Coach

Those who wanted the New York Knicks to hire Tom Thibodeau as their next head coach will want to avert their eyes. Carmelo Anthony thinks Thibs would have came to New York if he was offered the job, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Carmelo Anthony thinks Tom Thibodeau would have accepted the Knicks’ head-coaching job if [...]

If the Houston Rockets get their way, Jeff Van Gundy will be their next head coach. We think. Problem is, we won’t know for a while, since Van Gundy won’t interview while a current head coach is in place. From The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Jeff Van Gundy has been the Houston Rockets’ No. 1 choice, [...]

We have been hearing rumors for months that the Timberwolves were honing in on their number one target to become the new coach of their franchise: Tom Thibodeau. In recent weeks it had been reported that Thibs also wanted some control over the front office and team in addition to leading the T’Wolves on the [...]

Kenny Atkinson is in Brooklyn. Tom Thibodeau is in Minnesota. Scott Brooks is in Washington…if he wants to be. With other teams scooping up available coaching candidates like crazy, the Wizards have apparently offered Brooks their head coaching gig, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Washington Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld met with Scott Brooks [...]

So much for Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton already turning down the New York Knicks’ head coaching gig. Various reports have been floating around over the last couple of days, most of them alleging some version of the same thing: The Knicks talked to Walton about or flat-out offered him their head coaching job [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, from a sheer talent standpoint, own the NBA’s most attractive coaching vacancy. And they’re apparently pushing to fill that void with Tom Thibodeau. Lots and lots of Tom Thibodeau. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/722187988130594816] [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/722188405572898820] This reeks of a low-key desperation play from the Timberwolves. If they really want Thibs [...]

Phil Jackson is not all about Kurt Rambis. He has apparently talked to Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton about coaching the New York Knicks next season. We think. And Walton refused. We think. Here’s the first lowdown courtesy of ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently spoke to Golden State [...]

If you’re a Timberwolves fan, you have to be excited about the team’s future. You have to believe that next year will be the year this core breaks through and makes a legitimate run at the playoffs. If not, they aren’t far from it. Given all the franchise has gone through lately, namely with the [...]

Kurt Rambis’ half-season audition with the New York Knicks is apparently about to pay off. According to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley and Marc Stein, Knicks president Phil Jackson is strongly in favor of hiring Rambis to indefinitely succeed the fired Derek Fisher: The New York Knicks are giving strong consideration to making Kurt Rambis their full-time [...]

The whole “Phil Jackson might consider coaching the New York Knicks for at least half the time next season” thing didn’t last very long. It’s not going to happen, according to Jackson confidant Charlie Rosen, as told to the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: f you’re still holding out a shred of hope Phil Jackson [...]