ESPN NBA analyst and former Knicks point guard, Mark Jackson, called Knicks president Phil Jackson a "failure," according to Marc Berman of the NY Post.
Jackson didn't knock Phil's coaching prowess given his 11 championship rings, but he think he is ruining the Knicks, especially regarding the Carmelo Anthony fiasco.
"As a guy running the New York Knicks, he's done a poor job," Jackson said during an ABC conference call to promote the NBA Finals. "Look at the results. He's been a failure. Carmelo is an outstanding basketball player and handled himself remarkably. At the end of the day, he negotiated a no-trade clause, and he's going about it the wrong way forcing him out. [Anthony has] all the power and he's taking full advantage of it."
It is no secret Phil Jackson has his mind set on trading Anthony, who turned 33 Monday.
Fellow NBA Finals analyst, Jeff Van Gundy, thinks Anthony and the Knicks are better off without No. 7 next season.
"I don't know if it's trying to make it uncomfortable, so he's more willing to accept a trade," Van Gundy said about Phil Jackson's comments on Anthony. "Certainly Phil has laid out his vision. It would be better for Carmelo and the Knicks [if] he's not there next year...I'm really interested to see if he wants to be someplace that doesn't want him and if he wants a more willing, accepting environment to finish his career."
Last season, Phil Jackson reached out to the Celtics, Cavaliers, and Clippers to gauge trade interest for Anthony.
Jackson didn't knock Phil's coaching prowess given his 11 championship rings, but he think he is ruining the Knicks, especially regarding the Carmelo Anthony fiasco.
"As a guy running the New York Knicks, he's done a poor job," Jackson said during an ABC conference call to promote the NBA Finals. "Look at the results. He's been a failure. Carmelo is an outstanding basketball player and handled himself remarkably. At the end of the day, he negotiated a no-trade clause, and he's going about it the wrong way forcing him out. [Anthony has] all the power and he's taking full advantage of it."
It is no secret Phil Jackson has his mind set on trading Anthony, who turned 33 Monday.
Fellow NBA Finals analyst, Jeff Van Gundy, thinks Anthony and the Knicks are better off without No. 7 next season.
"I don't know if it's trying to make it uncomfortable, so he's more willing to accept a trade," Van Gundy said about Phil Jackson's comments on Anthony. "Certainly Phil has laid out his vision. It would be better for Carmelo and the Knicks [if] he's not there next year...I'm really interested to see if he wants to be someplace that doesn't want him and if he wants a more willing, accepting environment to finish his career."
Last season, Phil Jackson reached out to the Celtics, Cavaliers, and Clippers to gauge trade interest for Anthony.