In alphabetical order:
MIKE BUDENHOLZER: Budenholzer, a Spurs assistant since 1997 and the team's lead one since 2007, has been Gregg Popovich's sounding board through the years, and his vision helped the team's offense change in a positive direction -- one that could impact the Knicks.
In many of the Spurs' previous years, it was largely a dump-it-down-to-Tim-Duncan-and-get-out-of-the-way system. But as Duncan got older, and Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili grew into All-Stars, Budenholzer helped morph the offense into a fast-paced, drive-and-kick system. It was built around pick-and-rolls and springing open 3-point shooters, which became a thing of beauty this past season as the Spurs finished with the best record in the West at 50-16.
Interestingly, during the Spurs' recent playoff run, Popovich called the offense "Mike D'Antoni-ish." While that may not be a selling point for some Knicks fans, the Spurs became arguably the top team in the league at executing and moving the ball, which led to their scoring average of 103.7 points per game. Those two things are what the Knicks need more of, and they already have two top-notch penetrators in Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin.
With Mike Woodson's defense and a high-powered offense in place, the Knicks will be even more dangerous. Would the challenge of turning the Knicks into a title team, which hasn't happened in 39 years, engage Budenholzer to leave his longtime post in San Antonio?
EDDIE JORDAN: Jordan, who first became an NBA coach in 1996-97 with the Kings and last roamed the sidelines with the Sixers in 2009-10, is known for being an offensive coach and running a Princeton motion-like system. It's predicated on constant movement from all five players -- passing, backdoor cutting, interchanging positions and moving without the ball. No standing around, which the Knicks got accustomed to sometimes watching Anthony go to work.
The Princeton offense, when run effectively and with a seasoned group of players, calls for them to look at the play and react. Once a reaction is made, there should be many choices a player can make as to what comes next. Jordan did have a challenging time running the system in Philly, but that's mainly because the Sixers were young at the time and still learning the game. The Knicks are mostly a veteran group.
Jordan never made it past the semifinals with the Wizards from 2005 to '08, but he never worked with a defensive coach like Woodson and had a roster like the Knicks. Together, they could go farther into the playoffs.
DON NELSON: Nelson is considered one of the great offensive innovators in NBA history, making the most of his roster in unique and different ways, which forced the opposition to change their matchups. And he had a lot of success doing so, earning Coach of the Year honors three times in the 1980s and 90s, and taking the Mavericks deep into the playoffs in the 2000s.
Nelson's best example of creativity was when he encouraged Dirk Nowitzki to be a 3-point shooter when others may have tried to make him a traditional post player. Nelson, in fact, is credited with the point-forward philosophy, using small lineups to speed up the game and increase scoring opportunities.
During his NBA coaching travels from 1976 to 2010, Nelson had one stop in New York in 1995-96. Could he make a return to the Knicks' bench? One Mavericks writer said, "I'd be bowled over if Nellie took a job as an assistant. I just can't see that happening. He's way too big of a personality, in my opinion."
FLIP SAUNDERS: Saunders is excellent when it comes to X's and O's on offense. He knows how to exploit holes in the defense and he's always had a knack for drawing up the right play out of timeouts. While Saunders has a thick, non-player-friendly playbook, he has helped point guards and big men thrive, especially in Minnesota and Detroit. That should be music to Lin's, Amare Stoudemire's and Tyson Chandler's ears -- even to Anthony, who excels in the post.
Interestingly, in Washington, the small forward position was marginalized into being a spot-up shooter in Saunders' schemes, and Caron Butler and other threes were lost in the offense. But Melo can certainly score in a number of ways, including as a power forward. Let's not forget sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak was a 2002 All-Star in in Minnesota.
If Saunders came to New York, it would be his first time as an assistant in the NBA since he started in 1995-96 with the Timberwolves.
JAY TRIANO: Triano was actually hired by Glen Grunwald in 2002 to be an assistant coach for the Raptors. Triano, who was the Raptors' head coach from 2008-11, is known as an offensive mastermind, and according to one team writer, he'd be cheap to get, too.
Triano runs good sets out of timeouts and he knows how to massage so-so rosters to score a lot. He also knows how to convince players to adapt for the greater good of the team. Case in point: The Raptors initially had a relative ball-stopper in Andrea Bargnani, but Triano got him to move the ball a bit and run effective high pick-and-rolls with Jose Calderon and other point guards on the team.
With that said, he could probably help develop Anthony's skills as a passing playmaker.
As a plus, Triano knows Anthony and Stoudemire from his time as an an assistant coach during the 2008 Olympics and with the FIBA World Championship team in 2010.
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