Can Anyone Save The Knicks?
The Lead
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🗓️ 10 December 2019
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
David Fizdale became the latest in a long line of head coaches to be fired by the New York Knicks on Friday. After missing out on the number one draft pick and free agent targets Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving this summer, the Knicks began the season with a sense of disappointment -- and then got off to a 4-18 start. Kavitha and The Athletic's Frank Isola break down Fizdale's short tenure, two decades of franchise dysfunction, and whether or not any coach can resuscitate the long-suffering Knicks.
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| 0:00.0 | I see that you're wearing your Patrick Ewing next jersey today, Kavita. |
| 0:10.2 | Yeah, I mean, it feels like the only thing Nick's fans have these days is nostalgia. |
| 0:14.3 | Well, and I guess it's appropriate because today you're putting on your reporter hat to |
| 0:19.0 | talk about the latest drama with the New York Knicks. |
| 0:24.4 | The Knicks have fired head coach David Fizzdale just 22 games into his second season with |
| 0:29.4 | the franchise. |
| 0:30.4 | It's been a tough year for the Knicks again. |
| 0:33.6 | And David Fizzdale became the latest head coach to get the boot in New York when he was |
| 0:38.1 | fired on Friday. |
| 0:40.2 | And today I'm speaking with the Athletics, Kavita Davidson, longtime New York sports writer |
| 0:46.1 | about why Fizzdale got canned and if it will make any difference whatsoever for the Knicks. |
| 0:54.6 | From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 0:56.9 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 0:58.5 | It's Tuesday, December 10th and this is The Lead. |
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