Dawn Staley said she would have chased the Knicks job to break the door for women, even if it meant leaving South Carolina after three national titles. She acknowledged pressing Knicks brass on the realities and media pressures of hiring the league’s first female head coach, a move that may have unsettled the room. The Knicks reportedly interviewed multiple candidates before Mike Brown was hired last month. The dialogue ties Staley’s ambition to broader questions about coaching pipelines and gender progress in the NBA.