Over a week after firing Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks ' search for an experienced successor has hit some road blocks. One day after New York was rebuffed when asking permission to speak with Chris Finch ( Minnesota Timberwolves) and Ime Udoka ( Houston Rockets ),

The Knicks have already been denied permission to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch, Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka and the Atlanta Hawks' Quin Snyder by their respective teams, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.