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Knicks, Nixed: The Future of the New York Knicks with David Fizdale's Firing

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The New York Knicks' former head coach David Fizdale is just the latest in a series of coaches and front office types who have tried in vain to turn things around at Madison Square Garden. It is a tempting challenge, however, to become the legendary figure who brings back the Knicks' glory. ESPN NBA insider Ramona Shelburne joins Mina Kimes to discuss Fizdale and what it might take to break the Knicks' two decades of failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

David Fisdale, he is out as head coach.

0:03.7

Knicks owner James Dolan pulling the plug on Fizz just 18 months into his four-year $22 million contract.

0:17.5

Stop me if you've heard this before. The New York Knicks are in disarray.

0:22.5

The firing of coach David Fisdale is just the latest in a series of missteps that have defined the organization for years.

0:30.3

Today, a behind-the-scenes look at the madness in Madison Square Garden.

0:35.0

And why, despite all evidence, it's still the one place every NBA coach and executive

0:41.1

swears they'll be able to fix.

0:43.6

I'm Mina Kimes.

0:45.1

It's Wednesday, December 11th.

0:47.4

This is ESPN Daily, presented by Dell Small Business.

0:55.0

Ramona.

0:56.0

Hi.

0:56.8

What's up, Mina?

0:58.4

So Ramona, you've got an article out today, along with our Adrian Wurginowski, that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the Knicks' latest coaching casualty, David Fisdell.

1:09.2

You saw the writing on the wall last month.

1:11.4

What happened?

1:14.1

So 10 games into this season, Steve Mills, who's the president of the Knicks and Scott Perry,

1:20.1

held this press conference, which can only be described as bizarre.

1:25.8

Ramona Shelburne is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.

1:29.3

It was not scheduled.

1:31.3

They just decided after a game where they lose to the Cavaliers.

1:35.3

They just decided to hold a press conference.

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