jimimou wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:It's not the losing that bothers me so much - it's the lack of style displayed while doing so. Isiah Thomas had a way of screwing things up, but doing so with panache. He thereby provided us with hours and hours of entertainment. These guys are just dull.

The only thing I can think of that might make the season a little more interesting would be if Donnie were to fire Mike D'Antoni. This should be done in the most humiliating way possible - like you could have three or four security guards walk up to him on the sidelines in the middle of a game, and "escort" him from the building. That would be awesome.

That is about the stupidest thing I have ever seen on this forum. Just totally lame and uncalled for.

Thanks.

keep your head up jones - btw - did you check out those stock picks i sent you yet?

I certainly did. I broke out of my crying jag over Moonangie's criticism just long enough to buy 1,000 shares of STFU @ 54. Turned around and sold them for 56, netting a cool 1980.10 on the day.

Thanks man!

TMS wrote:the only problems i have with Donnie is that he should have traded Nate last year cuz i didn't think he'd ever work out with MDA coaching him... also haven't liked useless signings like Roberson & Bender, they added nothing to the team... would much rather have taken a flyer on a kid like PEJ if for nothing else than to have a kid that Knick fans could root for even in garbage minutes... also think signing AI was a no brainer this year, but he went w/his sentimental pick & gave Bender a shot... whatever.

i would have rather traded Jamal & Zach for scrub expirings & picks if i could but i'm not gonna kill him for the moves he made, the #1 thing was to get those contracts off our books & he did that.

right now Donnie gets an INC cuz it all depends on what happens this offseason.

MDA hasn't overly impressed me at all but the roster is still severely flawed & we have way too many 1 dimensional guys, so i'll give him a pass for now.

This is all very fair. I think DW simply didn't want to take a chance on anything that seemed risky. I don't know how close DW was to actually being able to trade Nate, but I would have no problem if he could've gotten a useful PG in here. We really should remember that DW was close to doing something about the PG issue when the league started sending out fearful messages about the 2010 Cap!!! That is the biggest reason he didn't pull the trigger on Sessions IMO. Once the really low estimates came out he shut down all the negotiations.

MDA was stuck with a bad hand and I think he's the kind of coach that is more of a front runner roster wise. You give him some players and I think he'll get a lot more than he should out of them. His record indicates that players tend to peak under him, but they at least have to have the right kind of BB skills for that to happen. We have too many one way, low BB IQ guys and that hurts. He was brought in for the 2010 team and beyond.

nixluva wrote:

TMS wrote:the only problems i have with Donnie is that he should have traded Nate last year cuz i didn't think he'd ever work out with MDA coaching him... also haven't liked useless signings like Roberson & Bender, they added nothing to the team... would much rather have taken a flyer on a kid like PEJ if for nothing else than to have a kid that Knick fans could root for even in garbage minutes... also think signing AI was a no brainer this year, but he went w/his sentimental pick & gave Bender a shot... whatever.

i would have rather traded Jamal & Zach for scrub expirings & picks if i could but i'm not gonna kill him for the moves he made, the #1 thing was to get those contracts off our books & he did that.

right now Donnie gets an INC cuz it all depends on what happens this offseason.

MDA hasn't overly impressed me at all but the roster is still severely flawed & we have way too many 1 dimensional guys, so i'll give him a pass for now.

This is all very fair. I think DW simply didn't want to take a chance on anything that seemed risky. I don't know how close DW was to actually being able to trade Nate, but I would have no problem if he could've gotten a useful PG in here. We really should remember that DW was close to doing something about the PG issue when the league started sending out fearful messages about the 2010 Cap!!! That is the biggest reason he didn't pull the trigger on Sessions IMO. Once the really low estimates came out he shut down all the negotiations.

MDA was stuck with a bad hand and I think he's the kind of coach that is more of a front runner roster wise. You give him some players and I think he'll get a lot more than he should out of them. His record indicates that players tend to peak under him, but they at least have to have the right kind of BB skills for that to happen. We have too many one way, low BB IQ guys and that hurts. He was brought in for the 2010 team and beyond.

i'm fine w/us passing on guys like Sessions, Tinsley, Arroyo, White Chocolate or whoever else they were talking about this offseason... & AI would have been nice but whatever, if Toney Douglas were getting burn i wouldn't have a problem with that either... this season was a throw away for me in every aspect other than developing our young guys... that's why it upsets me when i don't see our rooks getting burn... i'm giving MDA til the trade deadline to keep playing guys like Jeffries for 35+ a night & then i really hope to see some changes in the rotation.

BasketballJones wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

djsunyc wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:What would you suggest?

changing the channel until october 2010.

What channel? Oh, you mean you think I actually watch these games?

If you aren't watching, then you have no business making posts here.

You're right. But I'll keep on doing so anyway.

Unless Martin & Andrew ban me. Can I be banned for not watching games?

No. Otherwise dj couldn't post here no more. :)

But you should be banned for replying to yourself on the closk.

kam77 wrote:

kam77 wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

djsunyc wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:What would you suggest?

changing the channel until october 2010.

What channel? Oh, you mean you think I actually watch these games?

If you aren't watching, then you have no business making posts here.

You're right. But I'll keep on doing so anyway.

Unless Martin & Andrew ban me. Can I be banned for not watching games?

No. Otherwise dj couldn't post here no more. :)

But you should be banned for replying to yourself on the closk.

That's bush league

+1

playa2 wrote:

Nalod wrote:Jennings has not done shyt yet! He had a few really good weeks then has fallen a bit as a nice rookie. Not much more. Maybe he is ROY on stats alone but there is no miricle n Milwaukee. He is Kenny Anderson having a nice rookie campaign. Im not freaking over him.

And if Hill pans out we'll long forget him.

Jwil was never coming here an Kidd was just being smart to creat a market for himself with alternatives.

Im ok with Hill and TD learning. I'd like to see them get minutes but they be quality minutes and contribute. Not just throw them out there and get hammered.

Donnie and Mike are quality guys cleaning up a big mess.

Brandon Jennings plays for a demanding coach and the coach loves him. Scott Skiles played the position himself and has the understanding of how a pg should run a team. Any immature signs Jennings showed on draft day Skiles looked beyond that because he understands PG's and knew how to communicate with him (something danphoney has a hard time doing). Mike Danphoney looks for docile players at that position for some reason. Brandon Jennings scoring 55 points in a reg season NBA game is not a fluke. Even if he never scores 30 points again this season in a game. What it showed is THIS GUY HAS A PASSION TO WILL HIS TEAM TO A VICTORY ! That's a quality sign of a leader at the pg position and we are all witnesses that we need a leader.

where the heck do you even get a whiff of that?

martin wrote:

playa2 wrote:

Nalod wrote:Jennings has not done shyt yet! He had a few really good weeks then has fallen a bit as a nice rookie. Not much more. Maybe he is ROY on stats alone but there is no miricle n Milwaukee. He is Kenny Anderson having a nice rookie campaign. Im not freaking over him.

And if Hill pans out we'll long forget him.

Jwil was never coming here an Kidd was just being smart to creat a market for himself with alternatives.

Im ok with Hill and TD learning. I'd like to see them get minutes but they be quality minutes and contribute. Not just throw them out there and get hammered.

Donnie and Mike are quality guys cleaning up a big mess.

Brandon Jennings plays for a demanding coach and the coach loves him. Scott Skiles played the position himself and has the understanding of how a pg should run a team. Any immature signs Jennings showed on draft day Skiles looked beyond that because he understands PG's and knew how to communicate with him (something danphoney has a hard time doing). Mike Danphoney looks for docile players at that position for some reason. Brandon Jennings scoring 55 points in a reg season NBA game is not a fluke. Even if he never scores 30 points again this season in a game. What it showed is THIS GUY HAS A PASSION TO WILL HIS TEAM TO A VICTORY ! That's a quality sign of a leader at the pg position and we are all witnesses that we need a leader.

where the heck do you even get a whiff of that?

Playa, Jennings was not an MDA decision IMO. MDA wanted Sessions and didn't get him. DW kept Nate over MDA's wishes, so let's kill this idea that somehow MDA get's everything he wants from DW.