nyknickzingis wrote:I don't get the Phil criticism this season. Last season, yes. This year? No. The Knicks lead the league (or tied with Detroit) in most wins added, meaning they are one of the most improved teams in the league. All while NY missed out on the top 10 free agents, and added the type of guys team would sign very late into free agency after all the best names are gone. We've been a really solid team this year. The fact is with KP's emergence expectations have risen considerably. Now everyone expects or hopes for a 45 win team, when after free agency last summer we'd have been ok with a 30 win season. I think we wind up being somewhere in between that around 36-38 wins. It's going to be a step in the right direction. Time to support the program, not want massive changes.

I don't think the Knicks are that far off from the playoff pack. Improvements to the roster could push them into the next tier.

babyKnicks wrote:When the Knicks have a 4 game losing streak, Briggs channels his inner islesfan;-)

Great win tonight. Lopez outplayed Drummond. Just like we planned it.

Drummond was probably at 1 OAK in Chelsea til 5am last night. He played like his sneakers were dipped in cement.

crzymdups wrote:

babyKnicks wrote:When the Knicks have a 4 game losing streak, Briggs channels his inner islesfan;-)

Great win tonight. Lopez outplayed Drummond. Just like we planned it.

Drummond was probably at 1 OAK in Chelsea til 5am last night. He played like his sneakers were dipped in cement.

He was defended well and exposed for his biggest weaknesses that are anti Phil:
- poor defense
- poor free throw shooting

Carmelo, Aflalo, Williams,KP, and RoLo. Play Carmelo strictly as a ball handler/Point Guard
Grant, Aflalo, Carmelo,KP, KO
CARMELO, Aflalo, Lance, KP,RoLo

blkexec wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:I think he forgot to mention that we cant guard opposing PG's. That the other team PGs dictates opponents shots--not our D once they figured it out a bit.
Also I see a lot of open shots we point blank miss and we have no players who can drive to the basket. Other teams can adjust to us easily--they know whats coming and are ready for it. Its the players not the system.

Thats a big issue right there.....We have no efficient shooters or the slashers that get to the rim are Grant and D.Will, but they are getting inconsistent minutes.

In general, our defensive players can't shoot and our offensive players can't defend.
Thats a bad combination to have on a team.

The year of linsanity, we had a starting PG who gets to the rim.....And Steve Novak a 3pt shooting specialist. JR was a knuckly head, but him and Shump can get to the rim, and JR can shoot.

The skill level on this team is worse...eventhough they are better character guys. It's like Phil built this team thinking he can add KD or some other superstar and instantly turn us into the Jordan and Pippen Bulls. The problem is Jordan and Pippen are light years ahead of Melo and KP.....And the Bulls role players would run circles around our role players.

And don't forget the Phil vs Fisher comparison as a head coach.....

adding another superstar would make the Knicks a 50 win team, thats about it.

Jmpasq wrote:

blkexec wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:I think he forgot to mention that we cant guard opposing PG's. That the other team PGs dictates opponents shots--not our D once they figured it out a bit.
Also I see a lot of open shots we point blank miss and we have no players who can drive to the basket. Other teams can adjust to us easily--they know whats coming and are ready for it. Its the players not the system.

Thats a big issue right there.....We have no efficient shooters or the slashers that get to the rim are Grant and D.Will, but they are getting inconsistent minutes.

In general, our defensive players can't shoot and our offensive players can't defend.
Thats a bad combination to have on a team.

The year of linsanity, we had a starting PG who gets to the rim.....And Steve Novak a 3pt shooting specialist. JR was a knuckly head, but him and Shump can get to the rim, and JR can shoot.

The skill level on this team is worse...eventhough they are better character guys. It's like Phil built this team thinking he can add KD or some other superstar and instantly turn us into the Jordan and Pippen Bulls. The problem is Jordan and Pippen are light years ahead of Melo and KP.....And the Bulls role players would run circles around our role players.

And don't forget the Phil vs Fisher comparison as a head coach.....

adding another superstar would make the Knicks a 50 win team, thats about it.

Unless you have one of the top three players in the league, a 50 win season is about all you can shoot for.

Who are the real contenders in bball? Spurs, Warriors, Cavs, maybe OKC. That's it. No one else has a chance to win a chip. If you don't have an absolutely loaded roster, you ain't in the conversation. Clippers, Rockets, Bulls, , Heat, Hawks, Raptors, Grizzlies, Pacers, Mavericks - all nice teams that will win around 50 games... none of those teams are in contention for a ring.

Kudo's to Phil for taking KP. Remember the time line, this was before free agency. Its obvious Phil did not realize he had KP as a starter so he pulled in bigs, and Afflalo. I think things worked out better for knicks which is why our glaring need for back court help is more apparent.

herkyJerky wrote:In the meantime,... until we get a PG upgrade, if Calderon continues to compensate for his lack of defense by taking and making more shots like he did against Detroit we can win games more often. If they want to push the ball in transition with one of the guards, I think it should be AA. He's faster and he will drive deeper into the paint than Calderon. Let Calderon lag behind a bit and get a good open look from anywhere. Expecting Calderon to slash to the basket when a lane is open is not going to happen. He'll do it successfully MAYBE once during a game, but that's about it. Shoot the damn ball.

I expect Phil to add some PG help Tuesday of next week when 10 day contracts can be handed out. It's the most logical action he can take at this point.