Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas smells something fishy going on with the New York Knicks’ search for their next head coach. Fans have piled on the Knicks this offseason due to their ill-fated efforts to try to replace Tom Thibodeau.

It has been reported that the Dallas Mavericks denied a request to interview Jason Kidd, the Minnesota Timberwolves said no to Chris Finch, the Houston Rockets did the same with Ime Udoka, the Atlanta Hawks rejected a Quin Snyder interview, and the Chicago Bulls also shut down the idea of Billy Donovan.

The Knicks’ coaching search after firing Tom Thibodeau last week isn’t off to a hot start.

During Friday's episode of "Run It Back" on FanDuel TV, Michele Beadle discussed the Knicks' coach search with co-hosts Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams. She used an unorthodox analogy for the situation,

Charles Barkley joked about the Knicks' coaching search strategy by making a direct reference to the Pacers' head coach Rick Carlisle.

If the team's real plan was to poach another team's coach, that shows a level of organizational incompetence that Barkley is right to roast them for having. However, we'll give the Knicks the benefit of the doubt until we see who their next head coach is.

Donovan, 60, played his lone NBA season in 1987-88 with the Knicks. Donovan coached Florida to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007 as part of a lengthy career coaching the Gators. He jumped to the NBA in 2015 with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he went 243-147 (.608 win pct) in five seasons there.