CrushAlot wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

reub wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Other ways to motivate yourself, other than writing checks your game hasn't yet been able to cash.

I wish that he would have aspirations of winning championships rather than making an All Star game.

I am sure he has those aspirations. It might be why he leaves in a couple of years.

KP wants to be GREAT! From everything we've seen from him that is clear. He's the face of his country in sports and he's leading his National Team! He's not just on the team. He's leading it!

As for this notion that he's likely to be leaving in a couple of years, I say that's BS! What's more likely is that KP and the other young players improve and grow together. KP has openly expressed wanting to stay in NY. After Phil left it seems he's repaired his relationship with the team. If KP is as good as he believes then the team will win and he'll be the face of the Knicks so why in hell would he leave?

I didn't say he would likely be leaving. But I don't think he was upset with just Phil and the only thing that changed with the coaching staff is KP's favorite coach was not retained. Hornacek has said a lot of positive things about KP in the press since Phil left and he was taken off the trading block. But we also know it was reported that Jeff yelled at KP more than other players on the team and that KP didn't like it. I think a lot more needs to be done to change and improve the things that caused the dysfunction last year. If the goal is to make KP the face of the franchise, do you try to fix things that caused him to skip his exit meeting with Phil, Jeff and Mills? Putting him on the trading block and not retaining his favorite coach had to have gotten things off to a bad start. I just don't think firing Phil fixes everything. I would feel better if some changes were made to the coaching staff. I think Rambis should be gone and Jeff probably should be gone. I also think it would help if Melo is gone but I think KP would like him to stay.

I also think KP wants to win. I am hopeful that Mills gets things right this time but I also know how things were when he ran things before.

I want him to have a slightly ****y attitude. That's the swagger great players carry. He needs it.

Do only knick fans take a comment like that and turn it into a negative?
Did he say "Fuck winning, I want my All Star cred"?
The kid last year in the first two months was playing at that kind of level.
Its not like called a press conference to announce it.
Did ewings predictions really ruin some of your lives? Did Ewing say it because he wanted to mess with us?
NBA players say all kinds of stuff we want to hear.
Personally I hope KP is the Leagues MVP!!!!!
I hope we make the playoffs but without Melo. That would tell me some good things are happening on this team.
If not, then I hope we draft well.
Thats Why I want Melo gone, if your building with youth then its best to "organically" lose if thats what it is.
Melo would only inflate the short term.
If knicks want to win now, thats a different story. But thats not our story now.

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

reub wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Other ways to motivate yourself, other than writing checks your game hasn't yet been able to cash.

I wish that he would have aspirations of winning championships rather than making an All Star game.

I am sure he has those aspirations. It might be why he leaves in a couple of years.

KP wants to be GREAT! From everything we've seen from him that is clear. He's the face of his country in sports and he's leading his National Team! He's not just on the team. He's leading it!

As for this notion that he's likely to be leaving in a couple of years, I say that's BS! What's more likely is that KP and the other young players improve and grow together. KP has openly expressed wanting to stay in NY. After Phil left it seems he's repaired his relationship with the team. If KP is as good as he believes then the team will win and he'll be the face of the Knicks so why in hell would he leave?

I didn't say he would likely be leaving. But I don't think he was upset with just Phil and the only thing that changed with the coaching staff is KP's favorite coach was not retained. Hornacek has said a lot of positive things about KP in the press since Phil left and he was taken off the trading block. But we also know it was reported that Jeff yelled at KP more than other players on the team and that KP didn't like it. I think a lot more needs to be done to change and improve the things that caused the dysfunction last year. If the goal is to make KP the face of the franchise, do you try to fix things that caused him to skip his exit meeting with Phil, Jeff and Mills? Putting him on the trading block and not retaining his favorite coach had to have gotten things off to a bad start. I just don't think firing Phil fixes everything. I would feel better if some changes were made to the coaching staff. I think Rambis should be gone and Jeff probably should be gone. I also think it would help if Melo is gone but I think KP would like him to stay.

I also think KP wants to win. I am hopeful that Mills gets things right this time but I also know how things were when he ran things before.

I get what you're saying about KP not liking being yelled at but KP needs to GROW UP and realize that when you're a top player the coach is gonna scream on you to send a message! The greatest coaches have always done this kind of thing. Why should Jeff who was under Jerry Sloan of all people be bashed for cracking the whip when necessary???

I know KP may not like it but he needs to toughen up and accept his role as a team leader. If he's pissed at the coach TAKE IT OUT ON THE OTHER TEAM!!! I don't wanna hear this kind of BS! Jeff isn't even a Hard ass type coach. What about Pop, Thibs and Carlisle???

You have this thing against Jeff, Rambis and Mills but I really don't think we should be coddling players anymore. Jeff and Mills talked about changing the demeanor of the team to be about getting STOPS and being pissed when you get scored on. How do you achieve this culture if you're best players don't accept coaching like men?

Things were really bad last year. I think Phil was a big part of the problem but not the whole problem. I think more changes needed to be made to the coaching staff and I am not convinced that another round of Mills running things will be different this time.
In regards to Jeff yelling at KP, it was reported that he yelled at him more than any other player on the team and that was part of why their relationship is not good. I am not suggesting KP be coddled. But there is a problem with the relationship between KP and Jeff. Bringing back Rambis, not retaining Longstaff, putting KP on the block at draft time are not things that worked to improve that relationship. Mills blog article isn't going to fix that relationship. Scott Perry might help to smooth things over a bit but do you think Rambis changes approach? I am not sure that Jeff didn't lose the locker room last year. Sasha, Ndour, Plumlee, and Holiday were all guys playing to stay in the league would comply with anything to continue their career. Does 'rebelliousness' on the team translate to a coach having lost the locker room? Does KP skip an exit meeting with his coach, Phil, and Mills if he has a great relationship with his coach even if he is unhappy with management? I don't think so. The core of the team is coming back. The coaching staff, minus Longstaff will be back. The Knicks finally ave some continuity but I think more changes needed to be made to fix a bad locker room.

well, its a prediction that has a good chance happening in a weaken eastern conference. I don't see anything wrong with individual goals, though saying it could add more pressure. it isn't the same thing with Patrick because Patrick's goal, though attainable at the time, depended on others for him to do it, which they let him down. kristaps goal is individual and it is all on him. he is given the keys to the franchise. he knows the first stepping stone is an all-star appearance and this is the year to do it.