Phil Jackson defends trading J.R. Smith on Twitter
By Josh Hill
Phil Jackson has a Twitter account but isn’t completely sure how to use it properly.
When 11-time NBA champion Phil Jackson started up his Twitter account, it was such a spectacular disaster that it was almost hard to comprehend. But that was just a precursor to the epic failure that his first season with the New York Knicks would be.
That was the beginning go the end for Phil Jackson’s reign as the untouchable zen master. From this point on, not only were his basketball decisions questionable at best but his Twitter skills have yet to improve, evolve or get better in any way.
Among other things he decided to say on Twitter this weekend, Phil Jackson stood up for himself and defended the trading of J.R. Smith to the Cleveland Cavaliers this season.
2)we are glad for JR,Shump,Pablo,etc...players have comfort zones that they need to play their best...we want them to find that in NBA
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) May 24, 2015
In case you’re interested, Phil Jackson also said things about three-point shooting — which he is seemingly allergic to.
Some corrected thoughts:1)like 3pt shooters, check it out, but to play for 3pt shot is an error. Penetration, first principal of offense.
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) May 24, 2015
3)the 3pt shot is not the be all end all of basketball. WNBA is taking their exhibition game to extremes-do not disvalue the 2pt shot.
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) May 24, 2015
Of course, defending the J.R. Smith trade is less about the fact that he traded J.R. Smith and more about the fact that the Knicks were fleeced in a trade that will win another team the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers are going to win the NBA Finals because of the production that Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith have brought to the team and that’s all Phil Jackson’s doing.
But as Frank Isola from the New York Daily News points out, it’s not that the duo were traded, it’s that the Knicks used it as a salary dump that everyone has an issue with.
Someone tell Phil, it's okay to trade J.R. & Iman. That's not the mistake. The mistake is getting zero for them...except for an 8th grader.
— Frank Isola (@TheFrankIsola) May 24, 2015
The Knicks are a mess, Phil Jackson doesn’t understand technology and things aren’t going to get better in New York anytime soon.
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