James Edwards

You're getting into Johnny Bryant, Sean Sweeney, somebody I really like. But you're going to say that a first-year coach potentially could take this team over the top. Like, maybe it could. Maybe that's a risk to take, right? Micah Norrie, he's another guy in Minnesota. Been with Cat. Great personality. Been up for many jobs. But again, would be a first-year head coach. So...

You kind of look around and you're like, of the proven coaches, unless we're forgetting somebody who's out there, Jay Wright, the Villanova Connection stuff, for sure. Jay Wright was a great college coach. Does that mean he'll be a great NBA coach?

You kind of look around and you're like, of the proven coaches, unless we're forgetting somebody who's out there, Jay Wright, the Villanova Connection stuff, for sure. Jay Wright was a great college coach. Does that mean he'll be a great NBA coach?

You kind of look around and you're like, of the proven coaches, unless we're forgetting somebody who's out there, Jay Wright, the Villanova Connection stuff, for sure. Jay Wright was a great college coach. Does that mean he'll be a great NBA coach?

I tend to agree. I tend to agree, and I'm not sure it works for the Knicks and their – They're wanting to keep things in-house. I don't know if that's conducive to that. Listen, I'll say this. I think over the last 10 months, more so than the previous four years, the suits in New York have taken major risks, trading for Mikael Bridges, trading for Carl Anthony Towns, firing Tibbs.

I tend to agree. I tend to agree, and I'm not sure it works for the Knicks and their – They're wanting to keep things in-house. I don't know if that's conducive to that. Listen, I'll say this. I think over the last 10 months, more so than the previous four years, the suits in New York have taken major risks, trading for Mikael Bridges, trading for Carl Anthony Towns, firing Tibbs.

I tend to agree. I tend to agree, and I'm not sure it works for the Knicks and their – They're wanting to keep things in-house. I don't know if that's conducive to that. Listen, I'll say this. I think over the last 10 months, more so than the previous four years, the suits in New York have taken major risks, trading for Mikael Bridges, trading for Carl Anthony Towns, firing Tibbs.

These are franchise-altering decisions, and they have to be right.

These are franchise-altering decisions, and they have to be right.

These are franchise-altering decisions, and they have to be right.

Yeah, I think the big thing is maximizing the offense. They invested so much in the five, Jalen Brunson, Carl Anthony Towns, OG Ananobi, Mikael Bridges, Josh Hart, giving up first-round picks for basically all those big contracts for all those guys. Obviously, Jalen Brunson took a pay cut, but... That group was not consistently good. That group struggled as the season went on.

Yeah, I think the big thing is maximizing the offense. They invested so much in the five, Jalen Brunson, Carl Anthony Towns, OG Ananobi, Mikael Bridges, Josh Hart, giving up first-round picks for basically all those big contracts for all those guys. Obviously, Jalen Brunson took a pay cut, but... That group was not consistently good. That group struggled as the season went on.

Yeah, I think the big thing is maximizing the offense. They invested so much in the five, Jalen Brunson, Carl Anthony Towns, OG Ananobi, Mikael Bridges, Josh Hart, giving up first-round picks for basically all those big contracts for all those guys. Obviously, Jalen Brunson took a pay cut, but... That group was not consistently good. That group struggled as the season went on.

So is there a way to maximize their talents? On paper, that is a very talented starting five. Obviously, they switched up the starting lineup in the Eastern Conference Finals, but I would say I think we all would agree that's their core group. And is there a way to maximize that collective better? I think defensively, there's just going to naturally be issues.

So is there a way to maximize their talents? On paper, that is a very talented starting five. Obviously, they switched up the starting lineup in the Eastern Conference Finals, but I would say I think we all would agree that's their core group. And is there a way to maximize that collective better? I think defensively, there's just going to naturally be issues.

So is there a way to maximize their talents? On paper, that is a very talented starting five. Obviously, they switched up the starting lineup in the Eastern Conference Finals, but I would say I think we all would agree that's their core group. And is there a way to maximize that collective better? I think defensively, there's just going to naturally be issues.

Jalen Brunson tries his ass off on defense, but there's limitations with him and Cat at the point of attack and then at the back line. Are they learning? Did they learn throughout the postseason that what Minnesota did was correct, that they need to put a more traditional five next to Towns, and they played Mitchell Robinson.

Jalen Brunson tries his ass off on defense, but there's limitations with him and Cat at the point of attack and then at the back line. Are they learning? Did they learn throughout the postseason that what Minnesota did was correct, that they need to put a more traditional five next to Towns, and they played Mitchell Robinson.

Jalen Brunson tries his ass off on defense, but there's limitations with him and Cat at the point of attack and then at the back line. Are they learning? Did they learn throughout the postseason that what Minnesota did was correct, that they need to put a more traditional five next to Towns, and they played Mitchell Robinson.

But with that, are you maximizing Towns because he's not playing the five on offense, right? So I think there may be, I would assume in this decision that they think that there's more to unlock there or maybe that they're going to make moves beyond this and try to tinker. I just think that