gunsnewing wrote:Also can't fault the organization for wanting to make the team a championship contender. The team last year was never going deep into the playoffs. Especially not with MDA coaching them. We didn't even have a center. If it was MDA's decision he'd rather play Amare at Center. But I aplaud Grunwald for making moves to try to better the team and make the coach adjust to his roster which is what good coaches do. Not saying MDA is a good coach but he its a bit of a burden on the GM to build a team that exactly suits the coaches Needs. Especially when you can't bring in Steve Nash.

How is it a burden when all you have to do is make sure you have a "decent" NBA PG? You don't have to have Nash in order for this to work. We also had a slumping SG as well. No team can win without good guards. Now if the Guards step up and play well, this team will start winning games. I believe they can definitely player better than have. There have been signs of improvement.

gunsnewing wrote:a decent nba pg usually has deficiencies like can't shoot, can't defend, too slow. If he doesn't have deficiencies he gets paid big bucks because other than the C position PG is the toughest position to fill. You can't give Dantoni a mediocre PG and expect it to work. See Chris Duhon lots of deficiencies

what about ray felton? dude has a ton of deficiencies, yet he excelled here and was having the best statistical year of his career.

i think this mike d'antoni hate that you've all the sudden developed in the last month is kinda misguided. it's kinda like when you were yelling for the team to trade ewing (you will never admit it to this day but you would complain constantly how the team was too slow because of him)

Players have not tuned him out, they are trying to get the rhythm

Bring in a new coach won't bring rhythm.

The hope of "oooh, if we fire him that means phil jax is coming" is a great starphuch procrastinate mental masturbation.

Its always one more "star" away from being great and fans eat this crap up all the time.

Dolan counts on fans showing up in hope being able to sit with stars, who like to watch other stars play.

Nobody go to a knick game to actually see a win. They want Bernard King 55pt games!

After all, the best fans are in the worlds most famous arena! Really, its most famous for being a great venue to see crap teams!

Just look at the difference in Bench scoring!!! This team has no real firepower off the bench. We lose games cuz there's no depth and our starters have to play great just to give us a chance. Here's the good thing. Most of our starters are playing well now. Not great but definitely better. There are times when the ball sticks and we go ISO, but there's less of that now. Gotta hope it lessens even more as we move forward.

nixluva wrote:To me if you fire the coach you're basically forfeiting the season. I don't see any reason to do that just now. There's too much season left. YOu fire the coach if the team has given up on him and isn't responding. They're still playing hard, just not great BB.

Just look at the difference in Bench scoring!!! This team has no real firepower off the bench. We lose games cuz there's no depth and our starters have to play great just to give us a chance. Here's the good thing. Most of our starters are playing well now. Not great but definitely better. There are times when the ball sticks and we go ISO, but there's less of that now. Gotta hope it lessens even more as we move forward.

I agree with this. I think you don't make any moves until after the season.