New York Knicks president Phil Jackson isn't ready to give an answer one way or the other when it comes to the Kobe Bryant trade rumorss that have been cropping up as of late.
Via Adam Zagoria of theKnicksBlog, Jackson addressed questions of whether or not he would be willing to facilitate a reunion with his former charge from his days as Los Angeles Lakers head coach:
“We just have to measure, always, what’s this team’s potential?” Jackson said Monday night before the Hawks’ game about his thoughts on the Bryant rumors. “What is this group’s potential? What do we have in front of us as an organization? I always used to say, in the coach’s world, general managers are thinking three to five years ahead, coaches are thinking one to three games ahead, that’s about as far as they can see. It’s an immediate thing for the coahces while it’s long term for the situation and the position I sit in now."
"So I have to weigh both of them and being a coach, I can understand that, the immediacy that you want to have, remedies quickly, but the reality is that coaching changes and being able to coach players to build their potential to where you want them to be…"
That's as close to a non-answer as you can get. Therefore, it might be wise to just let things play out and see exactly what Phil has in mind when it comes to the next phase of the New York Knicks' roster construction.
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