However during season & off season what the hell is his bloody job off court?

Shouldnt a nba coach be a pipeline of info. to the knicks GM STAFF & owners or scouts on needs to fill gaps? On a nba team.

I may be wrong & dont wanna hear bout NY has no picks/drafts & this or that,
I cant see the stubborn dumb Woodson doing any of such to properly as_sses what needs he'd like NY org to seek.
Woody seems like laidback "well I will Let GM Grunwald handle those player need items" & Woody would defer to
Saying nothing about players.

Recall Woodson proclaiming I like guys we got! ! Before the slide & much afterwards citing same simple outlook
Which is very weak to me. Of course I'd be a fool not to say I aint talkin bout present season I talking bout' now near future & next yr.

But i think coach need to speak up & give as_sessments that NY needs young legit PG or near best can get at draft spots
I think the bloody coach need to cite team need to get experience guys BUT also need to get young.

If coach need other coaches to develop guys with potential or a skill set coach need to let mngt know
Dont ya think???

I dont got good feel of woodson on improvements.. at least with the often criticized MDA you
Kinda knew if NY had a draft pick.. which kind of players or role MDA seek to address gaps needed
To make NYK better.

I want to know what a coach suppose to do.. other than win? And in case of Woodson if you don't
Or Nyk get early exit in playoffs what is Woodson vision? On guys needed on this Knicks squad

Sorry there I dont Trust Woodson Cause his BIG picture when Coach Mike taks on NBA Champions is really
A SMALL PICTURE when you listen to coach Woodson remarks on knicks business.

Woody is clearly goin to be around 1-2 yrs easy & unless we know if he can help knick gm staff
Address needs & certain kind of players to keep NY improving to next level is a problem to DJ if
Woodson dont have enough voice NOR know-how to do his job properly...

dk7th wrote:The players may have tuned him out because the defense is just not what it had been the first 12 games or so.

That, and he may be being outcoached because on both ends of the floor. I mean how do you go from 18-5 to .500 ball except for that?

HIS woes ..meaning coach Woody began before our very eyes
LONG long prior to serious injuries which wrecked Knicks currently

We great fans woulda had NO big issue with Woodson if he got NY to win games just a few.. in January, February
& now March games NYK coulda won some

HE DIDNT Cause Woodson is ISO/JR/Melo 101 in his poor game plans & prep
& let me clarify it aint cause of Melo whom most nites is a warrior & star not perfect But NY
Would be under. 500 without Melo or if NY was in position BULLs are in missing D.Rose

Everything got to break right for coach Woodson, yes we be exposed for bench & other players not
Being very good this yr in support role on teams.

But Mike? You think if Woodson goin to complain about Novaks?lacking Or
Complain on JR too much 3's shots.. OR not enough Felton defending lesser PGs
You'd think Mike would sit Novaks more? OR pull JR is if wasnt going to mix up his offensive plays
OR let Paublo see more time instead of lame efforts of PG Felton who gets BEAT by nearly entire nba
PGs on any team? Eh?

Coaching,
Woodson is on his laurels & luckily got reprieve now for grave injuries thus gets BIGGER pass
This year than he'd normally deserve.

Thus we can only hope Woodson figures it out in offseason.. to help our club,
Voice needs to knick brass & turn NY around in next few yrs OR we all in HUGE trouble
With Woodson here in short term as our Knick coach since Dolan LOVEs Woodson

DJ!USIC - with ignorant statements like this, you disqualify your opinion as nothing but random stone throwing to get attention.

Intelligent commentary backs opinion with facts and presents a reasonable foundation for dialogue.

You have done neither.

A coach's tasks are to hold the playing personality of the roster at a consistent focus through a marathon season.

Through injuries, personal crisis, family matters, illness, travel and bumpy flights.

A coach is to there to manage ego, pride, depression, elation and any hint of locker room friction.

The coach must be part mentor, part teacher, part critic, part adversary and run laps when the turnovers are under 12.

The coach is the rudder of the ship which appears to be suddenly floatin'.

playa - the struggles of Mike Woodsons Atlanta Hawks during the playoffs can be directly traced to the abysmal performances of the silent (cough) star Joe Johnson.

The tempermental immaturity of Josh Smith was a close second.

These Knicks may not be built for speed or perfect health, but they ARE built for more comfort (and poise) when the pressure is turned up a notch.

Get well Marcus Camby

misterearl wrote:The Invisible Man

playa - the struggles of Mike Woodsons Atlanta Hawks during the playoffs can be directly traced to the abysmal performances of the silent (cough) star Joe Johnson.

The tempermental immaturity of Josh Smith was a close second.

These Knicks may not be built for speed or perfect health, but they ARE built for more comfort (and poise) when the pressure is turned up a notch.

Get well Marcus Camby

DJMUSiC - January and February?

If a coach is 30 games over .500 during his tenure, given the amount of bumps in the road, he is doing a helluva job, period. Think about that for a moment. 30 games over .500.

You can lose patience and underline failure all you want (with demeaning terms and immature name calling) that you dropped on Coach Woodson.

...if Woody feels NY dont have enough draft opportunities you'd think he
Open his flat/fat mouth to tell Grunwald to make moves to get picks now or near short term future..

Wow

Lets talk basketball. During the inevitable (yes inevitable) valleys, every team struggles. The important thing is staying together as a team, which you claimed Woodson had lost. That was patently False and had no substance to back it up other than your personal bias.

There is no denying the that the team has had minimal drama and rallied around their leader. That cohesiveness counts the most when things get tough, like the 1-4 west coast trip.

"I just think we're back to that mold of knowing each other, feeling comfortable in terms of rotations, If somebody has a breakdown, somebody is there. We are getting a lot of deflections and steals. A lot of that is being in the right place at the right time, so that helps when you're trying to build a defensive system."

They hung together, stuck it out and are back to playing Knicks basketball.

62-32

DJMUSIC - Does that record indicate a head coach has done exceptionally well at achieving his "tasks"?

If not, please explain.

DJMUSIC wrote:You see it your way
I see it my way & that you cannot change my friend...

The main tasks of a coach are to (1) foster trust, (2) maintain cohesion and (3) guide his team through inevitable lapses in performance. Comeback-ability is the signature of a great coach.

I see a head coach who has done all three.

Not as some defacto General Manager as you suggest in your original post.

that and record isnt point anyway.

If the head coach's record isn't the point, what is the point?

You cannot get to the playoffs being no loser.

Set a consistent standard of excellence. Atlantic Division. Second round. Eastern Conference Finals?

It has been a dozen years.

He may not be the best but the players are earning the W's so what's the problem? We can't have a revolving door at the coach spot.