Patrick Ewing is a Hall of Famer who was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, a Georgetown graduate who developed into one of the most skilled offensive and defensive centers of his era, and who since his retirement has spent more than a decade working as an assistant on the staffs of respected coaching lifers like Doug Collins, Jeff Van Gundy, Stan Van Gundy and Steve Clifford. And yet, nearly 14 years after hanging up his high-tops, Ewing has interviewed for NBA head coaching jobs only twice: with the Detroit Pistons in 2011 (they went with Lawrence Frank, whom they fired two years later) and with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2012 (they went with Mike Dunlap, whom they fired one year later before hiring current coach Clifford).
Patrick Ewing thinks he'd be a 'great fit' to coach the Knicks (Ball Don't Lie)
