TMS wrote:

nixluva wrote:

sebstar wrote:

TMS wrote:

sebstar wrote:Knicks are going to make the playoffs. The bottom half of the east is really weak and I'm sure Donnie is going to make a move that will increase the talent level enough for us to slip in.

we passed on AI, what makes u think Donnie's gonna make a move to improve the roster? any move will likely take shots away from our young players too... of course, they could change their mind at the trade deadline if this team is in contention.

This is the Layden era v2.0 when it comes to bringing in choir boys and the like. Explains why we passed on Jennings. The thought of having A.I and Nate on the same team probably kept Donnie up at night...till 9 o clock.

You should glad to see the org. Looking to try and bring in players that are smart and professional, along with being talented! Gallo, TD & Hill are good kids with talent! What's wrong with that! Nate has talent but isn't professional. MDA is trying to change the level of focus on this team and guys like Nate undermine that.

if that's the case then forget about bringing Ty Thomas in here, he's another mental midget type player... & Al may be many things but one thing i've never heard him described as is smart... i'm glad the team is playing well & it's great to see Al Harrington being a large part of that success, but i still don't see any future for him on this team... the only way he's gonna be around after this season is if Donnie doesn't get any worthwhile trade offers at the deadline this year & Al agrees to sign an extension at significantly lower than market value... i just don't think the Knicks have it in their plans to extend Al or D Lee any longterm, big money contract extensions.

I think it's very different then the Layden era. I think Layden clearly wanted choir boys. I think Walsh will go after some of the others after the culture is turned around. After what we went through the past few years we could not afford to bring in another head case. We are trying to rid the roster of this so that we can build a foundation. Once a foundation has been built and standard is set and leaders are established, then you can target some of the talented "head cases". Until then, this is part of the consequences of years of mismanagement.

Bippity10 wrote:

TMS wrote:

nixluva wrote:

sebstar wrote:

TMS wrote:

sebstar wrote:Knicks are going to make the playoffs. The bottom half of the east is really weak and I'm sure Donnie is going to make a move that will increase the talent level enough for us to slip in.

we passed on AI, what makes u think Donnie's gonna make a move to improve the roster? any move will likely take shots away from our young players too... of course, they could change their mind at the trade deadline if this team is in contention.

This is the Layden era v2.0 when it comes to bringing in choir boys and the like. Explains why we passed on Jennings. The thought of having A.I and Nate on the same team probably kept Donnie up at night...till 9 o clock.

You should glad to see the org. Looking to try and bring in players that are smart and professional, along with being talented! Gallo, TD & Hill are good kids with talent! What's wrong with that! Nate has talent but isn't professional. MDA is trying to change the level of focus on this team and guys like Nate undermine that.

if that's the case then forget about bringing Ty Thomas in here, he's another mental midget type player... & Al may be many things but one thing i've never heard him described as is smart... i'm glad the team is playing well & it's great to see Al Harrington being a large part of that success, but i still don't see any future for him on this team... the only way he's gonna be around after this season is if Donnie doesn't get any worthwhile trade offers at the deadline this year & Al agrees to sign an extension at significantly lower than market value... i just don't think the Knicks have it in their plans to extend Al or D Lee any longterm, big money contract extensions.

I think it's very different then the Layden era. I think Layden clearly wanted choir boys. I think Walsh will go after some of the others after the culture is turned around. After what we went through the past few years we could not afford to bring in another head case. We are trying to rid the roster of this so that we can build a foundation. Once a foundation has been built and standard is set and leaders are established, then you can target some of the talented "head cases". Until then, this is part of the consequences of years of mismanagement.

The smart thing that Walsh is doing is drafting guys that are two-way players as well as solid character guys. Douglas, Hill, and Gallo all are solid defenders who can also score. That is how you build a good basketball team. You get players with no weaknesses in their game.