The NBA's best coaching mind isn't even in the NBA right now.
Phil Jackson—and his cache of 11 glistening championship rings—boasts a track record unrivaled by peers past and present.
Although he hasn't graced an NBA sideline since 2011, word is the Zen Master is more than open to the idea of a re-entry into the basketball world. In fact, a source told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that Jackson is "ready to go back to work."
For the overly optimistic New York Knicks, this is like hearing Santa Claus does exist—that miracles really do happen.
The rest of the real world knows this isn't the case. Even Jackson couldn't mask the horrific stench wafting through the Empire State skies.
The Dreams of a Desperate Franchise
The Knicks have long been pursuing Jackson like a big-game hunter closing in on a prize buck.
First came rumors of a four-year, $50 million offer to coach the team in 2012, via Gery Woelfel of The Journal Times. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith recently stoked those flames by reporting that Knicks president and general manager Ste ...
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