Keidel: It's Too Bad Mark Jackson Is Not Phil Jackson's Guy
No coach is better qualified, in attitude and aptitude, than Mark Jackson is to the Knicks. It's a shame that Steve Kerr is currently Phil Jackson's pet.
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No coach is better qualified, in attitude and aptitude, than Mark Jackson is to the Knicks. It's a shame that Steve Kerr is currently Phil Jackson's pet.
Jackson needs to get his man. Whatever his Plan B is doesn't matter. The Plan A needs to work. That's why Jackson is getting $10 million a season to run the Knicks.
The Knicks remain the frontrunner to land Steve Kerr as their next head coach, but they have some competition. According to a report, Kerr will listen to the Warriors if they approach him about their coaching vacancy.
If Steve Kerr ends up as the next head coach of the Knicks we won't have to worry about his opinions of Tim Hardaway Jr. It's clear he loves the guy.
Phil Jackson is playing the transparency game with Carmelo Anthony. Whatever I know, you will know. At least that seems to be the case according to a report.
Jackson might not be the man on the sideline, but it is his voice that the players are going to be hearing through the mouth of Kerr.
As WFAN's Craig Carton reported, Anthony, who plans to opt out of his contract this summer, had a lengthy dinner with Knicks president Phil Jackson at American Cut in Tribeca on Tuesday night.
Count Knicks owner James Dolan as one who thinks the NBA got things right on Tuesday.
According to a report, Knicks President Phil Jackson is aiming to hire TNT broadcaster Steve Kerr by early next month, following the conclusion of the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Larry Johnson has never been one to hold back when he has something on his mind. He definitely had something on his mind Saturday in the wake of the accusations of racism against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
Though Kerr has never been a coach, he has been mentioned as a candidate for Mike Woodson's old job since Jackson was hired in March.
Is it the destination? Is it the dysfunction? Is it the soap-operatic noise that comes from 7th Avenue? Even when the Knicks are horrible -- which is pretty pro forma for them -- they bogart the bold ink.
The worst thing Phil Jackson can do is repeat the Mike Woodson hiring process. Steve Kerr might very well end up being the best guy for the job, but let's look at all the options first.
Phil Jackson was finally asked Wednesday about Carmelo Anthony returning to the Knicks on a max contract. His answer should ring like music to Knicks fans ears.
Family and friends of Cooper Stock, who was killed in January, started a fundraiser called Coop's Hoops, to help other young kids go to basketball camp.
That's the $33-million question. Knicks president Phil Jackson said Wednesday that he hopes Carmelo Anthony stays "true to his word" and is willing to sacrifice some cold, hard cash.
Two days after firing Mike Woodson, Jackson reiterated Wednesday that he won't be returning to the bench, despite the fact that even fiancee Jeanie Buss told him he should.
Frank Isola of the Daily News tried to drop a bombshell Wednesday morning, but the story's own headline betrays how minor the story really is.
According to a report, the iconic former Bulls and Lakers coach wants to remove other staffers, but Dolan has voiced opposition against it. Dolan wants to keep certain employees on board.
The most telling move the Knicks made Monday was not firing Mike Woodson. That was inevitable. It was firing Herb Williams.
And the hypocrisy of pro basketball goes on. It's a players' league until the players lose. Then it's the fault of the fella who didn't take one shot all year. But Phil Jackson still had to can Mike Woodson.
Unless Phil Jackson can make the Knicks a "loaded" team, a club that's ready to win it all, he won't even think of coaching. And that's not going to happen.
Kerr has questions about coaching at MSG, where so many respected coaches have been chewed up and spit out over the past decade under owner James Dolan, according to the New York Daily News.
Boomer & Craig got this Morning Show party started with the Knickerbockers, as they are in the midst of what is sure to be an eventful offseason.
Calling games for TNT, he certainly knows the game and the players in it, and seems very intelligent and measured in his opinions.
