Schmeelk: The Best Thing Knicks Can Do Now Is Very Little
In an effort to get ahead with my work, I sat down last weekend and wrote what I thought the Knicks' offseason plan should be. A few days later, Phil Jackson got fired and everything changed.
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In an effort to get ahead with my work, I sat down last weekend and wrote what I thought the Knicks' offseason plan should be. A few days later, Phil Jackson got fired and everything changed.
Thomas served as the Knicks' president of basketball operations from 2003-08 and as head coach from 2006-08.
Phil Jackson is out as Knicks president. On the latest "City Game" podcast, hosts Steve Lichtenstein and John Schmeelk discuss what the shakeup means for the Knicks and look back on where Jackson went wrong.
In the end, it appears the bickering proved to be too much.
Phil Jackson was supposed to bring respectability, winning, and a direction to Madison Square Garden, but instead he brought the opposite -- chaos, losing, and embarrassment.
The Knicks are apparently thinking about poaching an executive from a division rival to replace Phil Jackson.
Carmelo Anthony is reportedly less inclined to waive his no-trade clause now than he was two months ago.
All in all, the Knicks didn't do anything stupid Thursday night, and with this front office, that has to be considered a win.
The guys also discuss the Kristaps Porzingis trade rumors and chat with Jared Dubin of CBS Sports, Vice Sports and FanSided.
The Knicks may have found their point guard of the future. New York used the No. 8 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft on French import Frank Ntilikina.
The Boston Celtics have an offer on the table for Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis.
But it turned out that Kristaps Porzingis, the 21-year-old, 7-foot-3 freak of athletic nature, is more than a building block or part of the plan. He's a franchise player, a monolith, as close to a unique talent the league has right now, someone nearly as big as Yao Ming yet can hit three pointers and dart to the rim like a small forward.
Thursday night is the most important night for the Knicks franchise since they selected Kristaps Porzingis two years ago.
There is no harm in listening for an offer that might help the Knicks rebuild quicker with more assets.
Porzingis has reportedly not spoken to Knicks executives or coaches since he left for his native Latvia after the season concluded, blowing off his exit interview with team president Phil Jackson.
