Phil Jackson says LeBron usually travels, team offense no longer exists [View all]

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For all his strengths as a head coach, Phil Jackson has not impressed so far in his role as president of the New York Knicks. That's not so much for the moves he has made to overhaul the roster — this team was always going to run into some issues on the way back to respectability — but for his many confusing comments regarding the state of the downtrodden Knicks and the contemporary NBA in general. Jackson makes a habit of broadcasting his proud defiance of basketball's prevailing trends and shows no sign of letting up soon, even when it makes him look very silly.

The Zen Master's latest outburst is notable mostly because it is virtually indistinguishable from the complaints of a 70-year-old college basketball fan with a strong distaste for pro ball. In a new profile by Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, Jackson makes it clear that he does not like the style of today's game. Or at least what he perceives that style to be:

What Jackson did talk about at length was his belief in "a structure" or "a format" that involves all five players and emphasizes ball and player movement, whether it's the triangle or another system. He cited the Spurs and Warriors and Hawks as teams that exemplified the ideal.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/phil-jackson-says-lebron-usually-travels--team-offense-no-longer-exists-003831330.html

He's right...the game is set up to make stars...more interest and more money for the NBA.