New York Knicks President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson is at it again, taking yet another passive-aggressive shot at his star player Carmelo Anthony.
Today the former 11 time championship coach took to twitter and sent this not-so veiled shot at Anthony, who he is desperately trying to unload before this year's NBA trade deadline later this month.
His tweet...
"Bleacher's Ding almost rings the bell, but I learned you don't change the spot on a leopard with Michael Graham in my CBA daze."
For those who don't know, Michael Graham played for Jackson back in his CBA days, and was known to be a ball-hogging shoot-first player. Jackson ultimately got rid of him.
For those who have been following this Melo-drama, which heated up last October, Jackson has made no secret of the fact that Anthony's isolation style of play doesn't fit the principles of his triangle offense.
I wonder how long after he re-signed Melo to a max deal that included a no-trade clause did he come to this epiphany?
But I digress.
Anthony, to his credit, has taken the high road all season. But when is enough...enough?
I say today.
Melo's close friend LeBron James has decided to fire back at his detractors. He recently took analyst and former player Charles Barkley to task for his non-stop criticism of his game and willingness to compete. And last night he called an article (and the writer of the article) trash for saying that he is pushing to force Kevin Love out of Cleveland for Anthony.
Its' time for Melo to take a page out of LeBron's book.
It's painfully obvious that Jackson is using Anthony as the scape goat for his failures as the Knicks' team president. He overpaid for an over the hill Derrick Rose and JoakimNoah. He shelled out 50 million dollars for Courtney Lee, who has done nothing to deserve such a deal prior to his arrival in New York.
And last but certainly not least, the Knicks are further away from playoff contention under Jackson's watch in the watered-down eastern conference than they were before hiring him.
And that's just the stuff that we know on the surface. I am sure that Carmelo has plenty of behind-the-curtain ammunition as well...and it's time to clap back.
Where has taken the high road gotten Anthony thus far? Jackson is not letting up, and neither is the media who constantly corner Melo for responses to the numerous body blows delivered by the guy upstairs.
With an iron clad no-trade clause in effect, it's Melo that has the upper hand...not the other way around.
Time for him to start acting like it before his self respect goes down the same drain as the Knicks' playoff chances this year.
Clap back Melo...you represent New Yorkers for goodness sakes.
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