Posted by franco12:

Posted by Rich:

Posted by pizza:

Posted by Pharzeone:

I find all this love for Herb to be a little sickening. I mean I understand that he has a long relationship with Madison Garden and the Knicks but correct me if I am wrong, he wasn't the head coach, he was the interim. Now Brown has to be saddled with Herb in order to project "I am not a bad guy" image.

what a stupid thing to say.

He may have overstated it, but what's the big freakin' deal if they keep Herb or not? It's not like he distinguished himself when he was the interim head coach.

Its Larry that wants to keep Herb- they met last year at Larry's summer clinic and Larry is a nice human being who doesn't have the heart for stabbing people in the back like Isiah did with Chaney on Dave Lettermans show.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Knight:

This is the most exciting time for Knicks basketball in 20 years--before Isiah our team was rotten, Isiah brought in a new recipe and managed to gather some new, exciting, and interesting ingredients--well, now were going to have the best chef in world handling those ingredients--the only question is what will the final product be? I'm very curious to see how Larry puts this team together since it seems there are a number of ways he can go and many options to choose from. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally see a Knicks team play with confidence and a winning attitude and walk onto the court like winners. Pride in Knicks basketball is finally returning and I can't wait to see the first playoff series between NY and Detroit.

dude, this is not the most exciting thing that has happened in 20 years

im going into this with a wait and see approach. i actually listened to what joe dumars said and i factor in age and what are roster looks like right now. Gundy was a very good coach, good enough to win it all, it PLAYERS that excite me.

Posted by BRIGGS:

i believe you said this was the most exciting thing in 20 years, and its not. Jeff Van Gundy is just as good of a coach as Brown and 25 years younger.

Did everyone hear that one?

Posted by BRIGGS:

i believe you said this was the most exciting thing in 20 years, and its not. Jeff Van Gundy is just as good of a coach as Brown and 25 years younger.

Im glad that we are hiring brown, but I see it as short term fix with the back end falling out. Do we have the personell to win in the next 2-3 years--obviously not close yet. It will be Isiah and what he can do to improve the team that is by FAR the most imprtant step. You put the right players around a first year coach and they can win big.

this is a wait and see.

Posted by BRIGGS:

i believe you said this was the most exciting thing in 20 years, and its not. Jeff Van Gundy is just as good of a coach as Brown and 25 years younger.
Im glad that we are hiring brown, but I see it as short term fix with the back end falling out. Do we have the personell to win in the next 2-3 years--obviously not close yet. It will be Isiah and what he can do to improve the team that is by FAR the most imprtant step. You put the right players around a first year coach and they can win big.

this is a wait and see.

Posted by diderotn:

Excuse me for asking this question, but are you insane????? How in the world can compare Van Gundy to Brown???????

Posted by Knight:

You can't tell how good the Knicks will be next year--they could be great--who would have thought that a combination of Billups, Hamilton, Prince, and Wallace could have broken out when they did? Larry knows how to maximize talent, Van Gundy doesn't--who can you say remarkably improved under Van Gundy? He's a great coach but he doesn't know how to turn mediocre players into champions.

[Edited by - Knight on 07/26/2005 15:05:35]

Posted by misterearl:

>> I think what excites me the most is I dont have to listen to people blame Chaney, Lenny or Herb for everything thats wrong.

fishmike - I can't wait for the neagtive spin from Mitch Lawrence

Just think.... Larry Brown, Head Coach, New York Knicks

Sheesh