Knicks' Coaching Search Dilemma: The Hunt Continues

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00:00Okay, so here we are, July, tomorrow.

00:03Knicks still don't have a head coach here.

00:05What is going on, Gilbert?

00:06They're using words like casting a wide net,

00:09which tells me that's AKA,

00:11we can't find anybody to coach this team.

00:15So this is actually really interesting.

00:17Don Staley is a possibility for coaching the team.

00:20And again, no disrespect to Don Staley,

00:23they've tried several others that haven't worked.

00:26And so is this realistic?

00:28Do you think that they could actually do this?

00:30I mean, this would be certainly groundbreaking

00:31in the history of the NBA.

00:33I just don't know how realistic it is.

00:35It feels like Staley, regardless, you know,

00:38if she takes the job or not, is what,

00:41their third choice, fourth choice at this point?

00:44Right, I mean, think about all the head coaches

00:46that have turned them down or the franchises

00:48that have denied their opportunities.

00:49They're getting low on their list.

00:51And Don Staley is a great coach, legend in their own right,

00:53especially what she's doing at South Carolina.

00:55And there's history between her and Jalen Brunson,

00:57and got some Philadelphia roots there,

00:58especially with Rick Brunson as well.

01:00So there's a connection there.

01:01And it's always important to keep your star player happy.

01:04But I feel like she is in her best spot in South Carolina.

01:07I think that that would be a tough job

01:09for anybody to take as their first NBA job.

01:11So I don't see it playing out that way,

01:13but I do think it speaks to her excellence as a head coach.

01:15They're going for second round interviews

01:16with Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown.

01:18It feels like it's going to be one of those guys,

01:19but there's always a room

01:21for a dark horse candidate to come up.

01:22But they need to act quickly

01:23because it's hard to bring in free agents

01:25and make moves when you don't have a coach

01:26to have a vision for their team.