Part of the experience of dealing with Phil Jackson are his public quotes. He spins the media like a top. So, when he was asked to grade his performance in his first year as president of the New York Knicks, of course he thought he should’ve earned Executive of the Year votes.
This, via Ian Begley of ESPN New York:
Phil Jackson said he was surprised that he didn’t get any votes for Exec of the Year, per the Times. Cites LAL’s Kupchak getting a vote. Wow
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) June 19, 2015
I’m all for a fun tweet and this is definitely taken out of context to a certain extent, but this feels mighty close to a cheap shot.