People talk ish about MDA sitting on the bench with a dumb look when the team is losing. Have you never watched Jax coach? He's even worse. Dude never moves and he also just sat there when the Lakers were losing. Not much you can do in game when your best players are not getting it done. The longer you coach the more you realize that sometimes you can't fix what's wrong during a game. After they've given their team all the corrections they can and the team still doesn't respond what else is there?

Despite the Knicks’ pointless guards, or maybe on account of them, Stoudemire insists on dribbling the ball more than once (four turnovers) above the free throw line extended. You would think by now he would have gotten that out of his system, and additionally understand it’s not a particularly good idea to jack up long jumpers early in the shot clock while down a dozen with six minutes to play.

I wonder if D’Antoni noticed any of that before going to the videotape. More important, will he ever make Stoudemire stop? In theory, isn’t the head coach supposed to be making in-game adjustments and observations? Or, at the very least, listening to the six-pack of assistant squatters surrounding him?To submit he can’t offer an after-game afterthought pertaining to something that happened until he regurgitates the rewind is ludicrously laughtrack-able.

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Firing D'Antoni won't change fact that Knicks have no PG, no bench, 2 stars who duplicate each other and haven't had full camp together

jazz74 wrote:

nixluva wrote:What makes people think Jax would do any better with this team as it is right now? Jax had a better Laker team and left on a losing note. If his coaching was all powerful why didn't they win last year with a full team? That Laker team was more complete than this Knick team. It seems that people also assume that it's easy to just install the triangle and magic ensues! No it doesn't work that way. It's a very hard offense for many guys to master.

People talk ish about MDA sitting on the bench with a dumb look when the team is losing. Have you never watched Jax coach? He's even worse. Dude never moves and he also just sat there when the Lakers were losing. Not much you can do in game when your best players are not getting it done. The longer you coach the more you realize that sometimes you can't fix what's wrong during a game. After they've given their team all the corrections they can and the team still doesn't respond what else is there?

he can do two things that dantoni still has yet to do: motivate and teach defense.

Yeah and D'Antoni had the stones to accept a challenge and be a professional istead of whining to the media, whereas Phil Jax simply walked away from any team that was didn't already have at least two all starts/superstars. Just unloading on MDA for taking this job and getting the team to improve every year shows real maturity. Keep up the good work.

Dantoni needs to stick with the guys he trusts for a bit,right or wrong. TD will be important later in his natural role.

I would opt for giving Jordan more minutes and Lin some minutes with STAT on the floor if he's showing something in practice.

MSG3 wrote:One thing I can not blame Dantoni for Is not handing out big minutes to Lin and Jordan yet. More so Lin. The core players need as much time on court as possible. As the coach he has confidence in TD and needs to stick with him longer than 2 games. If not his confidence will be shattered. I don't think TD will get it, but it's right not to rush to give Lin, an unproven undrafted player, crunch time minutes.

Dantoni needs to stick with the guys he trusts for a bit,right or wrong. TD will be important later in his natural role.

I would opt for giving Jordan more minutes and Lin some minutes with STAT on the floor if he's showing something in practice.

+1 No practices yet for Lin. I assume Jordan has shown it, so he should be put in. I have seen Lin enough to know that he would be a much bigger threat on PNR than TD or Bibby, plus play better D, but Coach needs to see him play first.

Nalod wrote:Phil Jax to some would be like bringing in Dumbledore from "Harry Potter" and some how whoop out some magic wand with some eye of newt and get these guys "motivated" and "taught" defense.

1st off, no coach can fix this at this point other than the coaching keeping them running sets in practice until they get it going.

All of the players who came here have stated MDA is a part of the reason they did because of the offense we run. It takes time to get it burned in and time is something that no NBA team has had, especially one that really needs it like we do.

Either tune in or tune out but 100 trade scenarios suggested is not going to get it done. nor is Jumping Jeremy Linn!

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:The guy isn't stupid enough to touch the Knicks with a 10-foot pole.

The only reason Donnie Walsh came here is because he was able to wrestle some level of assurance from Fat Jimmy that his actions wouldn't be meddled with. And as soon as the Fat Fingers of Jimmy Dolan found their way back into the basketball decisions (with the Melo trade), Donnie made like a banana.

A guy like Phil Jax wouldn't take that risk, not for this roster and with this owner.

Little Jimmy would never let Jax have autonomy.

would Prohkorov give it him?

Nalod wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:The guy isn't stupid enough to touch the Knicks with a 10-foot pole.

The only reason Donnie Walsh came here is because he was able to wrestle some level of assurance from Fat Jimmy that his actions wouldn't be meddled with. And as soon as the Fat Fingers of Jimmy Dolan found their way back into the basketball decisions (with the Melo trade), Donnie made like a banana.

A guy like Phil Jax wouldn't take that risk, not for this roster and with this owner.

Little Jimmy would never let Jax have autonomy.

would Prohkorov give it him?

I assume this is one of those questions you do not expect an answer for, but I will take the hook with the worm and attach it to my brain.

Prohkorov would give this to Phil Jax because he strikes me as the type of guy that would not meddle with things he does not understand. He is what an owner should be.

Dolan should coach and manage the Knicks himself.