Moment of Zen

Now that the Lakers were disgraced and Phil Jackson has begun his "retirement", speculation has already begun as to when and where he will make his triumphant return. He will likely take a year off, if not more. The NBA will take a year off with him as their collective bargaining situation is even worse than the NFL. The obvious landing spot for Phil Jackson would be with the New York Knicks, not just because that is what I want, but because NY is close to his heart. NY is where he won his first championship, as a player. How fitting would it be that he closes out his professional career by bringing a title to the "Mecca of Basketball".

The front office of the Knicks have quite a challenge ahead of them. After the lockout, they will likely relieve Chauncey Billups. That leave Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemine, and a team of scrubs. The Lakers are proof that you can't settle with having a bench of Matt Barnes and Steve Blake. Depth is necessary, and the Celtics are trying to prove that against the Heat. More than depth though, the Knicks' fans are clamoring for more superstars. In this era, one superstar is not enough.

Dwight Howard, according to the lamestream media will be taking his talents to Los Angeles. Following in Shaq's footsteps, Howard would team up with Kobe, without Phil Jackson. This makes no sense to me. Obviously the Lakers would try to do as the Yankees did from 2001-2009. Instead of rebuilding, the Lakers need to retool. With Kobe as the centerpiece, the only one on the team that showed heart, the Lakers will need to convince Howard, among others that Kobe is not old. An old Kobe and an unproven coach does not seem like a desired location.

Howard should probably head to the concrete jungle where dreams are made of. With Amar'e there to bang the boards with him, and Carmelo's daggers, Howard would not be double teamed. Obviously NY has a reputation for being a hot mess because of Isiah Thomas, but Amar'e and Carmelo have made the team respectable again. An addition of Howard, and/or Chris Paul, would clearly make staying retired very difficult for the Zen Master, hopefully too difficult.