Swishfm3 wrote:an "improved" Knox doesn't mean a good player, lol

And if the career player you are referring to is Randle, keep in mind of the players he was playing with as well. The game is different when teams aren't necessarily planning their defense around you.

but to the question, I voted no. I am really surprised at how high expectations were for this team. I am disappointed at our current record but only because I felt we lost some games in the fourth, that we could have won but that's on FO for not being able to bring in star players.

The point is that we have much better players this year than we did the past couple of years and we are on pace to win maybe 2/3 more games than last years record. It’s flat out unacceptable you me. I knew we were going to have a losing record but the talent level at the bare minimum should have us winning 29 games. This team was better than Horneceks team and he was fired for only winning 29.

To me, that last part is where Fiz failed miserably last season. In a lost season, he played like a mad scientist instead of identifying core players and designing a system fitting them. So practically nothing from last season carried on to this one even if many of the young players were going to remain here.

Then this season happens. The Knicks didn’t do a bonanza on free agency, but did bring a potential franchise player in Barrett and solid young veterans in Randle and Morris. So obviously expectations are gonna increase, even slightly.

One thing is to struggle because of so many new pieces. To be fair, some of our struggles have been because of that. But then you try to analyze the game and you see the same patterns as last season: no telling offensive system that takes advantage of whatever talent you have, no consistent accountability system, players trying to work styles that are not theirs and failing consistently yet not changing much from game to game, and the same lame excuses that show a coach that either doesn’t get it of is too proud to admit being wrong.

If you are worried about the future, you make a decision. If you see a potential head coach in the staff, you make the move soon. Miller has been covered as a guy that had success with youth in our G League squad, so if you think he could be more than an emergency interim, make the move. It’s hard to believe a real solution, and not an empty hire for the headlines, is available out there. In such case, keep Fiz the rest of the season or fire him, whatever, as long as you start a real coaching search right now.

Get Morris and Randle outta here too.

anrst wrote:Let Mike Miller teach these Kids

Get Morris and Randle outta here too.

What makes you think a coach who only has several months of NBA coaching experience will do a better job with this roster than a coach who has 16 yrs of NBA experience? What has Miller done to give you so much confidence in him? BTW, Miller is a Knick coach so why is he exempt from criticism if you dont like the way the team is playing?

Maybe he himself as a coach needs to develop. I'd maybe sit down with him, and see about getting additional staff to institute a better offense.

I don't know. this franchise is such a cluster.

My big criticism is he's gone big vs small when our problem is ball movement.

I'm upset that he only seemed to fail forward with naming Payton the starting pg after the first game, and then only seemed to accept Frank after it was painfully evident that Barrett is not a PG.

I'm not crazy about the fact that he hasn't looked to work with Randle differently, and try to correct his turnovers by shifting his position/role in the offense.

So- what does keeping him around do? I like him personally- he seems like a nice guy that has a certain mindset that can be successful. That Pat Riley/Michael Jordan will to win mentality. But we also need a better system and a better judge of talent.

Fire him when you have a better option.

Rick Pitino?