TMS wrote:

The guy deserves a chance to execute this plan. 2 years isnt asking a lot to turn around a 23 win team.

i think i've been very patient w/DW & his plan ever since he got here... always supported every move he made even the Duhon signing when others were down on it... never ragged his hiring of MDA, his selection of Gallo or his selection of Hill... the only moves i've criticized when he made them was the Roberson & Bender signings & those were minor... but there is so much riding on this T-Mac trade with no real fall back plan that i can't just bite my tongue & convince myself everything's gonna be OK when no one knows what Lebron's plans are... i don't wanna hear about re-signing D Lee & signing Joe Johnson to the max as a fall back option either... that's a failure if we just unloaded all those assets to get those 2 guys, i'm sorry... we could have signed Joe Johnson in free agency w/o making this trade & D Lee is NOT worth all we gave up regardless of how much people love him in NY.

I don't think now is the time to get up or down on something that has yet to occur. We can all speculate anywhere from a total flameout to landing two superstars and adding a third the following year. Anyone can do that. And everyone's opinion lies inbetween those two extremes. And nobody knows where the Knicks will land within those two extremes. No need to go there yet.

The new era begins July 1st, 2010. Mike and Walsh, like anyone, has 2 years from that point in time to prove their worth.