Posted by nixluva:

Posted by Marv:

earl

time for a reality check

isiah has F'd up

with a capital F

in case you haven't noticed

i dig you and everything man

but get real

You're still stuck in the past! This is a new year and this is a new day. Why not join us in the present :)

the past informs the present my man.

you happy with where we are?

we didn't need to be here.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Isiah's had his 3years and now he's looking to jump onto the offensive scheme that creates more smokescreens then a 4alarm fire. The Knicks are going to win more games this year just by sheer luck and offensive outburts but defense is the key to playing this system, there are teams that play this style that is tempered down and actually play defense along with it.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Looking at the Knicks roster, I don't see much defense that is going to be played in this system, making this system one huge smokescreen for Isiah to get 35 victories and save his job. Isiah will then continue to say that this franchise is rebuilding and that he won't set the franchise back with his moves but then he will keep contradicting that statement by going out and getting players like Francis, JRose, Jerome James, Mo Taylor, MRose and lose young promising players such as Jackie Butler and Q Woods.

Posted by nixluva:


How is the offense smokescreens, when its basically parts of some of the greatest offenses ever? You seem to have a bias against Isiah that is understandable but not right. The Knicks will win games on LUCK and offensive outbursts? You highly underestimate what Isiah is doing with this team. He's gonna have them playing defense. While we may not be the best defensive team in the league we'll be respectable, however offensively we'll be one of the better teams in the league and that's nothing to look down on. You have to be good on BOTH sides of the ball to win a title, so I think Isiah is on the right path at this stage in the teams development.

You must not have been paying attention cuz we do have some defensive players, just not a top defensive team like Detroit, but then few teams are. Miami isn't a shut down defensive team and they just won!

You have no proof that Isiah will play those vets over the kids. Did you see Isiah coach this team last year... NO, that was Larry. He hasn't done any of the things you suggest and I see no reason why he would. His best players are his young players. Why would he want to suddenly trade his young players who he hasn't sent in any deals so far? It seems to me that he's solidly moving towards developing this young squad.

Posted by nyk4ever:

I guess that means that Larry, Lenny and Herb were all lost too when it came to coaching this amazing team with players that work so hard.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Theres a reason that Isiah was able to get some of the guys he has gotten, it's becuase they weren't welcomed back by the team that Isiah got them from! Curry, Steph, Crawford, Francis. All these guys were able to be had because for whatever reason, the coaches and the players that played with them were sick of them. Out of all of them, Jamal is the only that has proved to be one that works hard at making his game and the players games around him better. Marbury and Francis have never once curtailed their games to better suit the players playing around them, which is why they've both been moved various times throughout their careers. Eddy Curry doesn't want to lose weight and doesn't want to give the proper effort defensively which is why Skiles hated him.

It's this type of Me-First attitude and selfishness that sickens me when I watch these Knicks. I've never seen a group of players so poorly put together, with such terrible attitudes.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Posted by McK1:

Posted by nixluva:



Now with regard to our Guards we have a TON of versatility on the squad and Isiah knows just how to take advantage of that strength. I think we're gonna see a very strong pace set this year and teams will have to try and match our speed and aggression on offense. The floor should be spaced a LOT better than it was last year with far less standing around. More players will be in motion during every possession and this will allow so much more room for Curry to operate. All those back cuts and picks will have defenses missing assignments all night and over the course of the season the team should start to master the offense and really take advantage of teams. Unlike LB's offense teams won't be able to sag off of our guards cuz they'll be a constant threat to shoot or penetrate. Can't you see how this team has a chance to be so much better than last year.

do you really believe the reason the offense stagnated because LB's sets called for little movement. I recall plenty of action involving Rip AI and Reggie before they ever touched the ball. Those same sets made Crawford look like a legit starting 2 the last month of the season. plays like the backdoor lobs to Eddy aren't from 1962. Its not the O its the personnel required to run it. Guys who can make quick reads and on the fly adjustments are not these Knicks.

top it off its an [unselfish] point guard driven O and Steph's come down, pass it to a wing, and fade into oblivion were more to do with it than anything. Steph doesn't cut. Steph doesn't look to free up others by setting picks. Steph doesn't work his way all around the court. You can draw a perfect triangle out from the front of the rim to the 3 point line to show almost inclusively where Stephon plays.

NY looked so good with KVH and Houston + Steph because they knew how to play. They had the court sense to mask Steph's limited amount. NY has gotten decidedly worst with every trade because Isiah kept bringing in guys who don't know how to play. Those guys just helped to magnify Steph's flaws as a floor leader.