The New York Knicks have been the laughing stock of the NBA for the better part of two decades. Success has been fleeting and failure has been an identity for an organization that’s been in constant pursuit of an instant fix.
When the Knicks completed the search for their new head coach, however, the response from around the NBA was uncharacteristically positive.
News broke on Thursday, May 3 that the Knicks have hired David Fizdale to fill the vacancy at head coach. Fizdale beat out 10 other candidates for the job, which created the foundation for the belief that New York did its homework before making a final decision.