Former Knicks coach Derek Fisher said it was difficult to work under team president Phil Jackson in an extensive interview with Bleacher Report published on Monday.
Fisher said their inexperience as a first-time coach and president led to a short relationship. Fisher was fired after a season and a half with a 40-96 record.
“We both didn’t know exactly what we were doing,” said Fisher, now a Lakers’ in-studio TV analyst. “Being the head coach is not like playing. Being president is not like being the head coach. That’s one of the reasons why we didn’t quite complete our meshing and blending of talents and thoughts, because those two positions are not always aligned.