No way. There’s no way possible,” Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. Coaching searches weren’t unusual in New York for much of the 2000s, but the Knicks weren’t winning then.

Still, Ricky P is at it again. The 72-year-old Pitino is proving once again he is one of the best basketball coaches to ever walk a college sideline.

The Knicks made the conference finals last season for the first time since 2000. They lost to the Indiana Pacers in six games. New York fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach after the Indiana series.