There was some speculation that a legendary college coach was in the mix for the New York Knicks' vacant head coaching job, but that won't be the case.

As it turns out, the Knicks are expected to request permission to interview the current Dallas Mavericks coach, per NBA insider Marc Stein. The New York Knicks are expected to for

Current NBA coaches Ime Udoka and Jason Kidd have been names floating around, though Houston isn't interested in giving the Knicks permission to interview Udoka. As far as Kidd goes, it's unclear where the Mavericks stand in giving New York permission,

The Knicks' coaching search to replace Tom Thibodeau has hit a speed bump. New York's attempts to speak to current NBA coaches have been denied.