Phil Jackson to be More Involved With Fisher?

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson plans to take a more hands-on approach with coach Derek Fisher this season, at Fisher’s request.

“I thought that maybe I stepped back too far last year,” Jackson said on Friday. “I wanted Derek to be his own person, to have his own feel for this, and that was multiplied in numbers of ways. Derek’s kind of asked me to be a little more present this year, actually. Not in the aspect of coaching, but just in being around and talking basketball and influential in observations. I think I’ll probably be even more involved than I was last year as far as being here and being watchful and suggestive, watching film together with Derek at times.”

Fisher said he’d welcome more input from Jackson, who has won an NBA-record 11 titles as a head coach.

Source: Ian Begley of ESPN