Kings call, but is Jackson listening?

[EmKingsFan4]

I posted this up on the NBA forum too but I thought it should be in this thread as well...I honestly think that Phil would be more interested in being in New York....the Maloofs would feel stupid if they let him go by without mentioning the prospect of coming to Sac to him...I think that is all there is to it....



Knicks' Thomas Still Hoping to Bring Jackson to New York
Team President Also Talks to Carlesimo, Saunders to Fill Coaching Vacancy



NEW YORK (May 6) - Knicks president Isiah Thomas still hopes to lure Phil Jackson back to New York, but he is interviewing other coaching candidates.

Thomas has talked to former Golden State coach and current Spurs' assistant P.J. Carlesimo, as well as Flip Saunders - fired by Minnesota in February. He also plans to contact other coaches still involved in the playoffs, all as fallbacks to Jackson.

"We have a lot of people that we're talking to, but when you look at the resume, there's no one that has (Jackson's) body of work," Thomas said Thursday. "I don't think anyone who's coaching today, other than Larry Brown, can really talk about being at that level. Everyone else is good.

"Like I was good, but I wasn't Michael Jordan. He was a little better."

Jackson met with Thomas in Los Angeles on April 25 to discuss a return to the team that as a player he helped win the 1973 championship. But Jackson also led the Los Angeles Lakers to three titles as coach, leaving after the 2003-04 season.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss has made it known that Jackson is on a short list of candidates to replace interim coach Frank Hamblen.

"Wherever he decided to go, he'll put all his energy into it," Thomas said. "The Lakers didn't make the playoffs. We didn't make the playoffs. It's going to be dirty work either place."



05/06/05 14:22 EDT

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[VF21]

Am I the only one who thinks the "source close to the organization who spoke on condition of anonymity" is a smoke-screen?

AV gets to promote her own not-too-subtle agenda and stir the pot, while getting in a dig at Adelman by making it appear the Maloofs have so little respect for Adelman and Petrie that they would actually do something without following proper and established protocol?

Look at the quote from Joe Maloof standing alone:

"I have nothing to say," Joe Maloof said tersely when contacted late Thursday night. "Let us run our business."

Maybe meaning they had something they were considering but they would like to do it by the book and NOT via the column of a writer with a well-known agenda?

I fully expect the Maloofs to do the right thing by Rick Adelman. I don't think they're the types of businessmen who would suddenly decide to stab a respected member of their organization in the back.

 

[slugking50]

PJ will no be the new coach of the Kings. No ifs, ands, or butts about it.There is only one person who handles basketball related issues and thats GP. The same guy whos recovering from angioplasty at home. Hes taking a few weeks off and will be back working soon. And im sure PJ wont be even on his mind.


These rumors should be filed under Wishful Thinking Aileen Volume #3563.