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The New York Knicks and Evan Turner are not a match made in basketball heaven. But that won’t stop the Knicks from pursuing Tuner in free agency anyway. Per Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders: [tweet https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/739977834983219200] Some version of this rumor has been floated before. And the idea isn’t completely ridiculous. The Knicks need a [...]

Phil Jackson isn’t putting any pressure on the New York Knicks to win next season. Psych! From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Phil Jackson sounds bullish about the Knicks’ playoff chances. In an interview with WNBC-TV, Jackson was asked if he still felt optimistic that New York could make the playoffs and “go even further.” “Why not?” [...]

With Jeff Hornacek now ambling up and down the New York Knicks’ sidelines, the team will need an actual point guard who can run his presumably uptempo, drive-heavy offense. Jerian Grant, Jose Calderon and Tony Wroten Jr. are on the books for next season, but neither is an ideal option. Calderon gets killed defensively and [...]

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 [...]

Have you heard the one where New York Knicks president Phil Jackson spurns the Big Apple to reunite with the Los Angeles Lakers and his fiance, and team co-owner, Jeanie Buss? Of course you have. Well, Buss wants you to know that this conspiracy theory, sensible thought it sounds at times, is complete crap. As [...]

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 [...]

Mike Fratello, current NBA TV and YES Network analyst, would love a crack at the New York Knicks’ head coaching job. From the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: Mike Fratello, former Cavaliers and Hawks coach and current analyst for NBA TV and the YES Network, threw his hat in the ring and told WFAN on [...]