It's unclear if this is yet a done deal, but reports are coming in from all over the Twittersphere that Jeff Hornacek, former NCAA hero of Iowa State, is making a deal to become the new coach of the Knicks. Hornacek had diminishing returns over his career with the Suns, but he is also the son of a coach, who played for some great coaches, and was being asked to coach as soon as he first considered retiring. When he joined the Suns, he got them back to jacking threes like they used to under Mike D'Antoni, so that could be interesting. He's also supposed to run a "modern offense" which the Triangle is no longer. We'll see what the compromise on that is. His teams do run the fastbreak, unlike the Knicks, so that could be interesting to see, too. Frankly, I believe that by mastering the fundamentals to the point that you can play above them -- and that doesn't just take talent, but it takes a certain type of talent -- you win. Until the Knicks have that kind of talent, it wouldn't matter if they brought in John Wooden. So, we'll see if this is real, and then talk some more.
BTW: This guy likes to have his 4's jack 3's, so I pray he's not one of those idiots who wants to make Zinger a C.
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Van Gundy said he won't be required to run the triangle
http://www.wsj.com/articles/knicks-close-to-deal-to-make-jeff-hornacek-their-new-coach-1463618361
Apparently, though the deal is not done, they told the other candidates that they're hiring Hornacek.
This is definitely outside the box no one saw coming. Kerr had very nice things to say about Hornacek fwiw
Get players.
Yup.
I'm modestly positive about this hire. I never thought Walton would choose NY over LA; I liked the idea of Thibodeau, but that seemed unlikely; I think Jackson gets too little credit for GS's turnaround; there were some college coaches I liked.
I don't understand, however, why Hornacek is inferior to Vogel or Blatt.
What am I missing?
Although I appreciate his recent call-out of the hideous Curt Schilling, there is more than a little irony here:
Stephen A.: Phil gives new meaning to the word 'arrogance'
http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2641191-knicks-decision-to-hire-hornacek-a-surprise-but-just-what-phil-jackson-wanted
The more I read about it, the more I can see how clueless much of the media is.
People are viewing the triangle is a 1/0 proposition, but it's not.
It's about having a system that is self-sustaining on the floor through possessions based on motion, spacing, and positioning.
So I don't know if Hornacek is a good choice. As I said, I would have gone in other directions.
But I do know that this isn't merely about triangle/no triangle.
This team is one of the worst baserunning teams I've ever seen
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