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Phil Jackson: Knicks had to 'eat some dung' but can now compete

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New York Knicks president Phil Jackson arrived in March 2014 and took on the responsibility of making the team into a contender. After a couple of poor seasons, he believes that the Knicks, led by Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis, are ready to turn the corner. Or, as he put it:

"Fiscally, I've been very responsible as president," Jackson said, via the New York Post's Marc Berman. "I don't think I really had opportunity with personnel, [but] we've been successful to get in a position where we could operate as a basketball team.