MAY 9TH, 12:23pm: The interview is taking place today, sources tell Marc Stein of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
MAY 2ND, 9:28am: The Rockets are expected to interview David Blatt, writes Marc Berman of the New York Post, who hears from a source who says Blatt is still in the mix for the Knicks head coaching position. Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported late Sunday that Blatt has an interview scheduled with the Kings, the other NBA team looking for a head coach. The Lakers had reportedly planned to interview Blatt before they instead moved quickly to hire Luke Walton.
Jeff Van Gundy appears to be the favorite for the job in Houston, where the Rockets will also consider removing the interim tag from J.B. Bickerstaff‘s head coaching title. The Warriors granted the Rockets permission to interview Walton before he took the Lakers job. Houston was the only team among those currently seeking a head coach to make the postseason this year, though uncertainty surrounds Frank Vogel‘s status as Pacers coach after Indiana’s first-round playoff ouster Sunday.
The Knicks believe the 56-year-old Blatt will be a head coach somewhere next season, be it in the NBA or overseas, and they aren’t considering the 56-year-old Blatt for a job as an assistant to Kurt Rambis, as previous reports suggested they were, Berman hears. Blatt interviewed a week ago with Knicks team president Phil Jackson and GM Steve Mills, but Rambis remains the front-runner, according to Berman, who adds that if the Knicks pass on Rambis for the head coaching job, they’d likely offer to make him an assistant to Blatt.
If you were Blatt, which head coaching job would appeal the most to you? Leave a comment to share your thoughts.
Seriously? Rockets need someone to hold players accountable when they play as bad as they did this season. Granted, everyone at Cavs has a reputation of just following LeBron but having said that, the fact that he was fired because he reportedly didn’t get along with LeBron should be a red flag for the Rockets (if he didn’t get along with James, how will he control Harden?).
I want someone who can control Harden and others as well. But myself don’t care for Jeff would love someone else who can do the job and things. I like Vogel. But who knows maybe Blatt will like the Knicks. Myself wish the players would work with the coaches and more. Give what they say a chance but with some players…