Kobe Bryant believes fans of the New York Knicks need to keep the faith when it comes to Phil Jackson's plans for the franchise.

"People in New York just need to trust the fact that he knows more about basketball than any of them put together," Bryant said after he and the Los Angeles Lakers lost to Jackson's Knicks on Sunday night.

Bryant later added: "In my opinion, he's the greatest coach in any profession. Ever."

Jackson said Friday that he hopes to continue to build the Knicks roster via free agency this summer. The club will have at least $18 million in cap space.

"We definitely [have] ideas about how to help this team. I don't think there are secrets or mysteries," Jackson said. "We have agents calling us up all the time trying to sell their players to us, so I think we're going to do just fine in free agency."