Brent Barry, TNT’s analyst for Thursday’s Bulls-Knicks game, views Phil Jackson’s latest experiment a lost cause and advocates Carmelo Anthony waive his no-trade clause to join a winner.
In a scathing review of the 17-21 Knicks, Barry also trashed starting center Joakim Noah, who will face his former team Thursday. Barry said he believes Noah no longer is in the right offensive system to hide his flaws nor has the lateral quickness to be the defender he once was.
Barry, making his comments hours before Derrick Rose failed to show up for Monday’s blowout loss to New Orleans, contended he never saw Jackson’s summer moves amounting to much, calling the mix of players “a weird recipe of player talent trying to mesh together.