Posted by BlueSeats:
Posted by nixluva:
Mike's system is predicated on creating the BEST shots possible. I think that not just Jamal, but many of the Knicks players will see an improvement in their FG % over the next few seasons. I think it's often masked by the low FG%, but Jamal actually has always shot much better when he's taken shots in the flow of the offense and when he's got his feet set.
I expect his FG% will improve when he's used properly and there are far less opportunites to do his And1 stuff or to take wild shots. If he's taking relaxed open shots in rhythm he's gonna hit a higher %.
this looks eerily similar to the stuff you were posting about how isiah's "quick" offense was going to maximize everyone's potential. you weren't active here during brown's reign but i'm pretty confident you thought his system would yield great riches for all too.
don't take this wrong because i mean it sincerely: i envy your eternal optimism. you must wake up feeling simply fantastic every morning.
Thanks to Andrew for pointing out how efficient Mike's teams have been.
I have been here since 2004!!! I caught all of Brown's reign of terror. I was hopeful that Brown would do what he should've done, but he didn't. He had an agenda since day one to supplant Isiah, it failed and the team suffered. If we had a different GM than Isiah maybe it could've worked with Brown, but that wasn't the case.
The thing is that yeah I had high hopes for what Isiah had "promised" he was going to do. If he had the skill and fortitude to actually see it thru , I believe it would've worked. There was nothing wrong with the offense on paper, it was the failure to execute and teach the principles. Remember he didn't invent all of that stuff, he just borrowed the concepts from many of the greatest coaches ever. i'm fully aware of what those concepts and plays were and what they can accomplish when done right. Isiah abandoned his own plan, cuz he couldn't get the players to buy in nor execute them.
I remain hopeful that Mike and Walsh will be successful in getting the job done. Don't be so sure that i'm reacting merely out of some optimistic view without regard to reality. I assure you that i'm well grounded in reality and my views are thought out. that doesn't mean things will work out this time, but then it doesn't mean I was wrong to be hopeful that Brown would be more successful either. I had sound reasons. isiah's concept's were proven and the basis for many successful teams. He may have been the weak link, just as Brown made himself out to be ineffective by refusing to put his all into his job. I don't believe we'll have that problem again with Mike and Walsh nor the players.
