A common reaction to Steve Kerr’s spurning of the New York Knicks pivoted on a simple question: How bad does the job have to be for someone—a former player and noted friend, in fact—to tell Phil Jackson “no.”
The long answer is that owner James Dolan has cultivated a culture where paranoia and shortsightedness trump patience and trust as operating ethics.
The short answer: It’s really not that bad.
Yes, the Knicks are capped-out and in danger of watching their lone superstar, Carmelo Anthony, head for the hills in free agency.
Yes, New York gave up its lone 2014 pick in the 2011 deal to bring Melo to Manhattan, preventing the team from using one of the deepest drafts in recent memory to bolster its aging core.
Yes, the Knicks have a history of cycling through coaches like brake pads and haven’t employed a single one longer than six years since the days of Red Holzman—the only skipper, appropriately enough, to ever bring home a banner.
And yet, for all its foibles and failures, New York can still, after all the years of painful ...
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Why New York Knicks Coaching Job Isn’t As Bad As It Looks
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