Jeremy Foster filled in for Dave Burns.

Mike D’Antoni is the new head coach of the New York Knicks as the Suns and D’Antoni officially head in different directions. GM Steve Kerr didn’t sound too surprised or terribly upset this morning with Doug & Wolf. We played back some of Kerr’s comments from the morning show.

Is Jeff Van Gundy on the list of presumptive head coaching candidates? Not after tonight. Van Gundy joined Jeremy and reiterated his previous stance to stay in broadcasting for another year. He did, though, have some nice things to say about two other legitimate candidates: Tom Thibodeau and Mark Jackson. Van Gundy says Thibodeau, who was Van Gundy’s lead assistant in Houston, is more than just a “defensive coach,” and Jackson, who works with Van Gundy at ESPN, “has every attribute (necessary) to be an outstanding head coach.”

Even without Van Gundy on the list, Steve Kerr should have plenty of people to talk to. Numerous former Suns and current NBA assistants have been mentioned, but would a team with a veteran-laden roster and a shrinking championship window really hire someone with no NBA head coaching experience? Kerr seems open to it. He told Doug & Wolf that he plans to talk to Jackson, a former NBA point guard with as much coaching experience as I have.

But why would Jackson be considered and not Avery Johnson, and which name is the most outlandish?

Vinnie Del Negro
Eddie Johnson
Dan Majerle
Jeff Hornacek

We took calls on that, as well as (in a perfect world) who the fans would like to see as Suns head coach.

My vote: Rudy Tomjanovich (I know, it’ll never happen)