Knicksfan wrote:Baron was never the solution, though in the Mecca of Hype and Desperation, any change is a move for the good until that change is fulfilled and fails miserably. Not even another point guard, as I suggested earlier, is a solution because the problem is bigger than a simple player.Yes, a point guard would in theory organize the offense and make a few of our issues look less debilitating, but if nobody sees there is something rotten in this team that needs to be solved, you simply aren't paying attention.
The best that can happen this season, and that is a longshot right now, is for this team to try to solve their issues, whatever they are, in time for a late run and make the playoffs. That depends on everybody being healthy and on the same page and the second part may be even harder to get than the first one.
I'd still try to get another PG however you can, bring Baron as slowly as necessary, and pray this group of athletes can behave like a team.
Too much to hope, I know.
Absolutely.
There are no Trader Joe deals just waiting to be consummated, outside the imaginations of beat writers on a deadline. Dwight Howard is not a solution to the larger problem of corporate structure and continuity. Donnie was (fingers about an inch apart) "this close" to putting the icing on his cake, when it was prematurely pulled from the oven.
The largest challenge is holding the interest and support of the ticket purchasers, at the world's most famous renovated arena, who were promised a reasonable facsimile of a championship run. D'Antoni's message was off message. What he meant to say in December was, "we have a bunch of guys who need a LOT of patience as they get acquainted, we are not ready for anything except learning how to play together". It would have been more honest. Teamwork requires months, if not years. THAT alone, cancels out any proposed roster moves.
Thanks to constant roster turnover, The New York Knicks have not had a stable playing personality for over a decade. There are more former Knicks on other active rosters than any other franchise in the NBA. You do the math.
Our captains must set the tone like captains. A uniform patch does not make you a leader. The supporting cast must get tougher. They all must adopt a "whatever it takes" mentality. Anyone who does NOT dive on the floor after loose balls, sits. Pay attention. Make the pass like you mean it. If a guys gets hit in the face, that his problem.
The month of February holds the answers to this season. The long term answers are not so pretty.
Judging from his animated interaction on the bench, The Answer Man would feel as comfortable with Baron Davis as head coach as he does with anyone seated on the bench. By Valentines Day, we learn if the Baron Davis vigil was a just a charade to keep fan hope alive.
Light a candle.
1/27/2012 8:55 AM