The NY Knicks have given Coach Mike Goodson a multi-year contract extension.
“Mike took over the team under challenging circumstances and made it clear, starting on day one, that he was going to hold every player on our roster accountable,” said James Dolan, Executive Chairman, The Madison Square Garden Company. “We saw a significant improvement since Mike took over and believe our team will only keep improving under Mike’s direction.”
Over the last 24 games of regular season, the Knickerbockers posted the second best record in the NBA, and the team’s defense ranked fifth in the NBA points allowed. Woodson who took over in March, became the first head coach in franchise history to win his first five games and posted the second best winning percentage ever by an NBA coach who took over for a team midseason.
Now if only all the players would gel, perhaps an NBA championship would come to Madison Square Garden.