The choice of words weren’t good from a Phil Jackson insider, but because of his choice of words, you are going to be hearing about Towns’ butt a lot during the Final Four.
Here is the report courtesy of NY Post.
As Charley Rosen observes his buddy Phil Jackson’s first full year as Knicks team president, he can’t stop wondering what a wide-bodied low-post center could have done for the Knicks triangle offense.
“They need a center with a big butt to hold space,’’ Rosen told The Post. “They didn’t have anybody like that. It takes away a major portion of what you can do with the triangle because then it really becomes just a perimeter offense.’’
After watching Towns in the NCAA Tournament, Rosen says, “Towns is not a big-enough body. He’d never get that position in the NBA. He doesn’t have enough power or core strength. He wouldn’t be able to set up one dribble away from the basket. He’s not a kind of center you need in the triangle. He’s not physically that type of center, but he’s athletic and does other things. Look how far out (Lou) Amundson, (Jason) Smith and (Andrea) Bargnani get pushed out when they post up, well out of the box.’’
The Knicks needs to worry less about butts and more about quality players. They can’t afford to mess up with this high draft they are going have in the offseason.
The Knicks are worried about Karl Towns not having a big enough butt. Should have known all along: pic.twitter.com/SndUe2mY31
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) March 30, 2015