Stan Van Gundy put the Knicks on blast last night regarding their treatment of former Knicks legend and current Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing, after Orlando beat New York  106 – 102 at the Garden. Just file his comments under “R” for “Real Talk”.
“I’m a cynical person,[…]Â If they feel he’s one of the greatest players in franchise history and they’ve hired a lot of other prominent players, why won’t they even give him an interview? But on a night like tonight, they’ll want him to help him sell out the building.” Ewing was honored with six other Knicks legends with the team’s first Legacy Awards. When Isiah Thomas ran the Knicks, Ewing was not considered for any front office or coaching positions. But several teammates, including John Starks, Allan Houston, Herb Williams and Hubert Davis, either currently work for the team or have worked for the Knicks. First-year team president Donnie Walsh interviewed former Knick Mark Jackson for the head coaching position, but did not reach out to Ewing. Walsh, who put Monday night’s awards ceremonies together, is open to hiring Ewing in the future. “I’m not trying to needle anybody or tell them their business,” Van Gundy said. “But they honor the guy every year and what’s amazing to me is that while they have a lot of ex-players in their organization, they hadn’t made any move to try to hire him. “This is a guy who is not only the face of the franchise and their best player ever and who works as hard as he does, and they say great things about him. But when it comes time to put up or shut up, they don’t do anything. It’s our good fortune.”
