say so. Billy Donovan, two top national champion at Florida,
Speaker 1: respect the hell out of that man. But in Oklahoma
Speaker 1: City and then now in Chicago, he's not the answer
Speaker 1: for the New York Knicks at this particular moment in time.
Speaker 1: He's just not. He's just not. So I can understand
Speaker 1: you reaching out to the email you dooka. You had
Speaker 1: no chance till in Fati. They ain't letting that man
Speaker 1: out of that contract with two years left on his deal.
Speaker 1: He loves them. I understand you reaching out to other
Speaker 1: coaches adjacent Kidd in Dallas, Mavericks weren't letting him go.
Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is coming back, Kyrie Evan eventually coming back.
Speaker 1: We are about they're about to draft Cooper flag Okay, no, no, no,
Speaker 1: they ain't let Jason not happening. I'm still wondering why
Speaker 1: they have it picked, or at least interviewed Mike Malone,
Speaker 1: former coach with the Denver Nuggets, who won a championship
Speaker 1: just a couple of years ago. What the hell is
Speaker 1: that about? To not even talk to this man, to
Speaker 1: not even interview this man knowing that he brings championship
Speaker 1: credentials to the table. What's up with that? With all
Speaker 1: of that being said, y'all know where I'm going. I'm
Speaker 1: waiting for Mark Jackson to get the call. Hand down,
Speaker 1: man down that dude. I'm waiting for a guy that
Speaker 1: started Bishop Blacklan in Brooklyn, New York, that went to
Speaker 1: Saint John's University and stood out, They got drafted by
Speaker 1: the New York Knicks and was Rookie of the Year.
Speaker 1: I'm talking about that Mark Jackson. I'm talking about Mark Jackson,
Speaker 1: who was last seen as an outside a team member
Speaker 1: of you know, the A team calling games on the
Speaker 1: NBA for ESPN and ABC with Jeff Van Gundy. I'm
Speaker 1: talking about that Mark Jackson. I'm talking about to Mark
Speaker 1: Jackson that guided Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and Draymond
Speaker 1: Green through the early parts of their career that set
Speaker 1: the table for Steve Curdi capitalized on and ultimately become
Speaker 1: a champion as a coach. How in God's name does
Speaker 1: this man Mark Jackson, who's been out of coaching for
Speaker 1: a decade, not even get a job in over a decade,
Speaker 1: not even as a lead assistant. How does that happen?
Speaker 1: I'm really really wondering about that. I really need to
Speaker 1: understand that. And so I say all of that to
Speaker 1: say to you, this guy, Mark Jackson, New York would
Speaker 1: stand up and salute at such a decision without question.
Speaker 1: He would be embraced by New Yorkers everywhere because we
Speaker 1: all know he was a damn good coach, and we
Speaker 1: all knows he deserves the opportunity. He doesn't deserve to
Speaker 1: be blackball like it appears he's been blackballed. The other
Speaker 1: name that I would throw out there is Sam Cassell,
Speaker 1: lead assistant on the Boston Celtics. It's been an assistant
Speaker 1: coach in various places, including Philadelphia and now Boston. He's
Speaker 1: been a bevy of places. He has paid his dues.
Speaker 1: By the way, he's a two time champion as a player.
Speaker 1: He knows the game of basketball. He's in your face,
Speaker 1: he's about holding you accountable. By the way, he also
Speaker 1: won a championship with Boston if I remember correctly, with
Speaker 1: KG and the Crew. Sam Cassell is special basketball mind
Speaker 1: and incredibly incredibly relatable. The players will get in their face,
Speaker 1: call them the hell out, and still have them hugging
Speaker 1: him and saying let's go out to dinner. That's how
Speaker 1: much love they got for him, in respect they have
Speaker 1: for him. Sam Cassell has the credentials Mark Jackson or
Speaker 1: Sam Cassel next head coach for the New York Knicks.
Speaker 1: Why not? Why not? Because clearly the Knicks don't know
Speaker 1: what the hell they're doing. Maybe it was Dolan that
Speaker 1: forced Leon Rose to get rid of him, rid of
Speaker 1: Tom Thibodeaux, even though he wasn't able to force Leon
Speaker 1: Rose to do anything else. He gave leon Rose latitude
Speaker 1: with everything else. Why would he have a heavy hand
Speaker 1: when it comes to Thibodeaux? And if the players had
Speaker 1: something to do with this, why did Leon Rose have
Speaker 1: to capitulate to them? Is he not the president of
Speaker 1: basketball operations? Where was Jalen Brunson going to go when
Speaker 1: you got his boy, Michel Bridges, and you gotta call
Speaker 1: Anthony Towns. You got another one of his boys in
Speaker 1: Josh Hort. There Where was he gonna go. I don't
Speaker 1: know what the hell's going on with the New York Knicks.
Speaker 1: I just know that the way they're being talked about now,
Speaker 1: just a couple of weeks after getting to the conference finals,
Speaker 1: it's tantamount to how they were being talked about when
Speaker 1: they were hot garbage, which means that chaos once again
Speaker 1: has reigned over the New York Knicks franchise, discombobulated all
Speaker 1: over the place, lacking maturity, it's got doling written all
Speaker 1: over it. Hopefully they'll make the right decision with who
Speaker 1: their next coach is going to be. But we shall see,
Speaker 1: We shall see.