If a player in his second year lets the team down in some inexcusable way, maybe while being a little strong, the FU expression might perhaps be tolerated. But for Landry Fields, a team player who is trying as hard as he can, and is really an exemplary human being, FU is a glaring error in communication. Nothing Landry has ever done on the Knicks merits the FU.

misterearl wrote:The Human Race Family Tree

"Btw.....f.u. Landry hurt alot of you guys feelings. Stanford graduates? Fields family tree?"

Nope EnySpree, just ordinary people who respect another person. F.U. is not a term that is thrown around and accepted lightly, as your negative response to "FU EnySpree" demonstrated. Telling someone F.U. is how fights start. Fights lead to wars. And so it goes. Don't think so? Go use F.U. on a stranger and get back to us on the results.

What, exactly, as Landry Fields done to deserve such a personal insult?

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

It's only basketball.

Thank you mister Earl Christ

rvwink wrote:I think that is an excellent point Earl.

If a player in his second year lets the team down in some inexcusable way, maybe while being a little strong, the FU expression might perhaps be tolerated. But for Landry Fields, a team player who is trying as hard as he can, and is really an exemplary human being, FU is a glaring error in communication. Nothing Landry has ever done on the Knicks merits the FU.

Agree....I think Landry Fields is the perfect team player to have. He's not a locker room cancer, and he will bring the same energy starting or coming off the bench.

I just think once we made that trade for Melo, Landry should've been moved to the bench, because with Melo, Amari and now Chandler, this limits Landry's room to make cuts and move around like he used to. Especially with Melo, since he holds the ball for so long, during ISO plays. STAT and Fields used to have good chemistry, because once STAT got the ball on the block, he would look for Fields on those back door passes.

Fields would be great off the bench, and could provide some much needed energy. This could also jump start his play as well, since most of the time, he will have more room to operate, since Jorts and others will be around the 3pt line. No real post up players in the second unit to clog the middle for Fields, except for Jerome Jordan. I hope Fields moves to the bench. Then BD will move Douglas to the bench.

BD
Shump
Melo
STAT
Chandler

IF health (thats a big if), this is a solid lineup. It will increase Shumps IQ to play with 4 solid veterans too.....Plus, with BD and Shump's ability to attack the rim, it will energize Chandler for put backs, and limit double teams on Melo and STAT.

This thread gets Landry the

rvwink wrote:".but the Knicks shouldn't wait to put Landry on the bench. Nobody should be hand held through this."

Landry is playing badly because he is a team player trying to contribute the way MDA taught him along side a couple of selfish scorers who are not passing the ball around. The fact that Landry didn't cause the problem is sad. The right solution to Landry's problem is for Melo to stop dominating the ball and begin sharing it much more. When Melo is having a bad day, why is he allowed to keep shooting.

It begins to look to me that MDA is afraid of correcting the way Melo is currently playing? Anyone else get that idea also?

doesn't have the balls to challenge star players. Thats why he rather have a team full of unselfish roll players that he can whip into shape. As far as managing DEVA'S Phil Jackson is the best at that.

So Melo and especially STAT, with those broken mid range jumpers....will shoot us into a game and out of a game. 's job relies on Melo and STATs offensive efficiency. And I don't think Melo or STAT could care less about .

misterearl wrote:The Human Race Family Tree

"Btw.....f.u. Landry hurt alot of you guys feelings. Stanford graduates? Fields family tree?"

Nope EnySpree, just ordinary people who respect another person. F.U. is not a term that is thrown around and accepted lightly, as your negative response to "FU EnySpree" demonstrated. Telling someone F.U. is how fights start. Fights lead to wars. And so it goes. Don't think so? Go use F.U. on a stranger and get back to us on the results.

What, exactly, as Landry Fields done to deserve such a personal insult?

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

It's only basketball.

i haven't read the whole thread, or even the original post, but in Eny's defense, i think "F.U. Landry Fields" is really just hyperbole. doubt Eny really means it. he's just making a provocative title to get some attention for his thread which probably has some pretty good points about Landry.

now, i wouldn't say "**** landry" because i think he's a good kid. but i might say "**** landry's game." because, in all honestly, he looks so lost and so devoid of confidence that I can't imagine he will survive much longer in New York if he doesn't snap out of it. his cowering pump fakes and lackadaisical cross court scoop lob passes are stomach turning.

hope the kid turn it around, but i think he's been very disappointing.

Like people have talked about - Stat is missing his SWAG, so is Fields. I expect a winning streak to fix this this whole shenanigan of a slump and have us running in february.

Would love to see Eny say FU to Landry. As if Landry would give a ****.

EnySpree wrote:

misterearl wrote:The Human Race Family Tree

"Btw.....f.u. Landry hurt alot of you guys feelings. Stanford graduates? Fields family tree?"

Nope EnySpree, just ordinary people who respect another person. F.U. is not a term that is thrown around and accepted lightly, as your negative response to "FU EnySpree" demonstrated. Telling someone F.U. is how fights start. Fights lead to wars. And so it goes. Don't think so? Go use F.U. on a stranger and get back to us on the results.

What, exactly, as Landry Fields done to deserve such a personal insult?

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

It's only basketball.

Thank you mister Earl Christ

Dude, you're making a fool of yourself.
Being insulting that way won't make your stupid point look bright.

I thought the ball moved better tonight. Tyson said the Knicks wanted Amare and Melo to get a lot of shots, but they wanted the points to come "in the flow".

Did Landry look any more poised or confident to you tonight?

EnySpree wrote:

rvwink wrote:Mr. Enyspree,

I thought the ball moved better tonight. Tyson said the Knicks wanted Amare and Melo to get a lot of shots, but they wanted the points to come "in the flow".

Did Landry look any more poised or confident to you tonight?

Did he even play tonight?

Yea, that's crazy... Jorts got more time.

He isn't awful but he isn't great either. He's a decent player and for a 2nd round pick that's not bad at all.