The New York Knicks have had an absolutely terrible season in the first year under new President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson, posting the worst record in the NBA prior to the All-Star break.
Former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, the architect of Jackson’s six championship teams in Chicago with Michael Jordan, was critical of Jackson in an interview with ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian Begley:
“I’m not surprised at all,” Krause said by phone Wednesday night. “I knew Phil had a bad ballclub. If [James] Dolan offered him $2 million a year or even $5 million, he wouldn’t have taken it. But $12 million is overwhelming. Phil didn’t take the job because he thought he had a playoff club. He took the job for the money.”
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