Basketball from a fans perspective

He said it
Phil Jackson is fully prepared for the voices of criticism that will follow.  He provided the media a “State of the Knicks” address the other day.  This is a snap shot of his comments and not intended to be a word for word statement.  “The Knicks don’t need a point guard; the triangle offense doesn’t require one.  We were successful in Chicago and Los Angeles without a true point guard.  Kurt Rambis is capable of coaching the Knicks on a permanent basis; Finally I intend to fulfill my contract with the Knicks I am not headed to Los Angeles.”  I’m sure not one portion of Phil Jackson’s statement is satisfactory to Knick fans or folks in general.  Is this Phil being Phil who revels in teasing the media, all I can say is I’m glad I’m not Phil Jackson.

The NFL?
Nate Robinson all 5-9 185 pounds of him wants to play in the NFL despite no previous experience.  This veteran NBA guard last played in 2015 and had a 10-year career with several teams.  As for the football question he played defensive back one year at the University of Washington; think he’s too short to play DB?  Robinson was twice NBA Slam Dunk Champ so he certainly has leaping ability to go up against wide receivers.  The only question at age 31 does he have any gas left in the tank.

A second chance
We guess Derek Fisher is financially secure for the time being.  We might assume at some point the former Knicks coach will interview for a coaching job.  After a less than impressive year and a half at the helm of the Knicks will any NBA team be willing to offer him a job?  He wanted to clear the air regarding his altercation with Matt Barnes earlier this year so he responded to questions about the incident.

Fisher claims the altercation had nothing to do with him being fired and I’m willing to accept his statement.  Fisher will not be working for me so I can accept his explanation it might be more difficult for a potential employer to accept.  I believe everyone deserves a second chance or maybe a third so here’s hoping Fisher is hired somewhere in the future.

Little change  
Rutgers decided to fire alum Eddie Jordan after three years.  He leaves after a 22-67 record which includes a 7-24 (1-17 conference) in 2015-16.  You remember the story why Jordan was hired don’t you?  He replaced the fired Mike Rice; Rice had been accused of abusing several members of the Rutgers basketball team.  Video surfaced detailed the former coach firing a basketball at one of his players, it wasn‘t just the one issue there were other reports of abuse. As for Jordan his team win total decreased each of his three years at the helm.

Okay
I don’t remember which Rams player made the statement recently.  It’s likely you are aware the NFL Rams are moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles for the upcoming football season.  “I haven’t decided if I’m going to be a Clippers fan or Laker fan” was the players’ remark.  That’s interesting however my difficulty is there really a decision required?  The Clippers are winning right now so the inclination would be to join their fan base.  The Lakers are losers but have NBA Championships and tradition in their history, which is more important?