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Dennis Rodman wants to replace Derek Fisher as coach of the Knicks

By Dan Favale

Jan 28, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher gestures as watchs second half play in a 103-93 loss to Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher gestures as watchs second half play in a 103-93 loss to Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 28, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher gestures as watchs second half play in a 103-93 loss to Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher gestures as watchs second half play in a 103-93 loss to Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

The New York Knicks fired Derek Fisher on Monday, and Dennis Rodman noticed.

Ahem:

Oh boy. It seems former Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw and current Golden State Warriors associated head coach Luke Walton have some competition:

Rodman, of course, spent three seasons playing for Knicks president Phil Jackson while with the Chicago Bulls. Preexisting relationships are an important part of NBA employment, but, you know, this isn’t one of those times.

Kudos to Rodman for generating some free PR by capitalizing on the heat of the moment. We’re all guilty of it from time to time (see: every crying Jordan meme ever). We just don’t have the reach and clout that Rodman and his 260,000-plus Twitter followers carry.

But, in an effort to take this half-seriously, someone must inform Rodman that New York has a ton of better coaching options at its disposal—as in every other option, including you, me and Dupree.

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