Carlisle, the longtime NBA head coach, has received endless praise over the offseason as he's helped lead the Pacers through the Eastern Conference and now to a lead in the NBA Finals over the league's best regular season team. Barkley's only kidding, but with how the Knicks have went about their coaching search, don't put anything past them.

The New York Knicks are heading into what feels like a make-or-break moment in their pursuit of that long-awaited NBA championship. After the surprise firing of Head Coach Tom Thibodeau, the front office is wasting no time.