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Full list of every Knicks head coach in last 18 years:
Jeff Van Gundy
Mike D'Antoni
David Fizdale
Jeff Hornacek
Derek Fisher
Kurt Rambis
Mike Woodson
Isiah Thomas
Larry Brown
Herb Williams
Lenny Wilkins
Don Chaney
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Amid a 4-18 start, New York relieved Fizdale of his duties on Friday, and Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle believes it was in Fizdale's best interest.
"I'm happy for Fizdale to be out of that terrible mess that he had nothing to do with," Carlisle said Saturday, per Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News.
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Steve Kerr on David Fizdale?s firing and the occasional what if, on days like today, as in: What if he took the Knicks job instead of the Warriors one? ?That would?ve been me three years ago.?
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What do you think, Pops?
"I don't know where the decision was made to fire Coach Fizdale, but if it came from the top, it's a case of mistaken identity," said the five-time NBA Champion head coach. "He's a fine, talented young coach with a great pedigree, and it's ridiculous to think you're going to bring a young guy in and after being there a minute and a half, you expect him to fix everything that's been wrong there for a long time. That's pretty unfair.
"So, it's the old analogy: he got thrown under the bus," Popovich concluded. "He'll come out of it because he's a great coach. I'm glad you asked."
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Everybody in the league knows this is a front office issue. Fire Mills and Perry please... don?t let them make Dec trades, draft picks... no way.
NY should?ve used cap space to absorb bad deals, while accumulating draft capital. They grabbed these free agents then fired HC (whom they hired) bc their roster is seriously flawed.
Who builds a roster full of guys that can?t shoot nor defend the three, in this 3-point era?