Phil Jackson sounds bullish about the Knicks' playoff chances. In an interview with WNBC-TV, Jackson was asked if he still felt optimistic that New York could make the playoffs and "go even further." "Why not?" he said. "I don't see what's so great about what's here in the East. We can fill that role." The Knicks finished 32-50 in 2015-15, in 13th place in the East.