“From the standpoint of studying the NBA game, I was always a big fan of Phil Jackson and his approach,’’ Vogel said. “Obviously he had great players, but there were a lot of coaches with great players that didn’t win at the level he did. That was a big reason why I hired Brian Shaw. He was as close to Phil as anyone could be, and I thought I could rely on that experience and it’s been awesome.”
Vogel was an advance scout for Jackson’s Lakers in 2005-06 — “We met once, at a shootaround,” Vogel told The Post — and has been highly complimentary of the Knicks setup.
“He’s got a great boss, one of the legends of the game,” Vogel said last season,
referring to then-coach Derek Fisher. “It’s a good situation, a long-term contract and chance to rebuild it the right way.”