Frank Vogel leaned against a cinder block wall at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night and held court with a small group of reporters.
A little less than two years ago, this is something the Orlando Magic coach thought he would be doing here on a regular basis. And he thought he would be doing it as coach of the Knicks. That’s how good he felt about the team after he interviewed for their then-vacant coaching job in the summer of 2016.
“Yes,” Vogel said before the Magic’s 97-73 win over the Knicks.
“I was surprised when I wasn’t,” said Vogel, who became the coach of the Magic shortly after he was passed over for the Knicks job.