After being swept by the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in four games in the playoffs last season, 11-time NBA champion head coach Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers finally called it quits by retiring as arguably the greatest NBA head coach of all-time. Even though the Zen Master was set on retiring for the past few years, the consensus around the league is that he might not be done with basketball and could give it another shot as a head coach at some point in time.
The one team that Phil Jackson would almost certainly considering coaching in the future is the New York Knicks. With Jackson winning a title with the Knicks during his playing days, the Hall-of-Fame head coach has had a soft spot for the Big Apple ever since and has always wanted to coach in New York ever since.
Now that the New York Knicks has a solid core of talented players that could compete for an NBA title over the next half decade or so with the right direction, this could be the perfect opportunity for Phil Jackson to get back to coaching in the NBA. With Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler leading the way, Jackson could implement the triangle offense and potentially be successful once again.
As of right now, the New York Knicks are struggling to create some team chemistry under head coach Mike D’Antoni. With that being said, if the team continues to struggle and gets knocked out in the NBA playoffs in similar fashion to last season a change could be made.
There is no question that the New York Knicks would love to bring in a big-name head coach like Phil Jackson that is extremely successful and familiar with the storied franchise, but whether or not the Zen Master wants to give it another shot remains to be seen.
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