My take is there is no big drama between the coach and the players.
If the public relations department (the ministry of propoganda) was trying to spin it to help Melo and his image and MDA was being cast in bad light how could you not blame the guy for not playing ball. Thats of course if you have an complete hard on to replace the guy with a mystical figure not yet known.
MDA has had the carpet yanked year after year and with little roster stability at all and we never hear a complaint. Fans get anxious and call for his head. This guy sees all the crap in the front office and knows all about the Isiah years. He has seen all the crap Walsh had to deal with, the Isiah influence with Dolan, and who knows what MSG management is capable of.
To me the team was having huge problems with the one key component MDA requires and thats a PG.
When we finally get a miracle of sorts with Lin no body is hailing Kenny Atkinson for the job he did, or the scouts, or the coach, but (if its true) we get a report Melo was the one? Hours of tape, conditioning and evaluation and MSG puts out something like that?
If they did, I think thats a load of crap and all MDA did was say "he don't remember". Pretty tame.
Basically Dolan usually buys propaganda loyalty when he grants you an extension. MDA don't have that.
I don't know too many coaches with the reputation as being an offensive genius available and has never lost his team except when it was full of Larry hughes and Marbury.
Im under the impression if MDA can't weave Melo into this then perhaps its the players and not the coach.
I want this to work. I think the players want it to work. Keep changing is fun and exciting but starphuching ticket sales schemes don't last.
Of course, maybe the coach don't want to extend and he is done here?