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Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne ยท 2m2 minutes ago
The Knicks have fired Derek Fisher, sources told ESPN.
So, so much for that. That was quick.
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Man, I hope the Knicks do not grab Luke Walton right now. If so, time to fire Byron's butt and get Luke before Phil does.
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wow, i find that to be a little surprising.
i agree on the Luke walton angle |
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Walton as HC; fisher as assistant
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| Despite the Knicks record, this is very shocking. Must be more going on behind the scenes that we don't know. |
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| If Knicks get Luke. Good luck. |
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This is pretty shocking to me. Knicks were much better this year.
Hopefully, they don't pounce on Luke now. |
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| Phil knows what's up. He knows that winning takes precedence over loyalty. Too bad we won't do the same for Byron. |
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Oohh tough break for Fish. I thought the Knicks were exceeding expectations then I saw they've lost 9 of their last 10 games.
I'm surprised Phil made this move.
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If you're Luke, what situation do you prefer, Knicks or Lakers (assuming Byron gets fired.)
I would say the Lakers is better. Young nucleus, 60+ million in cap room this summer. |
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Damn, Phil is COLD BLOODED.
I can't believe Luke would go to that crap storm...then again, I'm hoping he comes here. 
I feel like Luke will be smart enough to wait for an opportunity with a good team. Teams will be lining up, no need to rush. |
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| I'm very curious to find out the reason(s) for this, considering the turmoil he was involved in as head of the player's association. |
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AND Melo's knee is not doing well. Possible long-term issues.
Didn't Phil hire Fisher?
I say right now, you better lock down Luke if you're the Lakers and are interested in him. Screw Scott.
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| Mindripper2000 wrote: | | Phil knows what's up. He knows that winning takes precedence over loyalty. Too bad we won't do the same for Byron. |
Phil has always, always understood the long game. He knows winning is a marathon, not a sprint. So no, he's not making a knee-jerk reaction to a losing streak by a team with a mediocre roster.
There's definitely something else going on here. |
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| LOL, another phil jackson protege bites the dust. there's no comparison between the two coaching tree (greg popovich vs phil) |
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So I guess Phil's not coming down from...um Manhattan BEACH to coach the Knicks?
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why would Luke come here ?
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | AND Melo's knee is not doing well. Possible long-term issues.
Didn't Phil hire Fisher?
I say right now, you better lock down Luke if you're the Lakers and are interested in him. Screw Scott. |
yep, need to pounce on Luke right now. but i'm afraid NYK job is more appealing to Luke at this point. |
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ESPN is saying Luke and Brian Shaw are top long-term replacements.
Rambis will be interim coach for now. |
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| Kobe2Dwight12 wrote: | ESPN is saying Luke and Brian Shaw are top long-term replacements.
Rambis will be interim coach for now. |
poor Rambis is always the interim coach |
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| KobeDunk wrote: | | why would Luke come here ? |
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Why would he go to the Knicks? We have a young core. The Knicks have an aging star making max money.
Lakers have 60+ million in cap room and possibly a top three pick this summer.
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| KobeDunk wrote: | | why would Luke come here ? |
Why would Luke go there is also a fair question.
Melo with a no trade clause, ballooning deal with gimpy knees.
Krispy, I'll give you that. But what else is there on the Knicks? maybe a shot at a max player, but only if a few things work out (like Afflalo/DWill not exercising player options, etc.).
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| LuciusAllen wrote: | | Mindripper2000 wrote: | | Phil knows what's up. He knows that winning takes precedence over loyalty. Too bad we won't do the same for Byron. |
Phil has always, always understood the long game. He knows winning is a marathon, not a sprint. So no, he's not making a knee-jerk reaction to a losing streak by a team with a mediocre roster.
There's definitely something else going on here. |
All very true. Still, NY can and probably will be a 30 win team. That's improvement from last year. Something else is going on...
Luke isn't leaving GS mid-season. Nobody needs to worry about that. Also, nothing about NY is that attractive outside of Porzingis so if it's LA vs NY in the summer, I think west coast/beach volley ball/former Laker Luke has an easy choice. |
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| He's been on the hot seat for a while. I forgot which writer's podcast was talking about it but I think it was over a month ago. I guess they were just waiting for a losing streak. |
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