Phil Jackson and Knicks general manager Steve Mills sat down with the New York Times recently to talk about the 2014-15 NBA season, the Knicks' draft plans, Carmelo Anthony, and more. The far-reaching interview features quite a bit of info for those Knicks' fans out there who are hoping (praying?) that Jackson & Co. can turn things around next season. But it also features one really strange back-and-forth between Jackson and NYT reporter Scott Cacciola about Jackson's use of the word "goink" on Twitter recently.
Jackson used "goink" in a tweet that he sent in early May:
It was a seemingly innocent typo. But since that time, many, many, many people—in particular, sportswriters—have poked fun at Jackson's use of the word:
So Cacciola asked Jackson about "goink" during his interview and what followed was this:
Q. In the middle of the playoffs, you took to Twitter to ask N.B.A. analysts to give you “some diagnostics” on how 3-point-oriented teams were faring. It struck most as a criticism of teams like the Warriors who take a lot of 3-point shots. You asked, “How’s it goink?” What was that about?
Uhhh…what? Or rather, WHAAAAAAAAAT?!
Now, I'm not from New York City, so maybe I'm not familiar with all of the New York expressions that exist. But it doesn't sound like people have any idea what Jackson is talking about:
They're also confused by him citing Urban Dictionary and have posted the UD definition of "goink" on social media. Let's hope this is not how Jackson meant to use the word:
Sigh.
Is this going to be Jackson's lasting legacy with the Knicks?! Please say no.
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[via New York Times]
