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Confidant: Why Knicks job intrigued David Fizdale so much

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James Ennis III and David Fizdale last year

If the Knicks wanted a coach who “operates outside the margin,” they have their man in David Fizdale.

So says former Nets guard Elliot Perry, a Fizdale confidant who has spent the past 10 seasons as a radio broadcaster for the Grizzlies.

Fizdale will be introduced as the new Knicks coach at a press conference as soon as Tuesday. And the first words out of the former Grizzlies head coach’s mouth could be about wanting this “challenge.