sactownroyalty.com - 4/24/2008
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As Muff209 pointed out in another thread, various sources are reporting the Knicks have asked permission to interview Kings assistant Chuck Person. From Newsday 's Alan Hahn :
The wish list that Donnie Walsh is compiling will include Chuck Person, a Walsh protégé who is currently an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings. An NBA executive told Newsday yesterday that ...
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Another Person To Interview
Posting and Toasting —
... , we get the report that Donnie Walsh is considering another one of his former Pacers for the job of Knick coach. Chuck Person is expected to be interviewed for the spot of head coach, but may alternatively look to take an assistant role. Person is currently an assistant coach for the Kings (check out their take on this report), and is generally held in high regard. Two things we can deduce from this news: 1. If we're dealing with only former Pacers, Rik Smits better get an interview. 2. If Chuck Person ends up with the Knicks, expect some headlines even cheesier than this one. ...
Knicks’ Coaching Search? Really Time To Chuck It
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... , “A man doesn’t run from a fight, but that doesn’t mean you go looking to run to one.” He could also teach them badassery and how to fire multiple times without reloading an… what’s that? You mean it’s not Chuck Connors? It’s Chuck Person , the Rifleman for the Pacers in the ’90s and an assistant coach in Sacramento now? Well, damn. Person has gained a reputation as a smart defensive-minded coach , so his addition to the short list (plus his time under Walsh in Indiana) is no surprise. Still, we’re a little disappointed. Chuck Connors would have put up with zero guff and ...
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newsday.com 4/24/2008 — The wish list that Donnie Walsh is compiling will include Chuck Person, a Walsh protégé who is currently an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings . An NBA executive told Newsday yesterday that Walsh is expected to contact Kings president Geoff ...
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NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 4/24/2008
Mark Jackson's inexperience concerns Donnie Walsh but it won't prohibit him from making Jackson the Knicks' next coach. According to a source close to Jackson, he is aware that Walsh would want him to hire a veteran top assistant.
Kings F Artest has left thumb surgery (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/24/2008
Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest had surgery Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. Artest, who had the surgery in his native New York, will wear a splint for six weeks. He could return to playing basketball in eight to 10 weeks, ...
Walsh pursuing Jackson —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 4/25/2008
Donnie Walsh didn't meet with Mark Jackson in New York Thursday, but apparently did travel out of town to conduct an interview with the former Knicks point guard who is shaping up as his one and only candidate to coach the team.
