One of Joakim Noah’s confidants believes the Knicks center and Jeff Hornacek made a bad fit from the start because the former coach didn’t prioritize defense and was not structured enough.
Whether new coach David Fizdale represents a new beginning for Noah may be too good of a fairy-tale story, but Noah’s high school coach, Bill McNally, isn’t ruling it out.
“I would say in his heart he would love to turn the page and have good memories here,’’ McNally told The Post. “Is that intellectually the best situation? Who knows? New York loves a disaster. They also like a comeback story.