Kenny Smith may be a long-shot candidate for the Knicks’ coaching job, but he doesn’t sound like one — saying he believes he’s “ready’’ to leave Charles Barkley and run the Knicks.
The TNT broadcasting mainstay, who won two NBA titles as a Rockets point guard, said his Knicks interview Friday was “fun,’’ and that he is awaiting word on whether he’s going to be a finalist.
Smith, who has no coaching experience, said he believes his analyst gig on “Inside the NBA” has “prepared’’ him to be head coach because of the “reservoir of information’’ he has gained.