next year:
2nd rd = epic failure

year 3:
2nd rd = epic failure

fishmike wrote:this team is built to challenge the Heat. We should not meet them until the conf finals. Deep veteran team that should win 55 games.

After 12 years of misery i need to see at least a conference final appearence although that wont be good enough at least its a deep playoff run which i havent seen since JVG

health issues would negate it say we have tons of injuries and face the Heat in the 1st again. BUT if we face any other team in the 1st Round no excuses

I see us in the playoffs facing

Washington in the 1st Round- 4-1
Indiana in the 2nd Round- 4-1
Miami in the Conference Finals- L 4-3

IrishKnickFan wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

fishmike wrote:this team is built to challenge the Heat. We should not meet them until the conf finals. Deep veteran team that should win 55 games.

After 12 years of misery i need to see at least a conference final appearence although that wont be good enough at least its a deep playoff run which i havent seen since JVG

I can’t believe it took more than 10 years to build a team that can only content for 2 or 3 years, I guess that’s life in Dolan’s paradise.

Dolan is an idiot. I mean i still wonder why he didnt let Walsh do his damn job. I mean getting Melo in FA and using some of our trade chips for Chris Paul/Deron Williams might have let us go deeper faster

1000 posts discussing why Melo would not go free agent. He'd be a N*t. No way he walks away into a lockout needing surgery without a contract.

When Layden was fired it was because the Garden faithful were impatient and there was no "BUZZ" in the arena. It was my belief this was the time to rebuild but there are 20,000 posts on why we starphuch instead. Layden had the Marbury deal on his desk but it needed Isiah to get it done.

The rest is history. Dolan hires men to do patch work year to year instead of fulfilling a vision. Teams with long term visions succeed. Miami did this with Lebron. We did also but failed to land Lebron. Sometimes they fall short. Winning championships is not easy! This is a list of teams who have won:

http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=42940

Based on the results, I'd say Dolan cares more about profits than substance of a championship. He is impatient.

GustavBahler wrote:Depends for me on who they play and how far they go. Hard fought 7 game series where they left everything on the floor or a quick exit like last season? if Stat, Melo, or Chandler, are out for a significant part of the season and they still make the playoffs and go down fighting against one of the better teams in the east, its hard for me to be mad at them because that could happen to any team.

+1

Nalod wrote:IF we get eliminated again?

We'll do what we do every year!

Blame either Melo or call for Woody's job.
Blame it on Amare.
Blame it on Letting Lin go. Argue again over his contract.
Blame it on Dolan.
Blame it on Grunny.
Blame it on the rain.

Question why we are knick fans. Argue what a real fan is.

Rinse, lather, repeat!

Well can you blame fans for doing that. I mean from 2000-2008 we were a joke. Then from 2008-2010 we were cleaning house for the FA class of 2010 and it didnt work out like we planned and we have 1 playoff win to show for it

Nalod wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

Nalod wrote:IF we get eliminated again?

We'll do what we do every year!

Blame either Melo or call for Woody's job.
Blame it on Amare.
Blame it on Letting Lin go. Argue again over his contract.
Blame it on Dolan.
Blame it on Grunny.
Blame it on the rain.

Question why we are knick fans. Argue what a real fan is.

Rinse, lather, repeat!

Well can you blame fans for doing that. I mean from 2000-2008 we were a joke. Then from 2008-2010 we were cleaning house for the FA class of 2010 and it didnt work out like we planned and we have 1 playoff win to show for it

Real fans don't complain.

Im not talking about complaining im talking about being upset. I mean your philosophy of "Oh shucks" after losing in the first round doesnt exactly make you a diehard fan

3G4G wrote:

fishmike wrote:epic failure

My mantra is

"3PEAT OR BUST"

But seriously if we lose in the 1rst round I don't care the draw, circumstances, excuse.....BLOWTORCH EVERYTHING IN SITE IN REGARDS TO THIS REGIME