Phil Jackson gets nice turnout for postseason class, with even Carmelo Anthony showing up to better learn offense.
Phil Jackson scratched his coaching itch and indeed ran his well-attended triangle seminar Tuesday, taking the lead on teaching the lessons of his way-of-life offense, sources told the Daily News.

Even Carmelo Anthony, who has made public pleas to broaden the coaching search beyond triangle-inclined candidates, was at the practice facility, according to a source.

Interim coach Kurt Rambis, Robin Lopez and Kristaps Porzingis were also believed to be among the group of triangle seminar attendees, with the latter still hampered by his strained shoulder but able to soak in the verbal Zen lessons. On Baggie Day last week, Porzingis, who was recently cleared to lift weights and has set an offseason goal of gaining about 15 pounds of muscle, pledged his allegiance to the triangle.

“If that’s the way it is, I’m going to keep studying the triangle, keep thinking of how I can help others in the triangle,” Porzingis said. “If that’s the system, we got to be able to play in it and play better than we did. Everybody just needs to believe in it first. That’s the thing we have to focus on.”

yellowboy90 wrote:

I wonder if Greg Popovich or Pat the Rat would ever pull an end of year coaching seminar after a lost season.

nixluva wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Berman reporting that Early is attending. I think Early gets resigned.

its great to see that all of our young players are interested in bettering themselves. cohesion is key. a healthy melo, 2 or 3 key FA, add in this young core and it's a solid, solid foundation. it'd be cool if they are filming this and air some of it on MSG

I predict this is going to be a very active summer for our young players. Working out together and scrimmaging. I can't wait for Summer League.

you may want to avoid predicting

Some things for me that stood out in the season for some of the "key" players for next season.

RoLo - Hold the ball less in the post, make the decision quicker to make a move. Either make the move in the post, or pass the ball.
Porzingis - Establish better habits in moving off the ball, especially coming into the post. He often gets caught just staying out on the 3 point line, but he started doing better once Rambis took over
Grant - Holds on the ball too long. A little better in the 2nd half of the season but still not impressed with his basketball IQ for a point guard. Has to get the ball out of his hands early, or we should consider utilizing him as a 2, with someone else bringing the ball up. Liked his play after the all-star break. Looked like a starting caliber player or a good backup. Can this continue for an entire season?

nixluva wrote:

mreinman wrote:

nixluva wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Berman reporting that Early is attending. I think Early gets resigned.

its great to see that all of our young players are interested in bettering themselves. cohesion is key. a healthy melo, 2 or 3 key FA, add in this young core and it's a solid, solid foundation. it'd be cool if they are filming this and air some of it on MSG

I predict this is going to be a very active summer for our young players. Working out together and scrimmaging. I can't wait for Summer League.

you may want to avoid predicting

YEAH! Poor choice of words. 😎

I predict the knicks will win 41 games next year but I fear that it will be a starphuck move that gets us there and thats bad.

ChuckBuck wrote:

Nalod wrote:So the Daily news panders to the lowest common denominator and ChuckBuck wonders What would guys do that don't even have HALF the rings Phil has.

I can assume that the Miami Herald and what ever San Antonio reads won't have it as back story. One reason why I like what phil is doing and sticking by his guns is that the knicks are trying to take the path less traveled. Those who have taken it as religion have reached glory. He is trying to teach it. Fish as much as he played in it could not teach it. Rambis might be the guy.

None of this past stuff matters but if you bring out "rambis is not a good coach", well as a head coach that is true. His other credentials are solid as any young top assistant in the NBA. Phil is a teacher, and if some of you would read his books you'll better understand that when the triangle works best is when the team itself sees it, feels it and adjusts in game. He would call time out and the players in many situations coach themselves. Thats buy in. Phil was not a yeller and a screamer, he was chill because most of the coaching is done in practice. Players need to instinctively get it. Losing is also part of the teaching. You can feel when its not working and when it is.

So instead of reacting to media pandering pick up a book and understand it. As long as the knicks are trying to take this path I am rooting for it and part of it is not being "hindsight Harry", you "That Guy"...................

Knicks are attempting to show unity towards working the off season and melo if he is to recruit must demonstrate he wants to be here. This mini camp is a good thing. Team is not in the playoffs, so why the hell not!

There's a saying that goes "It's not where you're from, it's where you're at". Could be Ella Fitzgerald or Rakim, depends on who you ask. You keep mentioning 11 rings, read the book, teacher, triangle philosophies, Zen, yada yada.

How many rings has Phil Jackson won this decade? By my count Pat the Rat and Coach Pop have more this decade than your idol. Do we have Phil Jackson the coach or do we have Phil Jackson the failed experiment of an executive at the helm of the New York Knicks?

Perspective, man. Phil hasn't done shyt since he left Kobe, Pau, Bynum, Odom, and Fisher-man back in LA-LA land. Past is the past, he's simply cashing Cablevision checks at this point, maybe keeping tabs on and refreshing Jim Buss LinkedIn status a few times a day.

This is a very weak post! Phil went to 3 Finals just before the end of his Lakers run. He just took over here and is rebuilding this franchise! Seems pretty clear that he's doing his job building the foundation here.

nixluva wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

Nalod wrote:So the Daily news panders to the lowest common denominator and ChuckBuck wonders What would guys do that don't even have HALF the rings Phil has.

I can assume that the Miami Herald and what ever San Antonio reads won't have it as back story. One reason why I like what phil is doing and sticking by his guns is that the knicks are trying to take the path less traveled. Those who have taken it as religion have reached glory. He is trying to teach it. Fish as much as he played in it could not teach it. Rambis might be the guy.

None of this past stuff matters but if you bring out "rambis is not a good coach", well as a head coach that is true. His other credentials are solid as any young top assistant in the NBA. Phil is a teacher, and if some of you would read his books you'll better understand that when the triangle works best is when the team itself sees it, feels it and adjusts in game. He would call time out and the players in many situations coach themselves. Thats buy in. Phil was not a yeller and a screamer, he was chill because most of the coaching is done in practice. Players need to instinctively get it. Losing is also part of the teaching. You can feel when its not working and when it is.

So instead of reacting to media pandering pick up a book and understand it. As long as the knicks are trying to take this path I am rooting for it and part of it is not being "hindsight Harry", you "That Guy"...................

Knicks are attempting to show unity towards working the off season and melo if he is to recruit must demonstrate he wants to be here. This mini camp is a good thing. Team is not in the playoffs, so why the hell not!

There's a saying that goes "It's not where you're from, it's where you're at". Could be Ella Fitzgerald or Rakim, depends on who you ask. You keep mentioning 11 rings, read the book, teacher, triangle philosophies, Zen, yada yada.

How many rings has Phil Jackson won this decade? By my count Pat the Rat and Coach Pop have more this decade than your idol. Do we have Phil Jackson the coach or do we have Phil Jackson the failed experiment of an executive at the helm of the New York Knicks?

Perspective, man. Phil hasn't done shyt since he left Kobe, Pau, Bynum, Odom, and Fisher-man back in LA-LA land. Past is the past, he's simply cashing Cablevision checks at this point, maybe keeping tabs on and refreshing Jim Buss LinkedIn status a few times a day.

This is a very weak post! Phil went to 3 Finals just before the end of his Lakers run. He just took over here and is rebuilding this franchise! Seems pretty clear that he's doing his job building the foundation here.

not that clear to me. He has to show me some guards of quality. Having our best guard on the roster right now being Tony Wroten is not a good look.

Melo is getting older and not any cheaper, Rolo is good but possibly a misfit in some way, KP has lots of upside but he still has a lot to prove.

Phil has a lot of splaining to do unless he gets us some real guards. Why he did not at least pick up a guard like DJ Augistin last season is strange.

fishmike wrote:

nixluva wrote:Reports are that Phil's Triangle Seminar was well attended. Some saying even Melo came to check it out.

Phil Jackson gets nice turnout for postseason class, with even Carmelo Anthony showing up to better learn offense.
Phil Jackson scratched his coaching itch and indeed ran his well-attended triangle seminar Tuesday, taking the lead on teaching the lessons of his way-of-life offense, sources told the Daily News.

Even Carmelo Anthony, who has made public pleas to broaden the coaching search beyond triangle-inclined candidates, was at the practice facility, according to a source.

Interim coach Kurt Rambis, Robin Lopez and Kristaps Porzingis were also believed to be among the group of triangle seminar attendees, with the latter still hampered by his strained shoulder but able to soak in the verbal Zen lessons. On Baggie Day last week, Porzingis, who was recently cleared to lift weights and has set an offseason goal of gaining about 15 pounds of muscle, pledged his allegiance to the triangle.

“If that’s the way it is, I’m going to keep studying the triangle, keep thinking of how I can help others in the triangle,” Porzingis said. “If that’s the system, we got to be able to play in it and play better than we did. Everybody just needs to believe in it first. That’s the thing we have to focus on.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/zen-work-phil-triangle-seminar-underway-knicks-article-1.2607935?utm_content=buffer214b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDNSports+Twitter

Saw this... 11 rings ex coach in the front office takes hands on approach to inject some knowledge and expectations. Gives the youth some specific things to focus on and only in this retarded town is it spun in such negative fashion. Well... if you are a true NYer sometimes you just gotta say phuck this town. Not sure where I heard that but it fits.

I love that Phil is taking a more hands on approach. People still think this is a 3 year, Im bolting money grab? This guy wants to build a team.

This guys wants to prove his triangle first.

fishmike wrote:

nixluva wrote:Reports are that Phil's Triangle Seminar was well attended. Some saying even Melo came to check it out.

Phil Jackson gets nice turnout for postseason class, with even Carmelo Anthony showing up to better learn offense.
Phil Jackson scratched his coaching itch and indeed ran his well-attended triangle seminar Tuesday, taking the lead on teaching the lessons of his way-of-life offense, sources told the Daily News.

Even Carmelo Anthony, who has made public pleas to broaden the coaching search beyond triangle-inclined candidates, was at the practice facility, according to a source.

Interim coach Kurt Rambis, Robin Lopez and Kristaps Porzingis were also believed to be among the group of triangle seminar attendees, with the latter still hampered by his strained shoulder but able to soak in the verbal Zen lessons. On Baggie Day last week, Porzingis, who was recently cleared to lift weights and has set an offseason goal of gaining about 15 pounds of muscle, pledged his allegiance to the triangle.

“If that’s the way it is, I’m going to keep studying the triangle, keep thinking of how I can help others in the triangle,” Porzingis said. “If that’s the system, we got to be able to play in it and play better than we did. Everybody just needs to believe in it first. That’s the thing we have to focus on.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/zen-work-phil-triangle-seminar-underway-knicks-article-1.2607935?utm_content=buffer214b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDNSports+Twitter

Saw this... 11 rings ex coach in the front office takes hands on approach to inject some knowledge and expectations. Gives the youth some specific things to focus on and only in this retarded town is it spun in such negative fashion. Well... if you are a true NYer sometimes you just gotta say phuck this town. Not sure where I heard that but it fits.

I love that Phil is taking a more hands on approach. People still think this is a 3 year, Im bolting money grab? This guy wants to build a team.

Never said it was a money grab. To me the negative about this thing is that it means he's not really looking for a coach. Thibs is close to signing with Minnesota, JVG interviewing in Houston. Phil didn't even give them a call.

I was pretty clear in my first post that my issue was limiting the coaching search and doubling down on the Triangle.

Also, this quote from KP doesn't exactly sound glowing, more like he's saying "it is what it is."

“If that’s the way it is, I’m going to keep studying the triangle, keep thinking of how I can help others in the triangle,” Porzingis said. “If that’s the system, we got to be able to play in it and play better than we did. Everybody just needs to believe in it first. That’s the thing we have to focus on.”

He doesn't exactly sound super enthusiastic about the Triangle. I have no problem with the seminar, practice, meeting, whatever. But this whole thing also shows what a mistake the Fisher move was and how poorly it was handled, since Phil never came close to doing this when Fish was here.

nixluva wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

nixluva wrote:Reports are that Phil's Triangle Seminar was well attended. Some saying even Melo came to check it out.

Phil Jackson gets nice turnout for postseason class, with even Carmelo Anthony showing up to better learn offense.
Phil Jackson scratched his coaching itch and indeed ran his well-attended triangle seminar Tuesday, taking the lead on teaching the lessons of his way-of-life offense, sources told the Daily News.

Even Carmelo Anthony, who has made public pleas to broaden the coaching search beyond triangle-inclined candidates, was at the practice facility, according to a source.

Interim coach Kurt Rambis, Robin Lopez and Kristaps Porzingis were also believed to be among the group of triangle seminar attendees, with the latter still hampered by his strained shoulder but able to soak in the verbal Zen lessons. On Baggie Day last week, Porzingis, who was recently cleared to lift weights and has set an offseason goal of gaining about 15 pounds of muscle, pledged his allegiance to the triangle.

“If that’s the way it is, I’m going to keep studying the triangle, keep thinking of how I can help others in the triangle,” Porzingis said. “If that’s the system, we got to be able to play in it and play better than we did. Everybody just needs to believe in it first. That’s the thing we have to focus on.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/zen-work-phil-triangle-seminar-underway-knicks-article-1.2607935?utm_content=buffer214b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDNSports+Twitter

I thought you said all the Daily News did was print lies and no one should ever read it?

I tend to think they do a decent job, but you tend to quote them when they agree with your perception and call them trash when they write something you don't like.

Man what are you babbling about? I attacked ISOLA, not the entire newspaper. Also I very much dislike the unnecessary sarcasm and digs the media often takes but not the facts presented. Who ever has a problem with facts? Did you see the back page above?

they are picking on phil because he is an easy target and acting like an azzhole.