Basketball New York Knicks Fire Head Coach Derek Fisher by Jason Goldstein February 8, 2016 Derek Fisher (Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Knicks are now in the market for a new head coach. The team fired Derek Fisher on Monday after they lost their fifth straight game. After a promising start to the season, the Knicks are just 23-31 and fading fast in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Team president Phil Jackson and general manager Steve Mills confirmed the move, while also announcing that veteran assistant Kurt Rambis will be the interim head coach. Fisher was hired by Jackson before last season, but the Knicks struggled mightily in his first year as head coach, finishing with a 17-65 record. That means Fisher went just 40-96 in nearly two seasons as the head coach of the Knicks, which is unacceptable in a town that is starved for competitive basketball. Just look across the Hudson River. The Brooklyn Nets are near the bottom of the NBA standings, and fired their head coach and general manager last month. Now, the Nets aren’t the only New York basketball team with an uncertain future. With Fisher gone, is a Carmelo Anthony trade coming next? The Knicks have not won a championship since 1972-73. They have a nice building block in rookie sensation Kristaps Porzingis, but not much else. The team signed veterans Robin Lopez, Arron Afflalo, and Derrick Williams during the offseason, but none are likely to garner much interest in the trade market. Dealing Anthony may help speed up the rebuilding process. Does he really want to waste the remaining years of his prime on a rebuilding team? Or does he deserve to chase a ring while playing for a contender? Either way, the Knicks went from a borderline playoff team to a jumbled mess in a matter of weeks, and it’s up to Jackson to steer the ship back in the right direction. Post Views: 1,102 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Goldstein Jason Goldstein is a co host of the Baseline Jumper NBA podcast, recording every Tuesday night along Ben McDonald. Jason has also spent time as the Basketball Editor at DoubleGSports.com while also handling the Brooklyn Nets Lead Writer duties since October 2015. Latest posts by Jason Goldstein (see all) Will Weaver Named Head Coach of the Long Island Nets - July 17, 2018 Sean Marks sets up Nets for Future with more Brilliant Moves - July 13, 2018 Brooklyn Nets Strike Early in Free Agency - July 1, 2018 Nets land Dwight Howard in trade from Hornets - June 20, 2018 Related TopicsBrooklyn NetsCarmelo AnthonyDerek FisherKristaps PorzingisKurt RambisNew York KnicksPhil JacksonSteve Mills Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 How To Avoid Scams When Purchasing Football Tickets Online by Guest | posted on July 23, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 More in Basketball You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 97: SNY’s Michelle Margaux (Audio/Video) On the 97th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined SNY’s... WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season The WNBA’s 25th season also marks the debut of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. Johnson, Bogdanovic Shine as Nets Crown Kings Joe Johnson’s Buzzer-Beater Lifts Nets over Nuggets