In a holding pattern
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- April
- 28
There was a time when picking on Mark Jackson was trendy.
It’s been nearly 20 years since he lost popularity here and wound up getting dealt, so I was kind of wondering out loud whether there’s been a maturing process. And just like Donnie Walsh, I spoke with people who’ve known Jackson for decades.
Nobody is sounding the alarm.
“Mark was a little defensive in his second and third seasons with the Knicks, but he learned to deal with all that,” said Pat Quigley, who coached Jackson at Bishop Loughlin High School. “He’d be new to coaching, so maybe there would be some insecurity … but he’s a quick study and I think he’d be fine.”
Walsh is back in New York today, but nobody seems to know exactly what he’s up to.
Chicago wants to speak with Jackson next, but that so far doesn’t seem to be increasing the urgency here.
I’m kind of interested to see how the organization handles Patrick Ewing, who probably isn’t coming back to New York at this point unless he’s the head coach. Maybe an interview corrects the situation, but there was obvious disappointment in his remarks over the weekend.
Did you see Pat Riley went back into the front office and left 37-year-old Erik Spoelstra in charge?
He started out in Miami’s video room and spent 13 seasons on the sideline assisting Riley and Stan Van Gundy. It’s a pretty good idea, really, developing future coaches on the sideline.
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