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Mike Woodson has been fired as the New York Knicks
head coach, the team announced Monday morning.
New Knicks president Phil Jackson announced that
the entire coaching staff was relieved of their
duties in a release.
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mike
Woodson and his entire staff," Jackson said. "The
coaches and players on this team had an extremely
difficult 2013-14 season, and blame should not be
put on one individual. But the time has come for
change throughout the franchise as we start the
journey to assess and build this team for next
season and beyond.
"Everyone in this franchise owes a great deal of
gratitude to what Mike and his staff have done.
We wish him the best."
Woodson had one year remaining on the three-year
contract he signed with the Knicks prior to the
2011-12 season.
Jackson now will conduct a coaching search to find
a replacement. The coaching search will begin
immediately.
The 13-time NBA champion is expected to seek a coach
with an intimate knowledge of the triangle offense.
Steve Kerr, who won three NBA titles under Jackson
with the Chicago Bulls, has been mentioned most
often as a potential replacement.
Woodson coached the Knicks for the past two seasons
after taking over on an interim basis in 2011 following
Mike D'Antoni's resignation. Woodson guided the Knicks
to a 54-win regular season and a division title in 2012-13.
The Knicks also won a playoff series for the first time
in 13 seasons under Woodson's stewardship.
Following the team's success in 2012-13, owner James
Dolan told staffers on the eve of the 2013-14 season that
he felt the Knicks could compete for an NBA title. They
fell well short of those expectations.
New York started the season 3-13, suffered through losing
streaks of nine and seven games and fell as many as 19
games below .500. They won 12 of 15 games in March and
early April to climb back into the playoff race but were
eliminated late last week, missing out on the postseason
for the first time in four seasons.
武僧整個教練團都被炒了
禪師想找懂三角戰術的人接手
Steve Kerr是熱門人選
武僧 out
掃地僧 in ?