Tyson Chandler’s brutally honest assessment of the Knicks

Center Tyson Chandler said in a brutally harsh critique the Knicks need a raft of philosophical and strategic changes next season but not necessarily to the roster.

Chandler said the Knicks had the personnel to win big this year but didn’t establish a winning culture and he blamed the players and coaches. Chandler added he hopes Phil Jackson will bring that winning environment next season.

Chandler, who had been critical of the defensive schemes this season and has publicly wondered about his future as a Knick, added the game plans and game strategies also needs “altering’’ next season following the Knicks’ 37-45 disaster.

“A lot around here is made of personnel,’’ Chandler said after his exit meeting with Jackson on Thursday. “I don’t think that’s it. I personally think you have to bring a winning culture out here. Until that’s established, you can rotate players as much as you want, it’s not going to make a difference.’’

When asked if last season’s 54-28 club had the right culture, Chandler, who could be a summer trade chip with his contract expiring, pointed out the team still got knocked out in the second round.

“We had a great season last year. Then again, one team wins a championship, the rest go home,’’ said Chandler. “My goal is to win another championship. I said that the moment when I came here fresh off a championship.’’

Chandler’s remarks were possibly a dig at coach Mike Woodson’s leadership, but Chandler also took blame for not being a better leader.

“I feel everybody needs to go back and look in the mirror,’’ Chandler said. “Whatever players are here, whatever coaches are here. I’m not in position to say who stays, who goes. But whoever is going to be here next year needs to understand what happened this year and not allow history to repeat itself.’’

The Knicks center claimed during the season the defensive schemes relied too much on switching on every pick-and-roll. Thursday, Chandler said the offense needs reshaping too. It appears Phil Jackson seems bent on hiring a new coach such as Steve Kerr who can implement the selfless triangle offense.

“We got to alter a lot of stuff,’’ Chandler said. “Offensively and defensively, quite honestly. If you don’t, you allow history to repeat itself. I expect a lot of changes. I expect to have a culture of identity of what we want to establish night in, night out next year. That’s the only way you build, to hang your hat on. Everyone has their weak spots, but you have to be great at something. I don’t think we found that this year.’’

With Jackson in place, Chandler is confident it can be done.

“I don’t think you can find a better guy,’’ Chandler said. “He’s a lot more accomplished than myself or anybody else. I had the opportunity to experience [a title] once. He had the opportunity to experience it 13 times. I don’t think it gets better than that.’’

“We all seen what Pat Riley’s been able to accomplish in Miami, not being coach, being upstairs,’’ Chandler added. “If you’re a winner, you’re a winner, and [that] bleeds down to others. That’s the one thing I hope. ‘’

The exit interview with Jackson, Chandler said, focused entirely on technical issues he has to work on for next season, including his improved jumper, and not about the team’s future. “I could’ve been a better leader, more assertive, more aggressive,’’ Chandler said. “That’s something I have to learn from.’’