TripleThreat wrote:Vmart wrote:
To be fair he took KP and his value was pretty high when he took offers for him.
Based on the Stepien Rule and the situation Jackson inherited, he was pretty much locked out from trading first round picks in his timeline. He had a few opportunities but not very much flexibility.
Zinger was taken 4th, had Hinkie had his own way and taken Zinger ( his owners interfered ) then the Knicks would have taken the guy likely to fall to them - Jahlil Okafor.
Jackson took the best "Value For Slot" player on the board given positional value at the time and place while factoring in the entire marketplace. An intern for any NBA team could have made that pick.
Good GM work is the Warriors finding guys like Dedmon and Bazemore. Philly finding Covington. Houston giving Patrick Beverley a real chance.
It could have been EASY for Phil Jackson. Hire a GM trained for the job and get out of the way. Then cash his checks and say funny things to the press. Do little interviews where he's shown working with young players who have no chance to make the NBA. Take the "Ambassador" role that many retired guys take as soft job in the league.
Jackson had no cap background. No understanding of the CBA. No real scouting background. No analytics background. No established rapport with the wide range of agents and other GMs. He did have enemies he made over time though.
Jackson WAS NOT GROOMED NOR TRAINED FOR HIS JOB WITH THE KNICKS.
His failures were INEVITABLE.
I've actually sat down with real NFL capologists, who work for NFL teams currently, and had them go over with me some barebones basics on how the cap works there. It's insanely hard. Even at the entry level. You don't just have to manage the cap, but do so within the intricacies of the CBA in place. GMs actually need to understand a lot of this (Because you need to talk on the level of other GMs and their baseline knowledge base). Does anyone think a 70 year old who never did the job before was going to pick it all up in an instant?
Jackson had a reputation for not returning calls. Do you know why? Because he couldn't answer some very baseline questions that other GMs saw as entry level stuff. This is how you get jacked in trades. This is how you end up giving Lance Thomas a deal no one even understands.
Good GM work? What finding Dotson and Kornet isn’t good work? Come on man you guys bought the ESPN bullshyt and your running with it. So far Perry has done nothing but execute on Phil’s plan of action. Traded Melo check, Traded KP check. Continue youth accumulation done. Hate the man do what you will but. He will all ways be my GM 😄. A little Game of Throwns for you. Long live Perry the broken.
