databasebasketball.com is one of the statistical sites that I rely on to get my information. After reading Tommy’s post about the possibility of Duhon I became intrigued and did some statistical research. Now, let me preface this by saying I am not one to just look at stats, but I was interested in Duhon’s production. [...]

The Suns list of possible coaching candidates to replace Mike D’Antoni is starting to materialize.
Former NBA point guard Mark Jackson is expected to be in Phoenix on Monday and will likely be interviewed for the Suns coaching vacancy, according to Sports 620 KTAR’s John Gambodoro.

As of noon today, Mike D’Antoni hadn’t received any official coaching offers. TheKnicksBlog has learned that D’Antoni has received an offer this afternoon, but not from the New York Knicks. Although the source never claimed it was the Chicago Bulls that made the offer, it’s widely believed that is the case.
Well scratch D’Antoni off the [...]

Newsday spoke to former St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca who believes his former point guard is a good fit for the Knicks.
“He has the credentials,” Looie said. “I think he does.”
“The number one thing, though, he needs to have good players. That’s what has to happen first, before anything. If you don’t have good [...]

Andrew Marchand of 1050 ESPN Radio in New York has reported that Mark Jackson will be named the next Knicks head coach within the next few days.
While we haven’t been able to verify this with any other sources, the general consensus is that Marchand is right. Donnie Walsh wants Jackson on the bench and Jackson [...]

It appears as if Mike D’Antoni and the Bulls are close to an agreement.
“NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Monday night that Bulls general manager John Paxson came away from two interviews with D’Antoni in Phoenix impressed and seriously interested in the coach who wants to leave the Suns in part because of a tense [...]

Two sources close to the situation have confirmed to TKB that Knicks president of basketball operations Donnie Walsh has in fact, already been in contact with former Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson, but the source also says that the job is Mark Jackson’s to lose.
I am on the record for being very much in [...]

Newsday columnist Shaun Powell opines on the lack of truly “special” coaches that are left in the NBA and believes that the Knicks have never truly recovered from the end of Pat Riley’s tenure. Powell discusses the qualities that a successful NBA coach must possess and wonders if Mark Jackson can translate his basketball acumen [...]

Frank Isola reports that Kenny Smith will interview with the Knicks this week.
Meanwhile, Marc Berman says that Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, who played in Indiana for three years during his NBA career, may factor in the Knicks coaching plan should the Raptors lose in the first round of the playoffs. Mark Jackson is also expected [...]

Marc Berman of the NY Post is reporting that Mark Jackson and Donnie Walsh have talked on the phone this past week and that they are planning to meet face to face at the Garden today.
On his blog Frank Isola, who targeted Jax back in October, says it’s his job to lose.
“From what I’m hearing [...]