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Phil Jackson's Worst Moves Besides Joakhim Noah


I didn't even include Noah because it has and will always be a f**king disaster, so what is the point. Everybody knows anyway. Four Years, 72 million dollars for a injury prone center. Granted, he came in 4th in MVP in 2012, but that was five years ago. What the hell, Phil.

Trading Tim Hardaway Jr. for Jerian Grant

To be honest, when I first saw Hardaway play, I saw Nick Young aka Swaggy P. A shooting guard, that loves to jack up threes. This happened on draft night, and he wasn't really necessarily traded for Grant, but for the pick. But I'd rather have Hardaway because he would help the Knicks right now more than anything. And Grant isn't even on the Knicks, he's on the Bulls as part of the Derrick Rose trade. He starts occasionally, averages 16 minutes a game, which is actually less than he got on the Knicks. Granted, as a rookie Hardaway was thrown into the sixth man role, and Grant was more of a reserve because Hardaway Jr. played for worse teams, until being traded to the Hawks. In his second year, he was on the infamous 17-65 Knicks in the 2014-15 season. Hardaway would be great in sixth man role right now as a backup to Courtney Lee (a surprising good move by Phil), anyways he's much better than the backup right now, either Sasha Vujacic or Ron Baker.

Letting Melo Have a No-Trade Clause

Oh fine, I'll just say it. Re-signing Melo. That hurt saying.

I love Carmelo Kyam Anthony to death. Would I or any other die hard Knicks like to see him in another jersey, probably not. The reason why the big problem is the trade clause is that now Phil and the rest of the idiots upstairs have to trade him to a team that he wants to go to. Which is only the Cavaliers (who the hell are they gonna give us, definitely not Kevin a love and don't even call about Kylie or Lebron) Clippers (Austin Rivers, seriously? And an old Jamal Crawford which is the good part cause he was on the Knicks when he was young) and maybe the Celtics (that would actually kill me and like 60% of the Knicks fan base). If Phil actually trades Melo for a bust (who's been good lately, which is good to see) and a 36 year old Jamal Crawford who is shooting 40% from the field. Not good, not good at all. Maybe find a third team, that could give us some picks? The Cavaliers are not getting rid of Kevin Love, no matter how many fake stories Frank Isola makes up about it.

Firing Mike Woodson

Why, Phil, why? In my opinion, this was Jackson's worst move, besides Joakim Noah. Why? Tons of reasons. Woodson led them to their best season of the 21st century, with the oldest team of all time. Carmelo Anthony actually liked him, probably the first head coach he ever liked in the NBA. He led the league in PPG in 2012-13, under Woodson. The team actually liked each other. And it worked. Raymond J.R. Smith, Melo, Amare, Tyson, the best team the Knicks have had since that magical year in 1999. Think about that. There were tons and tons of former superstars that played for the Knicks in the early 2000s. But no, a team with the starting PG as Raymond f**king Felton was the best team. Oh, and lastly the man they replaced him with. Derek Fisher. Why. They went 40-96 with him. That is one of the worst win-loss ratios of all time. Enough said.

Trading Tyson Chandler

if your gonna trade a man that won Devensive Player of the Year a year before, and the best player you get back is Jose Calderon?! Tyson Chandler was traded away back to the team that had him before he went to the Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks. They got back for him Jose Calderon, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington who was waived (WHAT WHY) and two 2nd round picks. Now, almost 5 years later, what if I told you the man that is the best remaining from that deal was the man waived. Nice Phil, nice.

Trading Robin Lopez for Derrick Rose

No, I'm not saying Robin Lopez is better than Derrick Rose, even thought he's not the 2011-12 Rose. But Robin would solve lots of problems. That would also mean there would be no reason in signing Noah, so there you go Knicks fans. You don't have Mr. 72 million dollars on your team. And this also means that Brandon Jennings would be starting, and this year he is actually better when starting then coming off of the bench.