LISTEN: Francesa Says He Can Neither Rip Nor Rave About Hornacek Hire
NEW YORK (WFAN) -- Mike Francesa is on the fence about the Knicks' reported hiring of Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach.
"Can I sit here and rail against it like it is an absolutely terrible move? No," Francesa said on his WFAN show Thursday. "Do I sit here and say that it's a stroke of genius and what a great step for the franchise? I don't get that either.
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"When I think of Hornacek, I think of the player. Loved him as a player. Clutch, tough. Loved everything about him as a player. I mean, he was the kind of player who was underrated, who you could just always rely on. Aboslutely loved him as a player.
"As a coach, you know, he hasn't been around that long. ... Can I tell you about what I think about the way Hornacek decides to lead men and coach basketball and do things and things about his team? You know what, how many times did any of us really pay attention to that team in the short amount of time he was the head coach? Does that mean he's not a good coach? No."
Francesa said he asked people around the league to give him their opinion on Hornacek.
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"And I got 'solid.' I got 'OK.' I got a couple of 'I think he's really good, I think he's underrated, I think he could become a really good head coach.' I got a couple of those," Francesa said. "Everyone loved him as a person. I didn't hear one bad thing about the guy as a person."
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