“For me, my short stint with Fish, my hat goes off to him as a coach, as a player”, Anthony said.
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The Cupertino, Ca. native then became the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves prior to the start of the 2009-10 season.
It was clear to everybody that Fisher’s seat was burning hot this season.
The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony says he won’t waive his no-trade clause to join a contender.
Although the Knicks had lost nine of their last 10 games at the time of Fisher’s dismissal, Jackson’s decision to jettison the second-year coach came as a surprise. I think its the business of winning.
“Someone has to match the style of the way we do things and there’s a certain style that I have that I think works and I’ve found worked before”, Jackson said.
Rodman played under Jackson for all three of the Bulls’ title runs from 1995-96 through the 1997-98 seasons.
The word playoffs became the source of frustration for Knicks’ fans when Fisher said last week “he wouldn’t be disappointed if the Knicks missed the playoffs”.
Jackson said Monday all players can fit in the triangle.
“The quicker we can get them in there, the longer we can get them in the playoffs, the better off we’re going to be as an organization”. “But we want this team to be competitive, day-in and day-out”.
Meanwhile, the future is shining bright for Porzingis who continues to prove his doubters wrong with the way he is performing in his rookie season.
Shaw and Walton both played for Jackson during his tenure as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and the thought of Jackson wanting some familiarity with New York’s new head coach isn’t out of the picture.
The relationship to Jackson, it seems, will matter. He also mentioned the aesthetic that seemed to envelop the team’s triangle offense of late was not encouraging.
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Jackson wrote that the style of leadership he values “has more to do with the group goals and the esteem of an individual led by the group achievements”. This new potential head coaching candidate is none other than America’s unofficial ambassador with North Korea, Dennis Rodman.
