knicks eying rockets assistant

[knicks235]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DON EYES ROCKETS' SMITH AS ASSISTANT

By MARC BERMAN
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June 7, 2003 -- The Rockets' Larry Smith has emerged as a candidate for the Knicks' last assistant-coaching opening, The Post has learned. Smith was Houston's acting head coach after taking over for cancer-stricken Rudy Tomjanovich, piloting them for the last 17 games.
Don Chaney talked to Smith during this week's Chicago pre-draft camp. Smith, a 12-year NBA veteran and one of the league's best offensive rebounders in his day, played for Chaney in Houston from 1989 to 1992. Nicknamed "Mr. Mean," Smith has been with the Rockets as an assistant coach for eight years and was on their staff during their two championships, including the 1994 conquest of the Knicks.

With Jeff Van Gundy on the verge of taking the Rockets' head-coaching job, none of Houston's assistants likely will be retained. Officially offered the job yesterday, Van Gundy has told confidants he will bring on his Knick lieutenants, Tom Thibodeau, Steve Clifford and Andy Greer. </div>

 

[olskoolfunktitude]

it gon take more than that to get theknicks into the playofsf

 

[mike18946]

If dice is heathly i see them making a good run and making the playoffs next year

 

[knicks235]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "olskoolFunktitude":</div><div class="quote_post">it gon take more than that to get theknicks into the playofsf</div>

like 5 games better than they did last year right?

 

[olskoolfunktitude]

they werepretty lucky to get that close. look how they started. they are a bad basketball team. wont do anything til they get rid of spree

 

[knicks235]

agree 100% i dont think spree is the answer, houston is the big bait detroit, houston and numorus teams are intrested but imo Larry Smith will help us a few

 

[olskoolfunktitude]

yea. houston is inconsistant but clearly talented. needs to go somewhere where he isnt the number one or two guy