Phil Jackson’s goal since day one of his Knick tenure was to change the New York Knicks‘ culture of losing. With the game’s winningest coach in league history returning to the team that drafted him fans had full confidence, Jackson would live up to his promise. Three seasons later, the Knicks have lost 166 games, alienated one, and arguably both of the faces of their franchise, and now have an even worse reputation around the NBA.
Jackson immediately failed in creating a winning culture in New York. On the contrary, he made the Knicks’ losing culture even worse, toxic.