Apollo Kid
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Phil did that Zen shyt on KP last season and lit a fire in his ass this season.
Does Phil Jackson deserve credit for the Knicks current success.....
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Carolina Slim
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Phil was in the habit of trying to play these stupid mind games as a team executive, a totally different seat from that of the head coach. There's no way that we're enjoying the fast start and looking excitedly to the future if Phil stays around. You wanna give him credit for Porzingis/Ntilikina because he "was in charge" of the scouts, fine. If he's still around, he's probably further soiling the team's credibility around the league, probably would not have gotten a credible return in exchange for Melo, forced the team to run the triangle, which probably means that Hornacek is miserable, the team is miserable. And there is also probably no clear direction for the team, since Phil could never make up his mind between rebuilding and "win now". Part of the excitement of this team is that for the first time in a long, long time, there is a sense that the front office has an actual plan, an actual direction that they're working towards. We'd still be spinning our wheels with Phil.
I'm even inclined to throw some credit Dolan's way. Because after that Michael Kay interview after the Oakley incident, I was convinced that he didn't care and that he only liked having Phil around to take all the bullets that would normally be fired at him. He cut his losses and parted ways with Phil, even though I think it was more Mills telling him "yo, this dude is crazy and got us looking and sounding bad on these streets". If that hadn't happened, we'd be nowhere near what we're accomplishing now.
I'm even inclined to throw some credit Dolan's way. Because after that Michael Kay interview after the Oakley incident, I was convinced that he didn't care and that he only liked having Phil around to take all the bullets that would normally be fired at him. He cut his losses and parted ways with Phil, even though I think it was more Mills telling him "yo, this dude is crazy and got us looking and sounding bad on these streets". If that hadn't happened, we'd be nowhere near what we're accomplishing now.
NYC Rebel
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This has GOT to be the corniest tagline in here. Especially coming from newbies who haven't been on the board for years.Casuals
Yea he gets credit......for packing his bags and giving that locker room new life......
Carmelo being gone did them a favor too....it's a young guns league now, if you not an all time great nba ol' head, you do no service for any squad today(dirk kind of, Bron, Ginobli sort of).
Carmelo being gone did them a favor too....it's a young guns league now, if you not an all time great nba ol' head, you do no service for any squad today(dirk kind of, Bron, Ginobli sort of).
ALonelyDad
Veteran
Yes, he had the right vision but he handled it poorly like trashing melo and threatening to trade porzingis(he was bluffing) over petty stuff
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hell fukking nah
if you mean credit for leaving and letting kp free maybe
he tried to trade the gawd fukk outta here oldmanzen is senile
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if you mean credit for leaving and letting kp free maybe
he tried to trade the gawd fukk outta here oldmanzen is senile
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astrologybrother
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