Donnie Walsh Never Stops Working

They say you can't know where you're going until you figure out where you've been, right? And considering the Isiah Era Knicks went down the toilet ... well, I'll let Alan Hahn from Newsday take over:

A call to Donnie Walsh's phone was met with a grumbling, "Hello?"

After identifying himself, the questioner asked, quite plainly: "There was a report that you're meeting Mark Jackson today at the Garden...."

"I'm not talking today," Walsh abruptly replied. "I'm not at the Garden. I didn't meet anyone at the Garden. So the report was wrong."

OK, so where are you?

"I'm in the bathroom!"

You know, there's nothing wrong with simply letting voice mail pick up sometimes. Just saying.

In any case, even if Walsh hasn't officially met with Jackson, I'm still convinced it's his to lose. Now that Larry Brown has officially unemployed there will likely be some murmurings of his past history working under Walsh, but I think everyone agrees a completely fresh start is what's really needed, which is bad news for current assistant Herb Williams, who interviewed earlier this week.

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy endorsed his assistant Patrick Ewing, but the Knicks don't seem to be interested, and even if they were, they'd likely have to wait until Orlando's postseason run ends before Magic GM Otis Smith grants permission to talk to him. Stay tuned, this might take awhile.