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Jeff Hornacek says Phil Jackson didn’t force Kurt Rambis on him. Earlier this week Kurt Rambis was made his defensive assistant after being the head coach last year after Derek Fisher’s firing. This could be because they have one of the worst defenses in the league with a 111.5 defensive rating. The Knicks have not gotten […]

Things haven’t started exactly the way New York Knicks management envisioned things to be; a lackluster start, a myriad of complications with the offensive system, and a hollowed out roster that was barely put together this offseason. After appointing Kurt Rambis as the team’s new defensive assistant, an interesting idea came from one of the players, Courtney Lee. […]

The New York Knicks have been dismal on the defensive end so far this season, currently ranked last in points allowed per 100 possessions. Alarmed with those numbers, head coach Jeff Hornacek addressed it immediately by handing the keys on defense to his assistant, Kurt Rambis. From Newsday’s Barbara Barker: Hornacek: “I just felt we’re […]

During the New York Knicks‘ coaching search this summer, all signs pointed to team president Phil Jackson appointing Kurt Rambis to the vacant head coaching position. The story is told that Rambis was never interested in the job, but instead suggested that Jackson hire Jeff Hornacek to lead the team. Jackson spoke on Rambis via Today’s Fastbreak: It […]

Kurt Rambis is not going anywhere yet. Just because he didn’t get the New York Knicks‘ head coaching job doesn’t mean he’s he leaving. The Knicks are in talks with Rambis to join Jeff Hornacek’s coaching staff. Phil Jackson chose Hornacek to shake things up a bit and, although he didn’t want to completely get […]

Phil Jackson is starting to loosen the reins on the triangle offense philosophy that he has adopted in New York. The very first thing he did was bypass Kurt Rambis after firing Derek Fisher, then he proceeded to hire Jeff Hornacek, which was a move that surprised many. He is not, however, letting the triangle […]

By all accounts, Phil Jackson retired as a head coach in 2011. In his final rodeo during the 2010-11 season, Jackson had consistently made it clear throughout the year he was done coaching. While he has technically kept his word five years later, the 11-time champion may not be done coaching after all. Ken Berger […]

You can add one more coach that is interested in the New York Knicks‘ head coaching vacancy. Mike Fratello, who last served as a head coach in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2005-06 season, has publicly stated his interest in the Knicks’ head coaching vacancy, via Brian Lewis of The New York […]

While the New York Knicks technically don’t have a head coach right now, Kurt Rambis is still acting as one. Rambis served as the team’s interim head coach over the final 28 games of the 2015-16 regular season. The former Minnesota Timberwolves head coach took over in February when Derek Fisher was fired. Although the […]

The New York Knicks may technically be on a “coaching search,” but there is only one man that many believe will be the team’s coach next season. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, multiple executives around the league believe the Knicks will keep Kurt Rambis as head coach. Rambis served as […]

As long as Phil Jackson stays with the New York Knicks, it appears that Kurt Rambis will as well. Of course, Jackson’s tenure in the Big Apple might have an approaching expiration date. Rambis, currently the interim head coach for the Knicks, is reportedly the front runner to attain the position full time. If Jackson […]

Although it’s unclear whether or not Kurt Rambis will end up as permanent head coach of the New York Knicks, he’s certainly throwing shade at the former coach in the meantime. Rambis said of Derek Fisher, via Al Iannazzone of Newsday: “If you want to learn something and truly learn something, you have to immerse […]