Mark Jackson: Phil Jackson’s tenure with Knicks ‘a failure so far’

Mark Jackson praised Phil Jackson as "one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports," but said he's "done a poor job" running the Knicks. Photo Credit: AP / Ben MargotMark Jackson, a former Knicks guard and native New Yorker, did not mince words Tuesday regarding the state of things back home, calling Phil Jackson’s term as the Knicks’ president “a failure so far.”

First, the ABC/ESPN analyst called Phil Jackson “one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports — not just basketball, but in sports. I can say that definitively.”

Then he added, “I can also look at the numbers and say as the guy running the New York Knicks he’s done a poor job. When you look at the results, it’s been…