Posted by simrud:

If I ever get to run anything, I'm going to hire the IT supporters as my PR team. Because I will never have to do anything right, ever.

That's a good way to put it!

EnySpree - one of the challenges the NYK coaching staff needs to figure out is what to so with the David Lee - Channing Frye Superfriends Frontcourt Combinaiton. Can Frye's confidence and game be rebuilt?

of course it can

(Mailk) Rose contended this club didn't handle prosperity, and he sensed not enough players taking losses hard enough. Rose said that attitude was a function of "youth, immaturity and inexperience."

Realistically these knicks just came off the worst season in franchise history probably. Nobody thought they would do anything. So what is the problem?

This is very untrue. Most people predicted them to win between 35-38 games. But here is how it shakes out

Haters-Predicted 35-38 wins, thought that'ws were the Knicks talent should lead them and held them to that standard throughout the season.

Lovers-Predicted 35-38 wins, but really didn't beleive that the team was capable of winning that many games and held them to a lower standard all year long. Often making excuses and trying to lower expectations at every turn when the "haters" refused to lower theirs. Often making quotes like "noone expected them to do anything". No the "haters" actually expected them to win 35-38 games and when they played below that standard they got on the team.

Posted by Bippity10:

Realistically these knicks just came off the worst season in franchise history probably. Nobody thought they would do anything. So what is the problem?

This is very untrue. Most people predicted them to win between 35-38 games. But here is how it shakes out

Haters-Predicted 35-38 wins, thought that'ws were the Knicks talent should lead them and held them to that standard throughout the season.

Lovers-Predicted 35-38 wins, but really didn't beleive that the team was capable of winning that many games and held them to a lower standard all year long. Often making excuses and trying to lower expectations at every turn when the "haters" refused to lower theirs. Often making quotes like "noone expected them to do anything". No the "haters" actually expected them to win 35-38 games and when they played below that standard they got on the team.

^ Thanks, Bip. As usual, a good post. I wish more people would listen, because you are one of the best posters on this board. Nice work and makes perfect sense to me.

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by Bippity10:

Realistically these knicks just came off the worst season in franchise history probably. Nobody thought they would do anything. So what is the problem?

This is very untrue. Most people predicted them to win between 35-38 games. But here is how it shakes out

Haters-Predicted 35-38 wins, thought that'ws were the Knicks talent should lead them and held them to that standard throughout the season.

Lovers-Predicted 35-38 wins, but really didn't beleive that the team was capable of winning that many games and held them to a lower standard all year long. Often making excuses and trying to lower expectations at every turn when the "haters" refused to lower theirs. Often making quotes like "noone expected them to do anything". No the "haters" actually expected them to win 35-38 games and when they played below that standard they got on the team.

Remember when all the "Lovers" said that last year's team should have been at least a .500 team, if not for that debil Larry Brown?

Well this team added Jared "The Glue" Jeffries, Balkman and Collins to a group that was happy happy joy joy about having Isiah as coach but are going to finish 32-50.

So now of course the "Lovers" say they had LOWER expectations this year than last.

Yep and this is a flat out lie. Plenty of Lovers this yr had the team winning considerably more than 40gms. Nixluva had them winning 45, 46 if everything went right. Many more had them above .500 after 25gms before the season got underway. Now as usual back to their go to move which is backpedaling.