nixluva wrote:DW basically sucked the middle out of the team and it's killing us

wondering what your reasoning is behind this statement? we traded a rookie bigman & a role playing veteran C that MDA refused to play this season anyway... & Jared Fishlips was primarily a perimeter defender, not really all that effective playing post defense... MDA also refused to play Eddy Curry even when healthy... it would seem to me if you're frustrated with a lack of size in the middle, that frustration should be directed towards MDA for not playing the guys he had at his disposal this season.

nixluva wrote:I'll say this. Before we ever traded anyone this year, the start of the season was sent up in flames when Duhon and several other players came out slumping. Remember that Gallo was just getting up to speed and so was Chandler. It took them a while to get going and unfortunately when they were ready, Duhon never really got out of his funk and that was the season right there.

For this team to make the playoffs things had to go nearly perfectly to start the year and give them a chance to win. It just wasn't in the cards but in the end we still had every intention to move contracts and clear cap space, so here we are looking towards the summer.

dude, we were 2 games out of the playoff race at one point & this was well after the crappy start to the season... u can't pin the season being pissed away on the 1-9 start... & even so, doesn't the coach also deserve blame for not having his players prepared to play out of training camp & for not adjusting his style of play when the team was obviously struggling out of the gate?

Pharzeone wrote:

TMS wrote:

DJMUSIC wrote:JVG or Riley would not accept this with same roster.

neither of them would have stuck around to coach this mess of a team either... but i agree, if the teams they coached ever played w/this complete lack of heart & intensity, they'd have these guys running drills til their legs falled off.

I still remember Riley pointing at and grabbing Tony Campbell's jersey during a game that he was coasting on defense. I thought they were going to throw down. Riley got rid of him fast. How many times did Riley get into it with Mase when he thought he was goofing off.

cancels the morning shootaround, so the players can have enough energy.

TMS wrote:

nixluva wrote:I'll say this. Before we ever traded anyone this year, the start of the season was sent up in flames when Duhon and several other players came out slumping. Remember that Gallo was just getting up to speed and so was Chandler. It took them a while to get going and unfortunately when they were ready, Duhon never really got out of his funk and that was the season right there.

For this team to make the playoffs things had to go nearly perfectly to start the year and give them a chance to win. It just wasn't in the cards but in the end we still had every intention to move contracts and clear cap space, so here we are looking towards the summer.

dude, we were 2 games out of the playoff race at one point & this was well after the crappy start to the season... u can't pin the season being pissed away on the 1-9 start... & even so, doesn't the coach also deserve blame for not having his players prepared to play out of training camp & for not adjusting his style of play when the team was obviously struggling out of the gate?

TMS wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:

TMS wrote:

DJMUSIC wrote:JVG or Riley would not accept this with same roster.

neither of them would have stuck around to coach this mess of a team either... but i agree, if the teams they coached ever played w/this complete lack of heart & intensity, they'd have these guys running drills til their legs falled off.

I still remember Riley pointing at and grabbing Tony Campbell's jersey during a game that he was coasting on defense. I thought they were going to throw down. Riley got rid of him fast. How many times did Riley get into it with Mase when he thought he was goofing off.

funny thing is the only player that MDA has really gotten in the face of in his time here is Nate Robinson, & that wasn't just when he was throwing at the other team's basket during a time out... i've never once seen him get into David Lee or Chris Duhon's face when they miss a defensive assignment... all u ever hear from him is stuff like "We gotta get up on these guys... Lezz GOOO! Lezz GOOO!" i realize this guy isn't the confrontational type of head coach, but i would like to see him get into Gallo's face once in a while, or D Lee, & send a message that he's not playing favorites with anyone & expects his best players to set the example for the rest of the team on defense.

TMS wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:

TMS wrote:

DJMUSIC wrote:JVG or Riley would not accept this with same roster.

neither of them would have stuck around to coach this mess of a team either... but i agree, if the teams they coached ever played w/this complete lack of heart & intensity, they'd have these guys running drills til their legs falled off.

I still remember Riley pointing at and grabbing Tony Campbell's jersey during a game that he was coasting on defense. I thought they were going to throw down. Riley got rid of him fast. How many times did Riley get into it with Mase when he thought he was goofing off.

funny thing is the only player that MDA has really gotten in the face of in his time here is Nate Robinson, & that wasn't just when he was throwing at the other team's basket during a time out... i've never once seen him get into David Lee or Chris Duhon's face when they miss a defensive assignment... all u ever hear from him is stuff like "We gotta get up on these guys... Lezz GOOO! Lezz GOOO!" i realize this guy isn't the confrontational type of head coach, but i would like to see him get into Gallo's face once in a while, or D Lee, & send a message that he's not playing favorites with anyone & expects his best players to set the example for the rest of the team on defense.

Amen
agree w/u TMS brother

Curry whom got fit enough to practice and play still wasnt activated by MDA since MDA hates slow lumbering head under the basket
type post players.

MDA is consistently inconsistent on how he treats players. Nate at least showed some old school and wasnt all smiles 24x7 all the time especially in a game when knicks were getting their as_sses whacked by nba's weaker team.

The thing that got me going is the past 2 months of MDA post game comments and remarks
after a loss. He nearly seemed he didnt mind and smiled way too often for me especially
when CAVs was whacking their BUTTs by 50 and the MAVs team beat up NY by 50

which coach don't show any emotion after embarrassments like that ? I dont even recall the NJ Nets worst team in league
getting whacked by 50 and MDA comes up time and time again with smiles and cant answer "Why his team" played with no energy
or spirit.

WHY ? Cause the flipping coach dont have any spirit, guts and emotions to show he's dissatisfied and he is too soft
to change or do anything until he gets some GOOD players and STAR FA's to bail his sorry tail out of it.

Walsh and knicks roster gets way too much blame for this fool MDA
He was a good catch few seasons ago and had winning record, respected. He will get same pass this yr as last season
and over this upcoming summer.

But this damn fool MDA free pass ends on Oct/Nov. 2010 this season upcoming
I cant wait to see what happens then. MDA getting paid well he need to earn it and he hasnt yet here !

I cant stand Marbury and glad he's gone but perhaps maybe slight slither of what Marbs said was true on MDA
Quoting Soul Group the O'Jays "Smile in your face all the time they take your place the backstabbers, backstabbers! "
BACKSTABBERS /OJAYS
http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi/backstabber.mid

TMS wrote:the rest of these games are completely worthless to anyone other than guys playing for their next contracts.

And the Utah Jazz.

oohah

CrushAlot wrote:MDA's smiles have decreased or stopped. The media is paying attention to him and I think he has lost his team but McGrady is helping him out in the leadership role. If the media does their job and he continues to not be adequate at his job he may be under so much scrutiny that he doesn't come back.

MDA will be back. Walsh's neck is on the line here. That's why Walsh is taking some of the heat. How will he justify it to Dolan? $12 million for 100 losses and we need to let the guy go.

WindsorPl wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:MDA's smiles have decreased or stopped. The media is paying attention to him and I think he has lost his team but McGrady is helping him out in the leadership role. If the media does their job and he continues to not be adequate at his job he may be under so much scrutiny that he doesn't come back.

MDA will be back. Walsh's neck is on the line here. That's why Walsh is taking some of the heat. How will he justify it to Dolan? $12 million for 100 losses and we need to let the guy go.

So for me its a longshot to get LBJ Or Wade
however for now I'd be satisfied with Chris Bosh 'notches' below in 2nd TIER of Stars/Allstars

however now with Knicks and MDA I Aint sure Bosh will want to come here though Bosh mentioned Knicks favorably at season start
Why would Bosh come here ?

The HEAT and BULLs has cap $ money
pressure is less and Bosh having opportunity to play with Wade OR a better BULL team (ahead of knicks in development)
Problem i see is Bosh wont come here easily either.

That leaves Knicks out this summer on FA's studs

WindsorPl wrote:

TMS wrote:DJ, right now MDA just sounds like a completely defeated man... he has no more answers to offer... he knows he's done a crappy job as the head coach & he knows he lost the team... right now he's coaching out the string just like the players are playing out the string... the rest of these games are completely worthless to anyone other than guys playing for their next contracts... u would think that we'd be featuring guys like Toney Douglas, Gallo & Wilson right now over other vets now that the games are completely meaningless, but i think we've seen the logical decisions are rarely made by this organization.

I still don't get why they don't try out a Center from the d league. I mean even Lee admits he is playing out of position. You can play out the string, but a lot is riding on the number of losses for the pride of this franchise. Last thing fans want to see is the Knicks winning the lottery and handing Wall to Utah on a silver platter.

i haven't read any reports that Donnie's been scouting guys in the D-Leagues, it's curious to me... why would we bother waiving Brian Cardinal in the first place if we weren't going to try & fill that roster spot?