Phil Jackson Is Surprised He Didn't Get Any Votes For Executive Of The Year

Phil Jackson is surprised he didn’t get any votes for Executive of the Year
Sean Highkin Jun 19, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT





Phil Jackson recently gave a wide-ranging interview to Scott Cacciola of the New York Times. He touched on a variety of topics, including Carmelo Anthony‘s rehab (which he says is going “swimmingly”), James Dolan’s hiring of Isiah Thomas to run the New York Liberty (he didn’t have a lot to do with it) and an (extremely NSFW) explanation of his infamous “goink” Twitter typo. Most amusing, though, was his contention that he should have gotten some votes for Executive of the Year, despite the Knicks winning just 17 games.

Q. You came to the Knicks a little over a year ago. Knowing what you know now, would you have still taken the job?

JACKSON: Without a doubt. I knew it was going to be a challenge. We just didn’t have any room to work last year. We knew that we were going to have to make big changes with the limitations that we had, being in a locked-in situation as far as the salary cap goes. That’s why when I said recently that I didn’t know why I wasn’t given some votes for executive of the year, I wasn’t kidding. I was really serious. We had a yeoman’s job of having to get rid of a lot of fat on our roster to get to where we are. I saw Mitch Kupchak got a vote, so I know some people valued what the Lakers were doing obviously.

The comment was some serious shade at Jackson’s former employer. It’s completely ridiculous to expect that Jackson would get any consideration for that award at this juncture, when the Knicks are at the lowest point of a rebuilding effort. How he handles the coming years, including next week’s draft and the following two summers of free agency, will do a lot to determine the success of his tenure in New York. As of now, though, it’s a complete disaster.



bob
MY NOTE:  Talk about self-delusional self-aggrandizement.  First of all, the Lakers had a ton of injuries, they didn't deliberately dismantle their team.  Secondly, if "trimming the fat" and "restructuring for the future" and all the rest of those sayings that attempt to distract from the obvious fact that you are trying your best to lose and lose BIG carry any weight in the voting then Sam Hinkie would be the perennial winner and they shouldn't even need to hold a vote.


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Bob, when I saw your lead sentence, "Talk about self-delusional self-aggrandizement," I thought this was another post about Lebron.

Go read a book, Phil.  Of course, it would probably be your autobiography.

I have three addresses for you:

727 Fifth Avenue
37 Wall Street
200 Fifth Avenue

Place called Tiffany's.  Why not drop into one of these conveniently located (at least for the rich) locations and see if they might possibly be having a sale on silver spoons?  They might even be willing to engrave an image of you kissing yourself.

Sam

Wickedly funny sarcasm Sam. Did you know sarcasm comes from the Greek word meaning "to tear away flesh"?

Thanks, W.  No, I didn't know that, but it makes sense.

Actually, I'm one of those who feel that sarcasm is the lowest form of humor.  If one really thinks about it, sarcasm has insulting overtones.  The problem is it's just so easy that it becomes seductive to the point of being nearly irresistible.  Definitely a self-improvement objective.  I try like crazy not to use it with people I like.  Not a problem with Phil as far as I'm concerned.

Sam

The sale on silver spoons reference was precious.

So is the price on Tiffany silver spoons.  I tried to work Holly Golightly into my little diatribe (maybe as a new nickname for Phil the Pill), but that would have been too much of a reach.

Sam