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[moltonasty]

“After careful thought and consideration, we mutually agreed that the Knicks will be going in a different direction,” the team’s owner, James L. Dolan, said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/sports/phil-jackson-new-york-knicks.html

Holy shit, it finally happened. Bye bye triangle, bye bye Phil. I guess Dolan realized Kristaps and Melo are more valuable than you were to this franchise...good riddance

 

[Cagey]

We're still stuck with Melo, aren't we.

 

[LionPride]

Melo gon outlast Phil AND Porzingas

Think about that

 

[BlazinSkatinAxel]

We're still stuck with Melo, aren't we.

Yup.

 

[Redd]

Wow. Didn't see that coming. Back to the drawing board for the Knicks.

 

[GitarooMan]

That Kristaps dustup was probably the last straw. He sounded so ridiculous talking about that.

 

[friskykillface]

Phil wanted to get rid of Melo
He was about to do New York a favor
Now Melo will sign the super max

Enjoy New York


Phil got paid 60 million for being a disaster, smh my life ain't shit

 

[Sarcastic Poster]

Good. Fuck the Triangle, fuck the "Zen Master" bullshit.

Worse GM than Isiah.

 

[SoundofSilence]

Finally... a glimmer of hope. But it's a $60M mistake and Dolan should go as well. That's the only hope this team has - a future without Dolan and Melo.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Phil wasn't the issue (it's clearly Dolan) but he's an awful executive so... Bye?

 

[Kill3r7]

Could have waited until Phil got rid of Melo but as a Knicks fan this is great news.

 

[Stabby McSter]

Finally... a glimmer of hope. I wonder how long it will last.

that's the spirit!

 

[Sephzilla]

Phil was part of the problem there

 

[johancruijff]

 

[Falchion]

Stay woke.

 

[elrechazado]

This is what Phil wanted.

 

[moltonasty]

Lol. Fuck Phil for trying to force this outdated offense in 2017, as if the game is being played in the same way today as when he was coaching.

Like yeah, we all know Melo has some issues but clearly they were a worse team since Phil took over. This is the best news Knicks fans have had in years IMO

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Good, Fuck off Phil. How dare you try to trade the only legitimate move you made here.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Good riddance. Although Dolan still owns the team so there isn't any hope.

 

[shira]

Is Isiah Thomas available?

 

[GitarooMan]

Next logical step: Process v.2.0. Knicks fans you know you want it.

 

[yogloo]

KIKOHO!!!
KIKOHO!!!
KIKOHO!!!!

 

[Hattori]

I wish Chicago would make the same move...😞

 

[Siegcram]

Dolan's still there, so ...

 

[Ensoul]

Always thought he was overrated. He won all his titles by having some of the best players in the league on his team. Not a surprise that when he didn't have a ready built team he'd struggle.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

A lot of good this will do when in fact the true poison on the organization is Carmelo Anthony. He's been their poison. They will continue to be too stupid to realize it, naturally.

 

[Dynomutt]

Lala gonna make a Power move and tie up that GM spot.

 

[Jag]

Maybe Godfather Riley can find a spot for him....haha no.

 

[BadAss2961]

They had to do it at this point. The players have turned against Phil. Not just the team, but the entire league it seems after he beefed with LeBron. LeBron & Friends run free agency. Knicks were never gonna get good free agents to come there with his drama and triangle baggage.

Still a lot of work to be done to become a destination again though.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Hearing that the Knicks had "'legitimate' interest in resigning Derrick Rose" had to be the last straw.

 

[Temp_User]

Its time for a comeback.

 

[captmcblack]

Sucks that Pjax didn't work out...but fuck it, reboot until it works. Kinda tight they drafted Frankie Nickels and not Dennis Smith Jr, though.

 

[Monochromaticx]

Bye bitch 👋

 

[Fox318]

Are they gonna finally fire Steve Mills?

 

[Cagey]

Next logical step: Process v.2.0. Knicks fans you know you want it.

I've been begging for a Knicks Process since 2002, man.

I've watched the Hinkie Experiment with awe and jealousy.

The Knicks have fucking sucked since the Clinton administration. What's 4 more years of shit?

 

[Tom Nook]

Finally.

 

[BadAss2961]

Its time for a comeback.

Yes please.

Would be hilarious.

 

[RS4-]

Melo is a bitch.

 

[Ban Puncher]

You could always go to Nets games, New York.

 

[Lime]

*sigh*

 

[ISWThunder]

Better late than never. I definitely thought he'd be here to open the season, but it doesnt change the fact that Dolan is still in charge. The game passed Phil Jackson by a long time ago. You need shooters in today's NBA and he went out and signed a ball-hogging point guard and Joakim Noah.

Now they just need to shelve the ideas of trading KP and resigning Rose, trade Melo for anything, go young and develop a team that can space the floor and move the ball around.

 

[JimJamJones]

The Knicks sure could use someone like Pat Riley right about now.

Spoiler

 

[raidenandsolid]

Did Phil even want the job before he got offered that big money? Also why is Dolan not being thrown under the bus with him. I don't foresee the team becoming relevant again anytime soon even with Phil gone.

 

[elrechazado]

Did Phil even want the job before he got offered that big money? Also why is Dolan not being thrown under the bus with him. I don't foresee the team becoming relevant again anytime soon even with Phil gone.

Dolan is in a permanent state of under the bus. It's the defat that never has to be stated.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Stephen A. Smith just had his first orgasm in years.

 

[Cagey]

Did Phil even want the job before he got offered that big money? Also why is Dolan not being thrown under the bus with him. I don't foresee the team becoming relevant again anytime soon even with Phil gone.

Unless there's a tape of Dolan going on a racist tirade at one of his Straight Shot performances, the owner doesn't get thrown under any buses. The owner owns the bus he pays someone else to drive over people with.

 

[Slayven]

Phil can now start his own posse

 

[Fox318]

I don't want Hinkie. People give him way too much credit when he was never able to develop talent and despite having all of the picks in the world he passed on an Isiah Thomas.

Do the Knicks need to rebuild? Yes. Do they need to do so in a way where the sign NO VETS? No.

 

[jwhit28]

I want to see Hinkie

 

[Renekton]