Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher ready to begin shaping Knicks into a winner
The Knicks opened training camp last year with more questions and concerns than healthy bodies. Part of that stemmed from the sudden dismissal of Glen Grunwald and subsequent hiring of Steve Mills as team president four days before the start of camp.
Four days before camp opens this year, new team president Phil Jackson sat between first-time coach Derek Fisher and Mills, now the GM, inside the Knicks training facility. The Knicks appear to be more stable than a year ago and on the same page and with a clear plan of how to build a championship contender with Carmelo Anthony as the focal point.
"I think it feels much better now," Mills said Friday morning. "I think the addition of Phil to the team adds a different look in terms of creating a culture. I think that was important to Carmelo and I think it's important to how we move forward as a unit. So I think there's a lot more stability. I see the rhythm to how we need to build the team."
The Knicks, who will host Media Day on Monday before tipping off camp Tuesday at the U.S. Military Academy, are nowhere near a finished product.
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