Knicks Fire Jackson

Some time, in the middle of the night, Jim Dolan decided to pull the trigger. I had hoped Jackson could instll a winning culture with the Knicks, but he really seemed to be losing it lately.  First, I don't care how he treated Carmelo.  I care that he re-signed him and gave him a no movement clause.  Melo has been holding the franchise hostage ever since.  He cannot be the best player on a championship team, and never got the Knicks anywhere near one. So, it will now be the job of Jackson's successor to get rid of Melo.

What did concern me was Jackson's all out assault on Kristaps Porzingis.  He seemed beside himself that KP had skipped his exit interview.  He acted like that was a flaw in KP rather than realizing the flaw was his own. Then last week he had Rosen blast KP's health. That was hilarious, given that Phil himself had to sit out the entire `69-`70 championship season with a back injury and the Knicks didn't hold it against him.  KP gets some growing pains, and the old man sent his goon. Also, he horrified the entire base with his attemps, half hearted though they may have been, at trading KP during the draft.   Then there were rumors of his falling asleep during one of the lottery players workouts.

And then ther was his obsession with the triangle. The funny about that is, this morning the Knicks Summer League team is having its first practice and Horny no longer has to spend even a second teaching them the triangle. I guess he'll just go with his uptempo, pick n roll, bomb them with 3's offense. And that's a very good thing.  Golden State keeps winning with it, and D'Antoni just won Coach of the year for his version of it.

And that's another thing,  Phil Jackson hated 3's. I was glad to see we drafted drafted more guys who can shoot the three last week, anyway.  I welcome their return.