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They have another WC trip this month. Sacramento, LAC, Utah, Denver, GS.

[Edited by - Nebs on 01-05-2007 7:10 PM]

HOw does any team not in the top 5 of there conference do on the road???? 500 is a goal, not a given in other teams arenas!!!!!!

i would like to reiterate:

it's not even a possible 2-3 record that gets me. it's that the three losses were HORRIBLE. we played like we didn't give a ****. then to come back and say it's not that bad because we follow it up with a good game or two? not buying it.

three losses where we play hard and get some valuable experience- that's not bad. losses like those are a slap in the face to fans. i would be pissed if anyone on the team or organization tried to tell me it's not that bad.

Posted by babyKnicks:

How did the nets do on their west coast swing?

Why do you constantly bring up the Nets, RV? Honestly, no one really cares.

Posted by babyKnicks:

they are the favorites to win our division, that's what I'm pacing the knicks by...toronto is a falsehood.

And I'm not RV, and you seem to get really jumpy after wins...why is that?

if you are a net fan, I apologize for using them as a comparison, if you are not a net fan, why do you care?

Nice try RV. lol.

Posted by oohah:

I would be happy if the Knicks go .400 on the road for the rest of the season.

oohah

That's settling for mediocrity. But you may be right... even a lame .400 may be a stretch.

^How many in the West?

http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html

thank you bippity... oh and some more evidence to the fact that it all starts with Isiah

Before the game, Thomas said a victory would make the trip "good," so by his definition it was a success.
"If you win three, it's a great trip," Thomas said. "If you win two, it's a good trip. If you win one, at least you didn't go 0 for 5, but it ain't nothing to write home to mother about. You want to get close to .500 on the road."

you want to get close to 500 on the road????? man... sure if your an elite team tht dominates at home!..... You want to win, all the time... i just dont like the low bar he sets to save his job

Posted by Elite:

thank you bippity... oh and some more evidence to the fact that it all starts with Isiah

Before the game, Thomas said a victory would make the trip "good," so by his definition it was a success.
"If you win three, it's a great trip," Thomas said. "If you win two, it's a good trip. If you win one, at least you didn't go 0 for 5, but it ain't nothing to write home to mother about. You want to get close to .500 on the road."

you want to get close to 500 on the road????? man... sure if your an elite team tht dominates at home!..... You want to win, all the time... i just dont like the low bar he sets to save his job

Does this mean you want him to say the team will win 45-50 games and play over .500 on the road? Having high expectations is good but if you hold them too high then one is being unrealistic and can cause just as many problems as the teacher/coach who holds the lowest expectations. This is the fine line all teachers (as a former one I have some experience in this) walk.

Anyway, why would you honestly expect anyone to set themselves up for failure? It's common sense that he would hold the expectations to a level that will keep him on and allow the team to show some improvement. I don't think that I see enough evidence this season to suggest that Isiah is intentionally holding the expecations low, therefore lowering the play of the team. Have not some guys started to show signs of improvement this year? Some go through growing pains, especially younger players, and some have not played well. I think this is just the way it is, and he's been calling it that way so people don't hold unrealistic expectations of the team, and then...yes, that means maybe fire him. But that doesn't necessarily mean that this approach is undermining the development of the team.

It's a job, and anyone who has a good one will do what it takes to keep it.

Posted by oohah:

Posted by Solace:

Posted by oohah:

I would be happy if the Knicks go .400 on the road for the rest of the season.

oohah

That's settling for mediocrity. But you may be right... even a lame .400 may be a stretch.

No, That is living in the real world.

oohah



[Edited by - oohah on 06-01-2007 11:19 AM]

so do you accept how poorly we played in the first three games?

Posted by Elite:

thank you bippity... oh and some more evidence to the fact that it all starts with Isiah

Before the game, Thomas said a victory would make the trip "good," so by his definition it was a success.
"If you win three, it's a great trip," Thomas said. "If you win two, it's a good trip. If you win one, at least you didn't go 0 for 5, but it ain't nothing to write home to mother about. You want to get close to .500 on the road."

you want to get close to 500 on the road????? man... sure if your an elite team tht dominates at home!..... You want to win, all the time... i just dont like the low bar he sets to save his job

His low standards are insulting. If you never knew he was a player, you'd be shocked to learn he won two championships and was one of the toughest people in the league. His toughness has diminished to nothing.