“He’s going to be a head coach at some point”.
Advertisement
Former Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau, who had a 255-139 record in five seasons with the Bulls, is also expected to be considered for the Knicks opening. Jackson turned to him as his second choice after Steve Kerr chose to take the Golden State Warriors job after he was on the verge of accepting the Knicks offer.
I don’t think Knicks fans would necessarily want Rodman as their head coach, but I think it would be hilarious. Fisher had played under Jackson when he coached for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The move was made by Jackson after 96 games for Fisher, who went straight from ending his playing career with the Oklahoma City Thunder to becoming a coach.
Kurt Rambis will take over as interim coach for Fisher, who was 38-96 in his first National Basketball Association coach job.
Walton is also being linked to the Knicks after Jackson fired Derek Fisher on Monday, following their 23-31 start this season. Before the Lakers eventually chose Scott to become their head coach in the 2014 offseason, they did not interview or express any interest in Fisher amid his lack of head-coaching experience.
Rambis had a 56-145 record as head coach with the Lakers and Minnesota over parts of three seasons. Fisher was infamously involved in a situation with current Memphis Grizzles forward and former teammate Matt Barnes this past summer when Barners allegedly punched him in the face after Fisher was caught creeping with his estranged wife.
“We’re looking to improve this ballclub, there’s no doubt”, Jackson said.
But not until they were well behind, just as they did in their final few games under Fisher before Phil Jackson decided to make a change. “That was embarrassing for us and for Derek, but that had nothing to do with what”s happened here (Monday).”.
Kristaps Porzingis said: “Coach Fisher gave me the opportunity to play and play a lot”.
The Knicks had the look of a playoff team most of the season but are stumbling into the All-Star break.
“Yeah, I don’t think that’s even a question for me as far as playoffs”, Anthony said.
Advertisement
Rambis seems to be the favorite in the clubhouse as he was seen to be a future head coach at some point in the near future anyway. There’s a chance the organization isn’t ready to make a definitive decision on the direction of the team right now, and the Fisher firing was simply an inevitability that they figured they would do sooner rather than later. “Some of that onus is on the players and I let them know that today”.
