After being denied permission to speak to several head coaches under contract, the Knicks’ search for a head coach continues.

The New York Knicks, facing coaching challenges, are now considering less prominent candidates over star names. New York has been denied from their top choices.

During Friday's episode of "Run It Back" on FanDuel TV, Michele Beadle discussed the Knicks' coach search with co-hosts Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams. She used an unorthodox analogy for the situation,

The Knicks requested to interview four active NBA head coaches: Jason Kidd, Chris Finch, Ime Udoka, and Quin Snyder. The Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, and Atlanta Hawks all told New York to kick rocks.

The New York Knicks’ head coaching search appears to have narrowed down to two top candidates. According to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, the Knicks are set to have formal interviews with Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown for their open head coaching position next week.

Several reports now indicate that the New York Knicks are expected to come up short in their pursuit of Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as their replacement for Tom Thibodeau. ESPN reported Wednesday morning that Dallas gave a "firm rejection" to the Knicks when they requested permission to talk to Kidd.

It has been reported that the Dallas Mavericks denied a request to interview Jason Kidd, the Minnesota Timberwolves said no to Chris Finch, the Houston Rockets did the same with Ime Udoka, the Atlanta Hawks rejected a Quin Snyder interview, and the Chicago Bulls also shut down the idea of Billy Donovan.

If the team's real plan was to poach another team's coach, that shows a level of organizational incompetence that Barkley is right to roast them for having. However, we'll give the Knicks the benefit of the doubt until we see who their next head coach is.

The Knicks’ coaching search after firing Tom Thibodeau last week isn’t off to a hot start.

"The things he's done for me, individually, I'm so grateful for," Jalen Brunson said. ". . . Not enough things can be said about what he's meant to myself, my career."