Coaching Searches

The Knicks fired Jeff Hornacek the other day, then after giving the fourth iteration of "we're going to talk to 5 or 10 guys and the next coach (manager) will present himself) we've heard this year.  It's what the Yanks said, what the Giants said, and what the Rangers said. Interestingly, though the Rangers started their coach hunt earlier, and already had the phones ringing with people wanting the job, we have no idea who called or whom they want. The Knicks braintrust of Mills and Perry spent 45 minutes talking about what kind of coach they were looking for, then reach out to six guys, where at least four of them do not fit what they talked about for 45 minutes at all. And we still don't have a name from the Rangers, though that could well mean they are waiting for someone who's team is either in the NHL playoffs, the AHL or the World Championships.

I actually think the Rangers will have a more successful search because Dolan loves them less, and has successfully given them to Glenn Sather who, wisely, has handed the day to day off to Gorton and Clark.  Sather has tried to give the Knicks to Thomas, then Walsh, then Jackson, and now Mills and Perry.  We'll see if two Knick controllers handle him better than the 3 previous stewards.   So far they haven't traded any firsts, though that started with Jackson - even the no-names between he and Walsh had thrown ones around like they were making it rain for strippers.

When all is said and done it will be interesting to see which of our 4 teams followed their hiring protocols the most successfully.  Boone has the best talent.  The Rangers have some young talent but a ton of picks to get even more. The Giants have unusually high picks and at least two elite talents, and the Knicks have KP, Frank, maybe Burkey, maybe Hardaway and maybe one or two others, plust another lottery pick, and probably more after that if the new coach can't turn them around.