Hiring of Jeff Hornacek brings more questions than answers

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When Phil Jackson last talked publicly about the New York Knicks’ coaching search, he said he’d “probably” limit his search to candidates with whom he had a prior relationship.

At the time, most ignored the caveat. But “probably” turned out to be a key clue from Jackson.

The Knicks informed others involved in their coaching search on Wednesday that they had chosen Jeff Hornacek as their next head coach, according to league sources.

No deal had been completed as of Wednesday night, but sources involved with the situation said that a deal is expected soon.

Hornacek and Jackson have no prior relationship and Hornacek has no experience running Jackson’s triangle offense. So the hire brings more questions than answers. We’ll try to provide answers to some of them:

Jeff Hornacek has no experience with Phil Jackson’s triangle offense, but he was a teammate of Kurt Rambis in Phoenix. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports

What about the triangle? ESPN analyst and ex-Knicks coach …

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