Carmelo Anthony isn’t the only member of the New York Knicks excited to play for Jeff Hornacek. There are more. A lot more, from the sounds of it. From Ian Begley of ESPN.com: One of the more intriguing early storylines in the Hornacek tenure is how he changes the triangle offense. The general expectation is [...]
Jeff Hornacek and the Knicks have officially agreed to terms on a 3-year contract. Hornacek led the pool of candidates that also included David Blatt and Frank Vogel. But Phil Jackson decided on Hornacek. A guy who was run out of Phoenix after his team allegedly quit on him. That’s what makes this hire so [...]
June 2, 2016
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Rumors
Carmelo Anthony is excited for Jeff Hornacek to start coaching the New York Knicks. We know this. But that doesn’t mean he influenced team president Phil Jackson’s decision. Because he didn’t. As relayed by Keith Schlosser of SNY.TV: Anthony said team president Phil Jackson didn’t speak to him about Hornacek. “Whatever Phil did, he did [...]
How long will Jeff Hornacek’s honeymoon last with the New York Knicks? Not too long. Like, not even before he officially signs his contract to become the team’s next head coach. Apparently, though Phil Jackson was blown away from Hornacek’s interview, he only turned to him because Kurt Rambis wouldn’t fly with the rest of [...]
News came down Wednesday evening that the New York Knicks and President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson made the decision to hire Jeff Hornacek as their head coach. [tweet https://twitter.com/HowardBeck/status/733079407607353345] The news comes as a bit of a surprise for Knicks fans and many who were covering the situation as many assumed Phil Jackson would [...]
May 19, 2016
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Jeff Hornacek will have a job by the start of the 2016-17 NBA regular season. What that job will be, we don’t know. But he is most definitely going to have one. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/732287028218335232] Oh? The New York Knicks? That’s surprising, in a long-shot kind of way. No one really expects [...]
The Sacramento Kings’ coaching search is plowing on. And on. And on. And, well, you get the point. Sacramento has been linked to what feels like dozens of potential candidates of varying experience and skill. And they don’t appear any closer to ending their search. To the contrary, two more options are instead gaining steam, [...]
Now that Jeff Hornacek has been shown the door, it appears as if the team will try and revamp the roster too. Might as well. If this is the case, the first guy that should go would be Markieff Morris. Keef still hasn’t gotten over the fact that the Suns traded his brother, and it [...]
February 4, 2016
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The Phoenix Suns have a new head coach. Temporarily, at least. After firing head coach Jeff Hornacek on Monday, the Suns have decided to hand the reins to Earl Watson, per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports: [tweet https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/694294168810577920] Interim head coaching labels are always sort of iffy. You’re coaching to keep your job as [...]
February 2, 2016
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According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Phoenix Suns fired Head Coach Jeff Hornacek once the team arrived back at their facilities last night after a 91-78 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, their 19th loss in their last 21 games. The Phoenix Suns fired coach Jeff Hornacek, league sources tell The Vertical. — Adrian [...]
February 1, 2016
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