Knicks · Coaching Staff Relieved of Duties (page 3)

I wonder if Woodson was pushing for it because he has another gig lined up?

Not a bad coach, just another of the 18 since Holzman left. Nets had 20 in the same time (Via Araton's article) and 22 for Yankees including the 5 stints Billy Martin had with George!

I hope Woodson gets a good gig, maybe a college gig. His "Brotherhood of man" father figure thing might bode well for recruiting. Maybe the Indiana job opens up (University of......)

Personally the 54 season win was a great coachiung job. Had many players in and out of the lineup and did very well.

I don't think MDA will be calling him anytime soon!

smackeddog wrote:It's a horrible feeling when you lose your job and are cleaning out your desk, so I'm not going to gloat. It needed to happen, but he seemed to be a likeable guy. And his end record with us is impressive.

I don't see Don't see him landing a high profile gig like Indiana but maybe Larry Brown will add him to his SMU staff and eventually Woodson takes over for him. I know if I'm coming out of high school the last place I'd want to play is in a Mike Woodson offense

That number falls short of the 22 men who have managed the Yankees since 1978, but that includes the George Steinbrenner binge-firing years when he hired and fired Billy Martin five times, along with Bob Lemon, Lou Piniella and Gene Michael twice. The Nets have employed 20 coaches in that span, but they were among the most unstable franchises in sports while in New Jersey, and not exactly desirable company.

Let go Monday morning, Woodson departs after two-plus seasons with the third highest regular-season winning percentage (.580) in franchise history, behind Pat Riley (.680) and Jeff Van Gundy (.590). In the immortal words of the longtime Knicks fan John McEnroe: big deal. At the World’s Most Famous Arena, coaching fame is indisputably fleeting."

- Harvey Araton, NYTimes

CrushAlot wrote:Times article mentions Herb as one of the assistants that lost his job. Hopla wasn't mentioned.

Nice! I hope they retain Hopla. Everyone else can head back to 1978

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

JS3 wrote:Bye Woody, you have $3.4m to buy a playbook

Hahahahaha oh man that is a great one!

Bonn1997 wrote:

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

Great. We'll probably get someone with a track record worse than that

Now remove Kidd. What winning percentage do you have?

nyk4ever wrote:

smackeddog wrote:It's a horrible feeling when you lose your job and are cleaning out your desk, so I'm not going to gloat. It needed to happen, but he seemed to be a likeable guy. And his end record with us is impressive.

i will say this.. i was lucky to enough to share a few beers with a 10+ year nba vet about a month ago.. this guy played for woodson in atlanta. he does not like woodson and said scott skiles was the only other coach who was as big of an asshole. i was a bit surpised since it always seemed like woodson was a players coach, but he said not at all.

wow who's that?

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

Great. We'll probably get someone with a track record worse than that

Now remove Kidd. What winning percentage do you have?

gunsnewing - let's remove Lebron, Wade and Bosh from the Heat and see what Spolestra's record is.

Are you serious?

gunsnewing - Steve Kerr's career record is 0-0.

misterearl wrote:Sheesh

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

Great. We'll probably get someone with a track record worse than that

Now remove Kidd. What winning percentage do you have?

gunsnewing - let's remove Lebron, Wade and Bosh from the Heat and see what Spolestra's record is.

Are you serious?

obviously spoeltra's system(Riley's system) works

Woodson's system might have worked in 1978. When was the last time Woodson got out of the 2nd round?

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

Great. We'll probably get someone with a track record worse than that

Now remove Kidd. What winning percentage do you have?

misterearl wrote:Nothing From Nothing equals Nothing

gunsnewing - Steve Kerr's career record is 0-0.

Last I checked 0-0 is not a losing record. 315-365 definitely is.

CrushAlot wrote:Stephen A. saying Woodson's option was picked up so he wouldn't violate the media policy.

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

Great. We'll probably get someone with a track record worse than that

Now remove Kidd. What winning percentage do you have?

We don't even have to do that. Lets look at the playoff record.

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Nalod wrote:.580 winning % is third all time for kNicks!!!!

Great. We'll probably get someone with a track record worse than that

Now remove Kidd. What winning percentage do you have?

Ohhh that's eas: 37-45, even ESPN could have told you that right after JKidd went away

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Stephen A. saying Woodson's option was picked up so he wouldn't violate the media policy.

So they're paying him to keep quiet?!