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Knicks: Ideal Candidates to Co-Coach with Phil Jackson

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 16, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks general manager Phil Jackson looks on during a stop in play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 16, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks general manager Phil Jackson looks on during a stop in play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 5, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller speaks to the crowd after the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at McKale Center. Arizona won 94-62. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller speaks to the crowd after the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at McKale Center. Arizona won 94-62. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Sean Miller

The Arizona Wildcats play home to one of the most NBA-ready head coaches in college basketball. Long referenced as a potential fit for the professional ranks, Sean Miller has the larger-than-life persona and youth to be groomed as the next head coach of the New York Knicks.

Miller may not jump at the possibility of having to split coaching duties, but this would be the perfect way to prepare him for life in the NBA.

Miller has gone 188-60 since taking over at Arizona in 2009, and is 307-107 over the course of his college career. He’s made it to the Elite Eight on four different occasions, has six Sweet Sixteen appearances, and is the head coach of the USA’s under-19 men’s basketball team.

Outside of a Final Four appearance and a national championship, Miller has achieved roughly all there is to achieve on the collegiate front.

Miller is a masterful recruiter, which could translate well to his potential efforts in NBA free agency. He’s also a superb defensive coach who thrives in maintaining pressure along the perimeter, and crowding the paint with length and athleticism.

Miller can somewhat underwhelming on the offensive end of things, but there’s no better man to teach him how to execute in the half court than Phil Jackson.

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