blkexec wrote:VCoug wrote:nixluva wrote:fishmike wrote:blkexec wrote:#1. It's illegal to lose games on purpose, for those that are seriously mad at winning, there's nothing more you can do than what was already done. We have a D league team. No D league team should be winning games. So the plan is to have a D league team play hard like they are trying to win. Well, guess what?
#2. They play ball like your 9-5 job. If you don't get a memo from your employer to purposely screw up your product, then you will continue to try and be the best employee at your job. Try and produce the best product quality can find hoping to increase job security.You don't work hard to lose games. You work hard to win. And thats what these D league players are doing, playing hard to win. If it was legal to lose games, then we would've forfeited the rest of the season. You have to act like you are trying to win, but putting guys on the floor that play hard. Hoping you put a low talented group that couldn't compete with elite NBA players. Thats what we did.
So I don't understand why the negativity on things you can't control. The knicks are cursed, it's that simple. We can't do anything right. When we try to win, we lose. When we try to lose, we win. In a nutshell, thats what all knick fans had to deal with most of their adult life. You can only cry for so long....after while, there's no more tears left. Thats where I'm at these days! Let me know when everybody catches up so we can move forward.
yea.. great post. My favorite part is the guys blaming the coach.
I know the world of pro-sports may not be the best guage for reality but have some common sense. Langston, THjr, Lance, Lou, etc etc.. these guys are working and fighting for their NBA lives. They are practicing. They are in the weight room. They are looking at film. Any suggestion that these guys should throw the game are not reality based. Not one iota. Im honestly happy for Galloway. He's a keeper and a great game last night.
I think people forget that we have rookies, 2nd yr players and young vets we're still developing. We may see all of these players return next year.
1. Galloway R
2. Early R
3. Hardaway
4. Larkin
5. Ledo
6. Schved
7. Acy
8. Thomas
9. Aldrich
Then we can add our draft pick and Thansis as well.
If that's our team next year plus Melo and our draft pick then we're going to be ****ing terrible again next year.
LMAO....
With all this talk about Monroe....He might take up most of the cap and force us to bring these guys back.
I just know Phil better not F this thing up.
I dont have a big problem with that... I didnt have Demar Carrol on my radar for FAs, and we probably overpay to get him but he would be a very nice version of a poor man's Jimmy Butler/KLeanard. He's making $2.5mm. He's in the MLE category IMO, but with cap space I would outbid those teams and offer him 3 years $20 $6mm/$7mm/$7mm or something like that.
If you add a healthy MElo, and impact rookie, a big rugged frontcourt guy like Monroe and an elite defender on the wing then (with some good health) the Knicks should 100% be a playoff team next year.
In fact Im starting my own Briggs thread 
"winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs