Knicks coach Derek Fisher has paid for his team’s bad run with his job, being fired after less than two years in New York.
A five-game losing streak left the Knicks 1-9 in their last 10 games, and team president Phil Jackson decided to make the call to “relieve Fisher of his coaching duties,” as the team website reported. Assistant coach Kurt Rambis will take over in the interim.
The Knicks are 23-31 this season after going 17-65 in Fisher’s first season. New York’s bad form contributed to the decision, but the Knicks felt Fisher was not making the switch from player to coach effectively.
Fisher leaves New York with an overall record of 40-96.
The former Lakers guard, who had no previous head coaching experience, took over from Mike Woodson, who went 109-79 in parts of three seasons in New York. Woodson, however, won only one playoff series. The Knicks currently sit 12th in the Eastern Conference.
Brian Shaw and Luke Walton are among the names linked to the vacant head coach position. The Knicks haven’t won a title since the 1972-73 season.
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