Posted by islesfan:

Posted by martin:

Posted by islesfan:

Who's talking about championship??? I'm talking about a head coach who doesn't bother to teach the fundamentals of team defense or demand even satisfactory effort on defense.

How come I keep hearing MDA screaming at Nate to go over picks? Or for the team to get back on transition D?

Now I know you are either not watching any games or are purposely putting out an argument for no reason.

Are the held accountable when they don't? There isn't a single thing to suggest that they are.

How are the Knicks in general at getting over picks? At getting back on D? On defensive rotations? On boxing out? On taking charges? On stopping penetration? On defending the pick and roll? Are they getting better at any of these things?

I'm pretty sure there's a good reason behind this argument.

actually i've seen MDA ream out plenty of guys for not showing an effort on defense this season... i know for a fact he's screamed at guys like Wilson & Nate when they didn't close out on guys & subbed them out for other guys... i don't think MDA isn't preaching defense, he's just placing more of an emphasis on ball movement & on getting open looks on offense... should he not be doing any of those things?