3/29 Sean Grande, Frank Isola (Celtics & Knicks Trades)

27 “phil jackson mocks things for a reason” - a tell. the celtics’ “our starting five have never been beaten in a playoff series (perk rondo pierce allen kg)” was mocked by phil, indicating it was probably true

1:09 FI: “when coaches arrive at the knicks, the organization will tell them ‘hey listen, don’t listen to this guy in the media, beware this guy, he’ll kill you’ etc.. but around the seven month mark, these coaches realize that the media isn’t the problem, it’s the people in the organization that wear the coaches down.” D’Antoni has, right now, for the most part, gotten a free pass from the new york media. one thing that works in Jeff Van Gundy’s favor is not necessarily his handling the new york fans and press, but the Knicks organization