Watching Phil Jackson’s press conference yesterday afternoon, was a very uncomfortable watch. It was almost equivalent to a patient having a conversation with their doctor, after a botched nose job:

Patient:

“Hey Doc, after removing the bandages, and taking a closer look in the mirror, it appears that my nose has been shifted to the left. Is there a problem here?”

Doctor:

“Don’t worry…everything is fine. All part of the process. It just needs to be tweaked a bit. A second procedure will do the trick”

Second surgery…

Patient:

“Hey Doc, I’m getting a little concerned here. My nose is now farther to the left than it was the last time. I need answers. Should I be talking to an attorney right about now?”

Doctor:

“I completely understand your concerns. Unfortunately while setting up my Facebook live, you inexplicably moved you head on one of my interns. Not your fault…the anesthesiologist has since been fired.  A quick fix will do the trick. The insurance has already been approved. Cheer up!”

Third surgery…

Patient’s Wife:

“My husband asked me to meet with you on his behalf. Frankly, he wasn’t sure if he would be able to restrain himself. Basically, he wants to know…where’s his nose?”

Doctor:

“I completely understand his concern, but trust me, progress is being made.”

According to Phil Jackson, progress is being made. Similar to my old Motorola Razor Maxx, Jackson will be pressing the reset button for the third time in 3 years. Barring an unforeseen change of events, the Knick scenario, as currently constituted, makes the future of this franchise, dreadfully bleak.

They have an all-time great coach, who’s currently the team president, who doesn’t want to coach anymore, but wants the current coach to coach, as if he was still coaching. And watching Jackson talk down to the press yesterday, as if any of  the questions posed to him were beneath him, further exemplifies his arrogance, in spite of his dismal performance thus far as Knick President.

Jackson’s passive aggressive behavior, and cryptic tweets, towards Carmelo Anthony, this past season, further diminishes the possibility of an A Side superstar wanting to take on the task of reviving this once proud franchise. But according to Phil, he’s not looking for a player who can jump out to the gym. Thus, Russell Westbrook wouldn’t qualify for the job.

Btw…I have this really bad feeling that he’s actually considering bringing back Derrick Rose. Speechless…

At the end of the day, Carmelo should be traded. The team isn’t going anywhere, and it would only make sense for this marriage between him and Jackson, to be annulled. However, should Jackson be the one allowed to make that trade? It’s my opinion that he shouldn’t, although he will. Thank you James Dolan.

Who knows, maybe he’ll luck out and pull off a major trade involving Anthony; get lucky in the draft, albeit a player who can’t jump out of the gym. And go into next season, with everyone on the same page, and present a respectable product. Do I believe that…no…however, we’ve been reassured that progress is being made.

Stay tuned…