Dolan tries to stop Phil Jackson's staff firings

[poido123]

You mean hes been successful wherever Michael, Scottie, Shaq, and Pau go...

Of course, Phil had nothing to do with it One of the best people coaches and a guy who can handle some of the most difficult personalities in basketball.

A guy who can keep an alcoholic and loose rodman in check on the Bulls second 3peat deserves the "Great Coach" title..He also got the best out of Ron Artest who was key in the Laker's title run.

[niko]

This isn't a story. This is Isola nitpicking because he (really) is treated like shit by the garden. If Dolan was fighting to keep the scouts, or GM, or basketball people then this is a story. When Dolan asks if some long time people can possibly keep their jobs, that's actually normal. When new bosses come in they clean house, but they don't literally fire everyone, and if they do they do need to discuss it with their bosses.

Total non story, same as the Kerr story. Kerr wants to coach GS. They are a better team now and close to his house. The headline? KERR FEARS DYSFUNCTION AT GARDEN. Isola has an agenda. Look at the actual story.

Dolan's a terrible boss but asking to keep very low level employees if possible is not a evil agenda.

[fiddy]

This isn't a story. This is Isola nitpicking because he (really) is treated like shit by the garden. If Dolan was fighting to keep the scouts, or GM, or basketball people then this is a story. When Dolan asks if some long time people can possibly keep their jobs, that's actually normal. When new bosses come in they clean house, but they don't literally fire everyone, and if they do they do need to discuss it with their bosses.

Total non story, same as the Kerr story. Kerr wants to coach GS. They are a better team now and close to his house. The headline? KERR FEARS DYSFUNCTION AT GARDEN. Isola has an agenda. Look at the actual story.

Dolan's a terrible boss but asking to keep very low level employees if possible is not a evil agenda.

Just give up and buy a Nets jersey.

[Akrazotile]

Of course, Phil had nothing to do with it One of the best people coaches and a guy who can handle some of the most difficult personalities in basketball.

A guy who can keep an alcoholic and loose rodman in check on the Bulls second 3peat deserves the "Great Coach" title..He also got the best out of Ron Artest who was key in the Laker's title run.

Rodman had plenty of success without Phil, Artest was already a first team defender.

I guess ol "personality manager" couldnt convince Michael not to retire and keep a dynasty at its peak together uninterrupted.

I guess he couldnt keep Shaq and Kobe together after they started feuding. Sure, the intial honeymoon and common goal when stars come together is easy. But what happens after theyve been together a while and already achieved the highest goal? Does Phil keep Pau focused and counsel his butthurt about Shannon Brown fukcig his girlfriend? Does he keep Bynum from goofing around and playing like a jackass bc he feels there are "trust issues"???


Actually the common theme among Phils teams is that after they exhaust their initial peak talent which any decent nba coach can do, they all splinter caustically, exacerbated by Phils own massive ego.


"11 durrrr rings doyyyy." Yeah, its easy to make that argument when youre a tiny minded fool. Btw Horry > MJ and Spo > Carlisle

[uber]

Wonder what role he still has Isiah Thomas doing that couldn't possibly be filled by a staple.

[poido123]

Rodman had plenty of success without Phil, Artest was already a first team defender.

I guess ol "personality manager" couldnt convince Michael not to retire and keep a dynasty at its peak together uninterrupted.

I guess he couldnt keep Shaq and Kobe together after they started feuding. Sure, the intial honeymoon and common goal when stars come together is easy. But what happens after theyve been together a while and already achieved the highest goal? Does Phil keep Pau focused and counsel his butthurt about Shannon Brown fukcig his girlfriend? Does he keep Bynum from goofing around and playing like a jackass bc he feels there are "trust issues"???


Actually the common theme among Phils teams is that after they exhaust their initial peak talent which any decent nba coach can do, they all splinter caustically, exacerbated by Phils own massive ego.


"11 durrrr rings doyyyy." Yeah, its easy to make that argument when youre a tiny minded fool. Btw Horry > MJ and Spo > Carlisle

I don't care how you decipher it. If you have a rodman or Artest on your team, you have to be a good player's coach.

MJ was hardly an easy individual to handle either. It's one thing having lots of talent, its another thing turning that talent into championships teams and balancing ego's and roles on a team to make things work.

He's done it on plenty of occasions, so if you want to roll with the "he's had the best players" argument, well then you may as well discredit all of his success and disregard his ability to turn teams into successful ones.

[Artillery]

Isola's closer to a tabloid writer than a journalist so I wouldn't put much stock into any of this.

[STATUTORY]

This isn't a story. This is Isola nitpicking because he (really) is treated like shit by the garden. If Dolan was fighting to keep the scouts, or GM, or basketball people then this is a story. When Dolan asks if some long time people can possibly keep their jobs, that's actually normal. When new bosses come in they clean house, but they don't literally fire everyone, and if they do they do need to discuss it with their bosses.

Total non story, same as the Kerr story. Kerr wants to coach GS. They are a better team now and close to his house. The headline? KERR FEARS DYSFUNCTION AT GARDEN. Isola has an agenda. Look at the actual story.

Dolan's a terrible boss but asking to keep very low level employees if possible is not a evil agenda.

that's why we have assistant coach herb surfing regime after regimes and outlasting head coaches?

Dolans spies keep their gigs. Isola is always on point

[DukeDelonte13]

That's right. And PJax is taking none of that, which is why he is getting paid all that money.

Jackson has all the leverage here, Dolan can go fvck himself trying to run the Knicks like it's his family's business.

How does Jackson have the leverage exactly? He's Dolan's employee.

[LA_Showtime]

Can you imagine the backlash if Phil Jackson just resigned from his position?

[fiddy]

Can you imagine the backlash if Phil Jackson just resigned from his position?

More interference from Dolan and PJAX is gone.

[VIntageNOvel]

This isn't a story. This is Isola nitpicking because he (really) is treated like shit by the garden. If Dolan was fighting to keep the scouts, or GM, or basketball people then this is a story. When Dolan asks if some long time people can possibly keep their jobs, that's actually normal. When new bosses come in they clean house, but they don't literally fire everyone, and if they do they do need to discuss it with their bosses.

Total non story, same as the Kerr story. Kerr wants to coach GS. They are a better team now and close to his house. The headline? KERR FEARS DYSFUNCTION AT GARDEN. Isola has an agenda. Look at the actual story.

Dolan's a terrible boss but asking to keep very low level employees if possible is not a evil agenda.

i agree with nico on this one,
its all media hype, its a trivial matter
no need to make a big fuss out of it

[niko]

that's why we have assistant coach herb surfing regime after regimes and outlasting head coaches?

Dolans spies keep their gigs. Isola is always on point

Herb's gone.

[Patrick Chewing]

Fake-ass story from an idiotic, manic-depressive beat writer.

[SpecialQue]

Phil needs to get out of there ASAP. Dolan is a real POS

What the fvck...he JUST got there!