What does the Fizdale hire change?
By Conor Geelan
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By Conor Geelan
It was announced on May 4th that David Fizdale is to become the next head coach of the New York Knicks.
The team signed him to a 4-year contract that will make him the first new coach in the post-Jackson era.
Among the coaches they interviewed were former Warriors coach Mark Jackson, former Cavaliers coach David Blatt, former Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, Heat assistant Juwan Howard, Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga, Clippers assistant Mike Woodson, Spurs assistant James Borrego, and Toronto G League coach Jerry Stackhouse.
Recently fired Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek was not a bad coach, in my opinion, but he was not hired by the current front office and this hire presses the full reset button on the Phil Jackson tenure. So, this hire was really about putting the next foot forward with a different front office.
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