This is about a process that began unfolding the night the Knicks finally pulled off the massive trade that brought Carmelo Anthony to New York in February 2011 -- a process that will only kick into overdrive if the Knicks don't find their way out of this.
If they don't, anyone can see what's coming: Mike Woodson gets fired, Herb Williams becomes the interim coach and the drumbeat begins in the background for John Calipari to make his long-awaited return to the NBA.
The Knicks are perhaps the only team positioned to pay Calipari what it would take. One league executive surmised that the bidding would start at $8 million a year.
Executives differ on whether Calipari would want full personnel control in addition to the coaching title.