James Dolan Saved The Knicks From Phil Jackson
Entering his third year as New York Knicks president, 13-time NBA champion Phil Jackson is on his fourth head coach. He's cycled through Mike Woodson, Derek Fisher and Kurt Rambis to get to former NBA player and Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek. On Monday, Bleacher Report claimed that he'd soon be hired as the Knicks' 11th head coach this century.
It's an unexpected decision given Jackson's stated intentions on hiring someone within his coaching tree. Hornacek has never worked for Jackson. Their only connection: In the mid-'90s, Jackson, then the Chicago Bulls' head coach, tried and failed to trade for Hornacek.
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