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Beating up on Phil Jackson is easy. The Knicks' top exec is an endless well of material, bouncing from bizarre interview (LeBron's posse!) to bizarre interview (Carmelo doesn't pass!), routinely injecting his opinions into the water supply before receding back into the Madison Square Garden shadows. Jackson blew his first coaching hire (Derek Fisher), his first big trade (Jae Crowder would look nice in New York) and at times has seemed more interested in securing the legacy of the triangle offense than the future of the Knicks.