Two days after getting the opportunity, Daly officially turned it down. “Without question, the toughest decision I have ever made,” Daly said, calling it one of the best jobs in sports. “I can only say that if you were an alcoholic, and I have not been there before, it had to be the most seductive drink that’s ever been placed in front of me. The Knicks were a replica of my Piston team. Everything was right about it.”