Posted by oohah:

I am rooting real hard for my man Mario Chalmers, sleeper pick of the Enyspree Classic 2008-2009!!


oohah

He's the leading candidate for the up in smoke ROY honors.

Posted by VDesai:

Are we gonna do the gamepicker this year?

Posted by GKFv2:

Yes I can. Players make the coach, not vice versa. Steve Nash made D'Antoni. Don Chaney, Herb Williams, Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown, and Isiah Thomas failed. The last 3 coaches failed with basically the same team. That tells you something. The style is different but the results will be the same for the most part.

[Edited by - gkfv2 on 10-28-2008 7:05 PM]

Players make the coach, not vice versa.

Now, D’Antoni is trying to replicate the results without a single All-Star player and, most significant, without Nash orchestrating the offense.

“I believe in the system,” D’Antoni said. “No matter who you have, it’s going to be successful at a certain level if you can get them to do the right thing. So we’ll do the same with our guys. I think we can be really good at it.”

Opponents say they can see traces of the Suns’ offensive DNA in the Knicks. The most obvious difference is that, lacking an All-Star point guard who can dominate the ball, the Knicks are forced to keep it moving until someone finds an open shot.

Doc Rivers, the Boston Celtics’ coach, said the Knicks might even be better suited to run the offense, because they have an abundance of skilled players who can pass and create shots. But the biggest change Rivers noticed during the preseason had nothing to do with tempo or style.

“They were happy,” he said. “It was a happy group. They were playing together. And to me, it makes a big difference.”

A better system and better vibes should make the Knicks more respectable in the short term. True progress will require a high-priced star or two. Until then, D’Antoni will settle for a few bargain overachievers

Posted by Markji:

GFK-

Players make the coach, not vice versa.

Well, Doc Rivers doesn't agree with you!

Here is a quote from the NY Times - by Howard Beck. Doc Rivers gives D'A a lot of credit for the change he already sees in the Knicks! Our Knicks are going to surprise a lot of people.

Now, D’Antoni is trying to replicate the results without a single All-Star player and, most significant, without Nash orchestrating the offense.

“I believe in the system,” D’Antoni said. “No matter who you have, it’s going to be successful at a certain level if you can get them to do the right thing. So we’ll do the same with our guys. I think we can be really good at it.”

Opponents say they can see traces of the Suns’ offensive DNA in the Knicks. The most obvious difference is that, lacking an All-Star point guard who can dominate the ball, the Knicks are forced to keep it moving until someone finds an open shot.

Doc Rivers, the Boston Celtics’ coach, said the Knicks might even be better suited to run the offense, because they have an abundance of skilled players who can pass and create shots. But the biggest change Rivers noticed during the preseason had nothing to do with tempo or style.

“They were happy,” he said. “It was a happy group. They were playing together. And to me, it makes a big difference.”

A better system and better vibes should make the Knicks more respectable in the short term. True progress will require a high-priced star or two. Until then, D’Antoni will settle for a few bargain overachievers

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/sports/basketball/29knicks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss