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Jay WrightJay Wright

If I were to coach in the NBA, I would go to the Knicks

What NBA team would you like to coach? Kind of kidding. The Knicks. But we're kidding, of course, because I don't want to leave the world... If [Jay Wright] were to coach at the NBA, he would go to the Knicks.

Wright retired from coaching without ever taking an NBA job.
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Jay WrightJay Wright

Three-point shooting is a defense against biased home-court officiating

Shooting the three became a big part of getting us to a certain level... The one thing that can't be affected is the three-point shooting. If you're a team that's driving a ball to the basket all the time, you play at home, you might get some calls. You go on the road, you don't get those calls. You're dead.

This is a subjective coaching philosophy, though analytics generally support the value of the three-point shot in high-variance environments.
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Jay WrightJay Wright

The new Big East is the best league because it's a pure basketball league

It's the best league in college basketball. Those other leagues now, I think, are football leagues. And we are a pure basketball league.

The Big East has remained a top-tier basketball conference despite no football, supporting his claim.
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Jay WrightJay Wright

The New York Knicks are the NBA team I would coach (kidding)

[What NBA team would you coach?] The Knicks. Madison Square Garden. But we're kidding, of course, because I don't want to leave.

Wright never coached in the NBA, retiring from Villanova in 2022.

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