NYDN on Phil Jackson: He might not have the stomach to draft Porzingis

The New York Daily News is considered one of the most important journals in New York...and its peculiarity is to be very hostile to Phil Jackson.

In the last piece written by Frank Isola the reporter draws a possibile profile of Knicks' movements in the draft...and he's sure Phil Jackson won't have the stomach to draft Latvian center Kristaps Porzingis:

"If Jackson is taking into consideration the long-term stability of the Knicks franchise – which, granted, is an oxymoron – the proper course of action may be to draft a young player. Towns, Okafor and Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell are expected to be the top three players selected. That leaves point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who played in China last season, Duke small forward Justise Winslow, Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein and 7-foot-1 Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis. The Knicks are not entirely sold on Winslow, and Jackson might not have the stomach to draft Porzingis into the New York market. If it comes down to Mudiay and Cauley-Stein, there are several factors that need to be considered. With Jackson committed to his triangle system, he may be less inclined to select a point guard even though the Knicks certainly have a need at a position that is dominating the league...However, Jackson has told several associates that he admires Cauley-Stein, an athletic big man who has drawn favorable comparisons to Chicago’s Joakim Noah, a former Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star. Last summer, Jackson traded Tyson Chandler to Dallas and later said the Knicks need to find a player who does the things that Chandler does. That’s Cauley-Stein. Kentucky big men have fared well in the NBA, and Cauley-Stein would be an upgrade to a weak Knicks front line. Is he an All-Star? Maybe. A future MVP? That may be reaching just a bit. But a star is out there somewhere. Jackson coached some of the biggest stars in NBA history. And now the Knicks need him to find one".