martin wrote:

Chandler wrote:and the next time Jose or anyone else throws one of those lazy lollipop, careless passes for a fast break, Rambis should tell that guy to take a shower, go home, and come back when his head is out of his butt

Which was worse, the Jose pass or the Melo pass to Derozen at the end of the half?

hahaha. good question. not that those passes are ever ok, but when you're getting your ass-whooped and the other team is there laughing it up, starting to hotdog it, those brainless lollipops are all the more infuriating. Where's the accountability?

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

martin wrote:I am surprised Hahn is so direct. That Jose open court pass that was targeted at AA but went to the opposing team was just BRUTAL. WTF brutal. Jose should sit a long time for that type of play.

Yeah Hahn is one of the very few new york media people that's usually not as negative or direct as all the others. I'm sick of watching this team come out and have a good 1st quarter only to not show up in the 2nd quarter which is usually the quarter that the game always gets away from them.

Hahn is also a mouth piece for the spin coming out of MSG.

He was extremely hard on Fisher leading up to his firing.

Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I think he does get some talking points from his bosses. He's a company man.

He was visibly upset last night with the team. It has happened a couple of times recently after losses. I don't think he can manufacture that to convey the company line. I was surprised at how critical he has been though because I do think he has to be a company man.

I mean... he's a TV personality. He's an actor. He's paid to make you believe he gives a care. He may or may not.

I like Hahn more or less, but if you go back and look at his "opinions" over the past few years, they're often pretty good indictors of what the team will do. He used to be employed by Dolan's property News Day, now he's employed by Dolan's property MSG. He's a company man.

SocraticBallin22 wrote:Isola tweeted earlier that Rambis discussed tinkering with the starting lineup and possibly demoting Calderon. Also, reports indicated that the entire Knicks front office were at practice today and the emphasis was on defense. Who is our weakest link on defense--Calderon.

I heard Hahn on his radio show earlier and he opened with stating that Calderon should not only lose his starting job the rest of the season, but he should never play again. Despite Rambis's delusions, this team has no chance of making the playoffs and it's time to audition the likes of Grant and Gallo to see exactly what we have in them going forward.

He also said that Calderon cannot stay in front of him man and is the worst pick n roll defender in the NBA, which leads to all the paint buckets (58 last night) and high percentage shots for the other team. He is going on 35 years old, and is what he is at this point. It makes no sense to continue playing Jose or Sasha the rest of the way.

i'm niot the coach but i'd rather slide calderon over to shooting guard, bench afflalo, and put galloway out there at point guard instead. here's why: http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=53794

dk7th wrote:

SocraticBallin22 wrote:Isola tweeted earlier that Rambis discussed tinkering with the starting lineup and possibly demoting Calderon. Also, reports indicated that the entire Knicks front office were at practice today and the emphasis was on defense. Who is our weakest link on defense--Calderon.

I heard Hahn on his radio show earlier and he opened with stating that Calderon should not only lose his starting job the rest of the season, but he should never play again. Despite Rambis's delusions, this team has no chance of making the playoffs and it's time to audition the likes of Grant and Gallo to see exactly what we have in them going forward.

He also said that Calderon cannot stay in front of him man and is the worst pick n roll defender in the NBA, which leads to all the paint buckets (58 last night) and high percentage shots for the other team. He is going on 35 years old, and is what he is at this point. It makes no sense to continue playing Jose or Sasha the rest of the way.

i'm niot the coach but i'd rather slide calderon over to shooting guard, bench afflalo, and put galloway out there at point guard instead. here's why: http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=53794

i'd slide calderon to the bench. my hope would be that he would come in when the opposing team plays their back up guards, and being on a second unit he'd give some stability (which he is still good at) and hopefully would encourage him to shoot more. AA needs to go to the bench until he contributes more fully. He is in a rut, and now he is getting pouty-faced, hands-on-hips to boot. I know he's frustrated and wants to win, but he's not doing the little things that he needs to do

crzymdups wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

martin wrote:I am surprised Hahn is so direct. That Jose open court pass that was targeted at AA but went to the opposing team was just BRUTAL. WTF brutal. Jose should sit a long time for that type of play.

Yeah Hahn is one of the very few new york media people that's usually not as negative or direct as all the others. I'm sick of watching this team come out and have a good 1st quarter only to not show up in the 2nd quarter which is usually the quarter that the game always gets away from them.

Hahn is also a mouth piece for the spin coming out of MSG.

He was extremely hard on Fisher leading up to his firing.

Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I think he does get some talking points from his bosses. He's a company man.

He was visibly upset last night with the team. It has happened a couple of times recently after losses. I don't think he can manufacture that to convey the company line. I was surprised at how critical he has been though because I do think he has to be a company man.

I mean... he's a TV personality. He's an actor. He's paid to make you believe he gives a care. He may or may not.

I like Hahn more or less, but if you go back and look at his "opinions" over the past few years, they're often pretty good indictors of what the team will do. He used to be employed by Dolan's property News Day, now he's employed by Dolan's property MSG. He's a company man.

newyorker4ever wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I am curious what changes might take place. Jose is obvious but it might be time to look at moving a coupe of guys to the second unit. Also, I am fine with Sasha and Jose not being in the rotation. Both Rambis and Fisher seem to have a fondness for Sasha that isnt based on his in game performances as a knick.

I just read a article that should scare us all which said it wouldn't be a surprise if Sasha takes over the starting PG spot. SMDH This scares the crap out of me but it wouldn't surprise me. Grant should get the start but will most likely be Gallo if not Sasha.

that would be a triangle move. He is the only one who excels at cobol.

newyorker4ever wrote:Just heard that it will be the same starting lineup tonight that he's been using J.Calderon, A.Afflalo, Melo, KP, Rolo so no changes. I don't understand how Jose is still getting the start over Gallo or Grant.

Surprising after the Calderon's performance vs Toronto.

An away game might have been a good game to start Grant, no pressure from Garden fans and he should have a good number of supporters in Indy because he did play ball in Indiana.

Strange decision after floating the idea of a lineup change in the press.

SocraticBallin22 wrote:Here is the problem: Rambis as the interim coach is coaching to either keep his job or auditioning for the next Head Coaching job. He knows this is his last chance to make an impression as a Head Coach in the league. If the Knicks are terrible, he will never be considered as a Head Coach again. Therefore, he is going to continue to play all the veterans heavy minutes (including playing Melo way too much on a bum knee) and will not take the time to try to develop any of the young players. What's even worse (for me) is he seems to think he has a better chance of winning with Jose as his starter--after watching him play the entire season. This shows me his incompetence. If this was going to be the case, I would have been okay with sticking with Fish the rest of the season who had a long contract and probably would have started playing young players like Jerian more by now.

i get what you are saying but I think the opposite. 2-14! Change it up. If it works, he looks like a genius. If not, he gets canned. Calderon is not saving anyone's job. Neither is Awfulalo.