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05.21.12

Best Coaching Options for NY Knicks Not Named Mike Woodson Jeff Van Gundy, Jerry Sloan, Mike Woodson, NBA, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, Rankings/List, Stan Van Gundy | Comments Off
Mike Woodson is the heavy favorite to return as head coach of the New York Knicks, yet, the team must continue to consider other options.Woodson led the Knicks to an 18-6 finish this season, but despite his impressive performance, there are a number of other names New York can pillage through.Hiring a head coach is not an issue to be taken lightly, especially after the less-than-adequate track record the Knicks have built over the past decade.So, while Woodson must still be considered a strong candidate, removing the interim label too early is not an option. Exploring the potential surrounding these other ...
05.10.12

NBA Rumors: Phil Jackson Is the Only Solution to NY Knicks’ Deep-Seated Problem Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
There's a very good case to be made for giving Mike Woodson an extended chance to see what he can do as head coach of the New York Knicks.If for no other reason, Mike D'Antoni's replacement has yet to have a full offseason to bring his roster up to speed and acclimate them to his system. He's also yet to have a healthy roster for more than a couple of weeks.Nevertheless, the Knicks' problems may well run so deep that working on X's and O's will only scratch the service while delivering more of the same results. After all, it ...
05.10.12

NBA Rumors: Phil Jackson Is the Only Solution to NY Knicks’ Deep-Seated Problem Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
There's a very good case to be made for giving Mike Woodson an extended chance to see what he can do as head coach of the New York Knicks.If for no other reason, Mike D'Antoni's replacement has yet to have a full offseason to bring his roster up to speed and acclimate them to his system. He's also yet to have a healthy roster for more than a couple of weeks.Nevertheless, the Knicks' problems may well run so deep that working on X's and O's will only scratch the service while delivering more of the same results. After all, it ...
05.04.12

The Empty Promise of Phil Jackson to New York Rumors Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Phil Jackson's ties to New York and the Knicks organization are unavoidable, a fact that serves to propagate the long-rumored and overextended possibility of Jackson taking a seat at the head of the Knickerbocker bench.It's a persistent talking point whenever the coach's seat in New York happens to get a bit warm—err, any warmer than usual, I suppose, considering the media climate—and with the Knicks unable to make any kind of mid-series adjustments against the Miami Heat, current head coach Mike Woodson has rightfully come under fire.That, I assume, created the foundation for Adrian Wojnarowski's latest column for Yahoo! Sports, in ...
05.04.12

The Empty Promise of Phil Jackson to New York Rumors Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Phil Jackson's ties to New York and the Knicks organization are unavoidable, a fact that serves to propagate the long-rumored and overextended possibility of Jackson taking a seat at the head of the Knickerbocker bench.It's a persistent talking point whenever the coach's seat in New York happens to get a bit warm—err, any warmer than usual, I suppose, considering the media climate—and with the Knicks unable to make any kind of mid-series adjustments against the Miami Heat, current head coach Mike Woodson has rightfully come under fire.That, I assume, created the foundation for Adrian Wojnarowski's latest column for Yahoo! Sports, in ...
05.02.12

Phil Jackson Wouldn’t Rescue New York Knicks from Chemistry Crisis NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off
Phil Jackson may be many legendary things, but he's not an alchemist.His limitations as a miracle-worker notwithstanding, the New York Knicks are a franchise in perpetual desperation–even when the outlook isn't all that bad.Murmurs have suggested the Knicks might offer Jackson something in the neighborhood of $50 million to come out of retirement if this postseason ends in disappointment, as it's almost sure to do at this point.The coach extraordinaire has 11 championships to his name (as a coach) and a history of allowing guys like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to flourish on their own terms. It's hard not ...
05.02.12

Phil Jackson Wouldn’t Rescue New York Knicks from Chemistry Crisis NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off
Phil Jackson may be many legendary things, but he's not an alchemist.His limitations as a miracle-worker notwithstanding, the New York Knicks are a franchise in perpetual desperation–even when the outlook isn't all that bad.Murmurs have suggested the Knicks might offer Jackson something in the neighborhood of $50 million to come out of retirement if this postseason ends in disappointment, as it's almost sure to do at this point.The coach extraordinaire has 11 championships to his name (as a coach) and a history of allowing guys like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to flourish on their own terms. It's hard not ...
05.02.12

NBA Rumors: 6 Reasons Phil Jackson Won’t Be Saving the NY Knicks NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off
Rumors of Phil Jackson coming to save the Knicks have been tossed around from the moment the Zen Master retired from the Lakers. “The new name at the top of a coaching search a year from now for a team near a championship, or just any team in New York City: Phil Jackson,” said the NBA itself at the close of the 2010-11 season.Less than a week ago, when the Journal Times reported that “with money being no object, the scuttlebutt is the Knicks brass may offer [Jackson] a four-year, $50 million deal.” In between, Knicks fans thought of the ...
04.25.12

Knicks Should Ignore Phil Jackson Rumors and Remove Mike Woodson’s Interim Tag Basketball, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
The pressure appears to be on for the New York Knicks and interim head coach Mike Woodson. Despite Woodson posting a 16-6 record after replacing Mike D’Antoni, it looks like his job could be in jeopardy, as Gery Woelfel of the Journal Times reports that if the Knicks don’t advance out of the first round of the playoffs this season that the franchise will throw as much as $50 million at Phil Jackson in the offseason. If the New York Knicks don’t advance beyond the first round of the playoffs, I’m hearing they’ll make a major — repeat, major — ...
04.25.12

NBA Rumors: New York Knicks Must Do Whatever It Takes to Land Phil Jackson Basketball, Breaking News, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Rumors, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
The New York Knicks have every single piece a basketball team needs to win a championship, with one major exception. They are sorely lacking a coach who can lead them there.It would simply be crazy of owner James Dolan not to seek the services of Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson this offseason. The team is inevitably going to lose in the first round of the playoffs and it will become clear coach Mike Woodson is better off as an assistant. According to Gery Woelfel of RacineSportsZone.com’s "Rumor of the Week segment," he has heard the organization is already making ...
04.20.12

5 Reasons the Knicks Are Poised to Win a Title Next Season Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, jeremy lin, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
It looks like the New York Knicks are headed to the NBA Playoffs for the second straight year, barring a late-season collapse. If they do indeed reach the postseason, the Knicks will grab the seventh or eighth seed, matching up with either Chicago or Miami in the first round.New York has no chance whatsoever of winning a title this year. It would take a miracle for them to even get passed the first round. However, next year could be a much different story. The trio of Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin will hopefully manage to play a full ...
03.22.12

New York Knicks Should Ride out Mike Woodson, Recruit Phil Jackson Next Year Basketball, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
It only took a few hours. A few hours after former New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni resigned last Wednesday, Phil Jackson's name was being bandied about as a possible replacement.Now a full week later the Knicks, who are being coached on an interim basis by Mike Woodson, are in the midst of a five-game winning streak.Phil Jackson?Not now, we're busy.Phil Jackson may very well be the best candidate to coach the Knicks on a long-term basis but there's no need to attempt to rush Jackson into the head coaching position. Not when Jackson himself has yet to even have ...
03.16.12

Knicks Rumors: Phil Jackson Reportedly Interested in Return to Coaching Basketball, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Rumors, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off
The New York Knicks’ head coach Mike D’Antoni resigned on Wednesday, and now it appears that former Chicago Bulls’ and Los Angeles Lakers’ coach Phil Jackson might be interested in the job. It has been reported that sources close to Jackson have stated that he is fascinated with the Knicks and how they could potentially fit his offensive system. Apparently, he also likes Jeremy Lin as a player and “had his eye on him since last season.” This is a very exciting development for Knicks’ fans for obvious reasons. Jackson has so many championship rings that he can’t even wear ...
03.16.12

Mike D’Antoni Resigns from the Knicks: Was It the Right Choice? Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Mike D’Antoni has resigned as the head coach of the New York Knicks. D’Antoni appeared to be at odds with Knicks star player, Carmelo Anthony. The resignation, which some believe to have been forced onto D’Antoni by Knicks officials, comes after plenty of speculation about his job security all season long. D’Antoni’s departure from the team was long overdue. Clashes with Anthony, lack of motivation, and apparently no attention to defense were problems that D’Antoni’s coaching style were unable to overcome without a player like Steve Nash in control of the offense. By quitting now, D’Antoni is getting out of coaching ...
03.15.12

Carmelo Anthony Needs Phil Jackson to Repair Damaged NBA Legacy Carmelo Anthony, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Mike D'Antoni is gone. That may be good news for Knicks fans but there's another ramification of his departure. All the pressure on the Knicks to preform now shifts to someone else.Mike Woodson? Not really. Yes, Woodson's future as a head coach in New York City does rest on his ability to get results from a loaded Knicks roster that D'Antoni was unable to take advantage of. Luckily for Woodson the bar has been set fairly low.All Woodson really needs to do is get the Knicks above .500 and into the playoffs and regardless of whether the Knicks keep him or ...
03.15.12

Phil Jackson Knicks Rumors: Zen Master Would Never Take on This NY Team Basketball, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Phil Jackson would never come out of comfortable retirement to coach this band of New York Knicks.But of course, we knew as soon as Mike D'Antoni exited, Jackson's name would come up. Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein of ESPN reported: Phil Jackson has not had any contact with the New York Knicks about their suddenly vacant coaching job, according to NBA coaching sources. But it has long been assumed in coaching circles that the Knicks' job is the one position that could convince Jackson, 66, to return to the bench one last time if his health cooperates. Do I believe the organization itself has some ...
03.15.12

Phil Jackson Knicks Rumors: Zen Master Would Never Take on This NY Team Basketball, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Phil Jackson would never come out of comfortable retirement to coach this band of New York Knicks.But of course, we knew as soon as Mike D'Antoni exited, Jackson's name would come up. Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein of ESPN reported: Phil Jackson has not had any contact with the New York Knicks about their suddenly vacant coaching job, according to NBA coaching sources. But it has long been assumed in coaching circles that the Knicks' job is the one position that could convince Jackson, 66, to return to the bench one last time if his health cooperates. Do I believe the organization itself has some ...
03.15.12

NBA: Will Phil Jackson Save the New York Knicks? Basketball, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Amidst rumors about his job security and an inability to control the team, New York Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni resigned from his position this afternoon following a six-game losing streak that all but destroyed any goodwill built up during the height of "Linsanity". While the move ends speculation about his future, the bigger question is what this means for the Knicks, this season and beyond. Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Woodson will serve as the interim coach through the end of the season, but given his contentious departure from that role, largely due to similar player unrest issues, ...
03.15.12

NBA: Will Phil Jackson Save the New York Knicks? Basketball, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Amidst rumors about his job security and an inability to control the team, New York Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni resigned from his position this afternoon following a six-game losing streak that all but destroyed any goodwill built up during the height of "Linsanity". While the move ends speculation about his future, the bigger question is what this means for the Knicks, this season and beyond. Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Woodson will serve as the interim coach through the end of the season, but given his contentious departure from that role, largely due to similar player unrest issues, ...
03.14.12

Phil Jackson vs. Jerry Sloan: Which Coach Would Win Title First as Knicks Coach? Basketball, Jerry Sloan, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
After the unexpected resignation of Knicks head coach, Mike D'Antoni, one thing is clear in New York, and that is that it's time for a new era to begin in the Big Apple.The only question for the Knicks now is, who's going to be the guy to take over the Knicks' head coaching vacancy?While only the Knicks front office knows which direction they are planning on going with their head coaching position, there are two names that have quickly risen to the top as possible replacements—Jerry Sloan and Phil Jackson.Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated, is reporting that Jerry Sloan is linked to ...

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