Lenny Wilkens to be named KNICKS Coach Friday!!!!!!!!!!!1

by **KNICKS22** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:47 am

Well Sorry Mike Fratelo, he will not be the Knicks Coach at all. He was never even contacted by the Knicks at all it was all a front. Brendon Malone will be the interm coach tonight and then Lenny Wilkens will be named the New Coach of the Knickerboxers On friday. I a little more happy abouy Lenny then Mike oh well I though I would share This info with you guys, Im from NYC so I just heard on the radio.

by **Vins15** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:22 am

i like Lenny when his was in Toronto...i think he still deserves it..he lost his job in Toronto cuz of injures u can't rili blame that on the coach

by **PoliceLineDoNotCross** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:23 am

poor don chaney. he was a good guy too bad he didn't win. but that could of been scott layden's fault since he is many people's favorite scapegoat.

by **Amphatoast** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:24 am

It's also on ESPN.com

I kinda think it was a good move by the Knicks. All the chants of "Fire Chaney! Fire Chaney!" by the fans kind of sent a bad message to Chaney showing the fans weren't behind him and were against him, and with Thomas as GM, fans pretty much get what they want now.

by **Wall St. Peon** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:40 am

Lenny Wilkins is too lax on...well, everything...the Raptors were horrible defensively with Lenny at the helm. Maybe he got better, but I doubt it.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:33 pm

It's not a terrible move, bringing in a guy who's won more games than any other coach in NBA history, including the 1979 NBA Championship. Still, as Shane pointed out, his methods weren't all that successful with the Raptors. Injuries certainly played a large role in Toronto's woes last season, but Lenny still had to shoulder some of the blame.

Nevertheless, he has been a pretty successful coach, even though he's only guided a team to the title once. Let's see what he can do with the new Knicks team.

by **VCFAN** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:49 pm

Wilkens has also lost more games than any other coach in the history of the nba. He is way to laid back and doesn't show any emotion towards anything.

by **fgrep15** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:11 pm

Actually one of the problems in Toronto last year was also that the players didn't respect Lenny anymore and wouldn't listen to him. So really it wasn't all his fault, but also when the players don't respect you how can you stay as coach.

by **1CenT** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:33 pm

well a new coach for the knicks is good
they needed 1..
a new start for Lenny will be nice too.. He got his mutombo back =)
Lenny is experienced.. he coached soo many years.. he will do fine

by **Jeffx** on Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:46 am

I think Lenny's too laissez-faire, but someone on WFAN brought up a good point. Lenny's probably the right coach for Marbury. He'll let Stephon do his thing, unlike a control freak like Fratello.

by **Matthew** on Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:15 pm

The raptors enjoyed their best run under Lenny's coaching (2001). Marbury will be given freedom, plus also Mutumbo respects lenny from atlanta plus kvh and h2o probably wont disrespect the coach.. and the rest of the team is role players. Great move by Thomas again

Lenny Wilkens to be named KNICKS Coach Friday!!!!!!!!!!!1

Lenny Wilkens to be named KNICKS Coach Friday!!!!!!!!!!!1

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