martin wrote:knicks1248 wrote:Maybe it wouldn’t be the people’s choice, Tom Thibodeau, or the new hot name on the block, Jay Wright. But it sure would be someone other than Kurt Rambis, who entered Sunday night’s home finale with a lifetime record of 65-162 and exited with the mark at 65-163 after a 93-89 loss to the Raptors.(And that, by the way, includes the first 37 games of his career, with the ’99 Lakers, who had Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Robert Horry, Rick Fox, Derek Fisher — in other words, the core of the team that would immediately win three straight NBA championships once Rambis was replaced … by Phil Jackson. He went 24-13 with that talent-laden team, and was pulverized 4-0 by the Spurs in the playoffs.)
Rookie Tim Duncan and old ass Robinson, the same yr we they beat us in the finals
The fact that Rambis remains in the conversation to stay on tells you everything you need to know about the ridiculous things Jackson prioritizes as he tries to figure out how to fix the Knicks. His goal, the only job description that matters, should be this: Assemble the best team possible. That includes players, of course. But it also includes finding the best coach available.
And let me ask you this:
In any other NBA city — any other one — would Kurt Rambis even appear on a list of 50 best coaches available, if an opening presented itself?
This has to be the line in the sand James Dolan draws. Has to be. Look, if you want to troll in negatives you could mention that Jackson took over a team that missed out on the 2014 playoffs by a game and hasn’t been within spitting distance since, on his watch. You could ask what exactly, besides falling into Kristaps Porzingis, Jackson has done to strengthen what he inherited.
This year, according to Rambis, was “Year One,” because last year is now referred to by all hands as “Year Zero.” Sure, it is, now — one fired coach later, and another whose winning percentage would make Casey Stengel as a Met chuckle maniacally.
Again: Rambis has done nothing wrong here. He has worked hard. He has tried to offer structure. Of course he wants the interim tag removed. Of course he wants to be the coach of the Knicks. Hell, you probably want the gig, too. Doesn’t mean you’re qualified for it.
I could go online, to several different sites, and this is what everyone with common knowledge will say, trust me this is not a conspiracy towards KURT, this is not some writer calling out phil and Kurt. Everyone across the sports world is saying the same thing or very similar
This is the second article you posted in the thread and you can't even put a link in?
Daily New and Post don't really seem to be the best sources of opinion.
I'm assuming "old as Robinson" is your editorial remark. He was 33.
Yes i did, but that actually was by accident
Bleacher report
Either way, Jackson's greatest failure as president of the Knicks is being accentuated by the coaching situation and his inevitable search. He has taken a stick of dynamite to the very sense of stability his arrival was thought to portend—the very foundation of consistency he laid last summer by drafting Porzingis and acquiring Jerian Grant in a draft-day trade.Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images
Grant and Porzingis were supposed to be signs of Jackson's adaptability. That much is now up in the air.
Adding Porzingis, a finesse big, and Grant, a drive-heavy point guard, should have been evidence of Jackson's commitment to flexibility. Neither is ready-made for his vaunted triangle offense.
Many of the free agents the Knicks chased weren't, either. They didn't place an emphasis on shooters and drivers, but they met with DeAndre Jordan, an anti-triangle big if there ever was one. They signed Robin Lopez, a shot-changer, rebounder and pick-and-roll slasher, not a high-usage post-up scorer or passer.
That perceived open-mindedness is now under fire.
New York's offense is slow, light on pick-and-rolls and incomparably heavy on mid-range jumpers. And, to that end, Jackson canned Fisher at a time when he was trying to mold the Knicks' attack into something different, as Bryan Gibberman explained for KnickerBlogger.net:
Thinking back on it, in Fisher’s last games it was almost like he was trying to prove a point. In first halves he Knicks would run mainly triangle based offensive sets leading to them falling behind. In second halves they’d run a ton of spread PnR storming back into the game.
This pattern happened quite frequently.
Was it Fisher trying to prove a point to Jackson?
Jackson has been given every opportunity to dispel the notion that he's not so married to his own basketball philosophies that he would rather lose with them than win without them. He has thus far failed to adequately make that clarification, opting instead to speak in uncrackable codes and general obscurities.
On the subject of firing Fisher, finding another coach and stepping outside his triangular box, Jackson tweeted:
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In a lot of ways, Jackson exists in a parallel universe to the NBA. He hires coaches out of his world, personnel scouts out of his world. The idea of Rambis, Shaw or Cleamons as long-term Fisher replacements is embarrassing. Jackson isn't using the Knicks' vast resources to lure the best player personnel staffs and coaches to the Knicks, just likeminded people, just his guys. Nevertheless, he probably never promised owner James Dolan a different vision. Every executive has the right to execute his vision, but this is far too narrow, too exclusive.There are two kinds of employees with the Knicks: Jackson's guys and Dolan's guys. Jackson tried to move out some of Dolan's people, but never got his way. Within both groups, there are some real, smart, talented people. Jackson has made solid personnel decisions in free agency, and wisely kept the No. 4 pick in the 2015 draft to select Kristaps Porzingis. Still, the coach, the system, will be important in free-agent recruiting, because most believe Jackson is a short-timer on the jo
many of you think were on the right path because we got KP, I bet you many Twolves fans thought the samething when they got KG.
Jackson is proving to be just like any of the last 4 GMs/prez we have had..One good move 2 bad movess.
If i'm wrong, go Find 2 articles in the last 6 months that is praising anything Phil has done other than KP
Phil isn't even doing half the job walsh did, he (walsh)stripped the team down and had them in the playoffs in 2 season, with the same coach.
Now going into this off season, im suppose to feel confident that he's going to hit out of the park. I hope he does, he needs a 50 win season next yr with out a fraction of a doubt.
