New York Knicks: 50-1
Whatever debate there was about Phil Jackson’s capacity to institute a culture change is finished. He did it and could have possibly foreseen.
J.R. Smith has seen the light.
„Trying to think about the rest of the group over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before,“ Smith told ESPNNewYork.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk. „I have always been in a position to dent, [now I’m] in position to take my time and allow the game come and let my teammates triumph more than myself, I believe that is the ultimate triumph.“
For now, it appears Jackson has performed magical, although personal transformations from the preseason have a means of reversing themselves as the year progresses.
Obtaining Smith to buy into the equal-opportunity tenets of the triangle offense is huge, and everything after that–figuring out how to coax defense from a frontcourt rotation involving Andrea Bargnani and Amar’e Stoudemire, compelling James Dolan to keep kazoos out of this locker room–should be cake.
The Knicks are far removed from a year in 2012-13. Jackson’s influence ought to help them get closer to this total compared to 37 wins season was amassed by them.
Don’t expect a championship chase–Carmelo Anthony understands some assistance and not until 2015 is sloughed off in by the bad contracts on the books.
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