martin wrote:I am frustrated by seeing Sasha and have no clue why DWill or Grant didn't get minutes . . .

And you can't fix or develop everything simultaneously.

You can't have 5 players out there all trying to develop confidence in the Triangle at the same time.

Vujacic is invaluable in that he cuts that 5 down to 4 . . . immediately.

I wish we had another Triangle veteran or two to do more of that -- Ariza or Gasol or Shannon Brown . . .

BigRedDog wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:I knew he was not the answer, and I figured he had a lot to do with Fishers rotation. These idiots are in love with SASHA because of his Laker days and his knowledge of the triangle, which has been the worse system for this roster over the last 2 months.

Not playing DWILL and GRANT, and now JIMMER, that's all I needed to see, to know that RAMIS is an ASSSS

Its F'in crazy. You see the Nets cutting Johnson so they can play the young guys. NO REASON to play Sasha. NO WAY. Need to play Grant every game. Last time he played Grant had 9 pts 4 assists in 4th quarter. Next yr Grant will be so much better by playing the last 30 games this season. Do what is right for the FUTURE of the Knicks. FUNKING CRAZY!!!!

You guys are missing the point. Just playing in games DOES NOT fix your flaws. People seem to think that it does but it really doesn't. What Rambis is doing is increasing the amount of actual Scrimmaging the team does so that the players get to work on their TEAM chemistry and execution. Jerian as well as all the young players will benefit from this kind of work. There is an ability to give instruction out of these Scrimmages. I fully agree with Rambis taking this approach. I want to see Jerian play as well but he's got to show it in the scrimmages FIRST. If he really does get it and has figured things out it will show in the gym and then you can confidently put him out there.

It seems people are underestimating the importance of what Rambis is doing now. He's not saying he won't EVER play Jerian or anyone who isn't in the rotation. He's making them earn playing time thru hard work and execution in practice. That's how KOQ got his playing time. He's not just throwing guys out there.

CrushAlot wrote:

BigRedDog wrote:Playing Jimmer 2 mins when you lose by 37 pts ??? you see baseball games where a team is getting blown out, a good manager gets the guy they just brought up from the minors into the game to get his feet wet. NO MORE SASHA

Playing Melo 37 mins ??? Stop over playing this guy!!! He has a bad knee and is signed for 3 more yrs

Get Grant some more mins also

It is tough to watch and tough to understand. Melo getting played the minutes he is in blow out losses makes no sense. Some coaches are hard on young guys but at this point the guys not playing are supposed to be a part of the future. Messing up Melo's knee through over use and not developing youth on a team that looks like it might not hit the 30 win mark doesn't make a lot of sense in my opinion. Also, in regards to O'Quinn, it seems like one good game and a miserable season has been forgotten. I would love to see a few more games where he produced consistently. His minutes may just be because the Knicks are looking to move him or because he is the center that will be back next year along with Rolo.

These games are not just throw away games at this point. Neither are the practices. All of it is important and to get the players to understand that a change had to be made so that the guys who bring it on D and execute on O will play. If you aren't getting it done in practice you won't be in the games. Jerian will be getting more instruction in the scrimmages and practice and as he improves I'm sure Rambis will play him. The same for every one of the non starters.

WP76 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

BigRedDog wrote:Playing Jimmer 2 mins when you lose by 37 pts ??? you see baseball games where a team is getting blown out, a good manager gets the guy they just brought up from the minors into the game to get his feet wet. NO MORE SASHA

Playing Melo 37 mins ??? Stop over playing this guy!!! He has a bad knee and is signed for 3 more yrs

Get Grant some more mins also

It is tough to watch and tough to understand. Melo getting played the minutes he is in blow out losses makes no sense. Some coaches are hard on young guys but at this point the guys not playing are supposed to be a part of the future. Messing up Melo's knee through over use and not developing youth on a team that looks like it might not hit the 30 win mark doesn't make a lot of sense in my opinion. Also, in regards to O'Quinn, it seems like one good game and a miserable season has been forgotten. I would love to see a few more games where he produced consistently. His minutes may just be because the Knicks are looking to move him or because he is the center that will be back next year along with Rolo.

I was not happy about not playing the young guys but now I think I understand more fully what Rambis is doing. He's changed the way they practice and he's making players earn their minutes. This is not going to stunt Jerian or anyone else's growth. This is about making them understand the level they have to perform at before they will get the privilege of playing in games. That's a winning mentality. I know it's not what most would agree with but I do.

These games are not just throw away games at this point. Neither are the practices. All of it is important and to get the players to understand that a change had to be made so that the guys who bring it on D and execute on O will play. If you aren't getting it done in practice you won't be in the games. Jerian will be getting more instruction in the scrimmages and practice and as he improves I'm sure Rambis will play him. The same for every one of the non starters.

I would certainly like to believe that Rambis has a "plan" along the lines you've described. My cynical nature says Rambis is probably clueless but I'd really like to be wrong.

Tonight's game is a great example of what I was trying to point out. I saw the plan and if they can keep putting in the work on the details and the right effort level, maybe they can close the season strong. At the least I'd like to see some development for our young guys.

BigRedDog wrote:

nixluva wrote:

WP76 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

BigRedDog wrote:Playing Jimmer 2 mins when you lose by 37 pts ??? you see baseball games where a team is getting blown out, a good manager gets the guy they just brought up from the minors into the game to get his feet wet. NO MORE SASHA

Playing Melo 37 mins ??? Stop over playing this guy!!! He has a bad knee and is signed for 3 more yrs

Get Grant some more mins also

It is tough to watch and tough to understand. Melo getting played the minutes he is in blow out losses makes no sense. Some coaches are hard on young guys but at this point the guys not playing are supposed to be a part of the future. Messing up Melo's knee through over use and not developing youth on a team that looks like it might not hit the 30 win mark doesn't make a lot of sense in my opinion. Also, in regards to O'Quinn, it seems like one good game and a miserable season has been forgotten. I would love to see a few more games where he produced consistently. His minutes may just be because the Knicks are looking to move him or because he is the center that will be back next year along with Rolo.

I was not happy about not playing the young guys but now I think I understand more fully what Rambis is doing. He's changed the way they practice and he's making players earn their minutes. This is not going to stunt Jerian or anyone else's growth. This is about making them understand the level they have to perform at before they will get the privilege of playing in games. That's a winning mentality. I know it's not what most would agree with but I do.

These games are not just throw away games at this point. Neither are the practices. All of it is important and to get the players to understand that a change had to be made so that the guys who bring it on D and execute on O will play. If you aren't getting it done in practice you won't be in the games. Jerian will be getting more instruction in the scrimmages and practice and as he improves I'm sure Rambis will play him. The same for every one of the non starters.

I would certainly like to believe that Rambis has a "plan" along the lines you've described. My cynical nature says Rambis is probably clueless but I'd really like to be wrong.

Tonight's game is a great example of what I was trying to point out. I saw the plan and if they can keep putting in the work on the details and the right effort level, maybe they can close the season strong. At the least I'd like to see some development for our young guys.

Actually tonights game is a great example what I was saying. Play Grant over Sasha. There is NO place for Sasha to play the rest of the year. Not playing is NOT going to help Grant. PLaying 16 mins tonight, having a good game and playing regularly will be SO much more helpful in Grants development as a player next year. Also Williams needs to play.

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

BigRedDog wrote:Playing Jimmer 2 mins when you lose by 37 pts ??? you see baseball games where a team is getting blown out, a good manager gets the guy they just brought up from the minors into the game to get his feet wet. NO MORE SASHA

Playing Melo 37 mins ??? Stop over playing this guy!!! He has a bad knee and is signed for 3 more yrs

Get Grant some more mins also

It is tough to watch and tough to understand. Melo getting played the minutes he is in blow out losses makes no sense. Some coaches are hard on young guys but at this point the guys not playing are supposed to be a part of the future. Messing up Melo's knee through over use and not developing youth on a team that looks like it might not hit the 30 win mark doesn't make a lot of sense in my opinion. Also, in regards to O'Quinn, it seems like one good game and a miserable season has been forgotten. I would love to see a few more games where he produced consistently. His minutes may just be because the Knicks are looking to move him or because he is the center that will be back next year along with Rolo.

I was not happy about not playing the young guys but now I think I understand more fully what Rambis is doing. He's changed the way they practice and he's making players earn their minutes. This is not going to stunt Jerian or anyone else's growth. This is about making them understand the level they have to perform at before they will get the privilege of playing in games. That's a winning mentality. I know it's not what most would agree with but I do.

These games are not just throw away games at this point. Neither are the practices. All of it is important and to get the players to understand that a change had to be made so that the guys who bring it on D and execute on O will play. If you aren't getting it done in practice you won't be in the games. Jerian will be getting more instruction in the scrimmages and practice and as he improves I'm sure Rambis will play him. The same for every one of the non starters.

Players get benched regardless of what they do Nix, wake the hell up. How many minutes did KOQ get after his monster game, when grant had that solid game on both ends, he got benched the next game.

Talks a Good Game, makes good points, but does stupid stuff, and can't coach a good game.

RAMBIS Retarded philosophy has contributed to the steady declined. Until you start winning consistently, and proving that it's turning things around, he's not even close to the solution as a head coach, infact he would have the most minor role on any coaching staff, "Like keep the Gatorades on ICE" and do a little work with KP.