gunsnewing wrote:This team has zero efficient 3pt shooters

We'd need a trade or two but they are available (e.g. Marvin Williams, Earl Clark, Jimmer Fredette....), including the guys I just mentioned.

Nalod wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:If JVG comes back, he could bring SVG with him. That would be interesting. Perhaps LJ or Starks could become assistants too. The team needs to inject some PRIDE back onto the court.

Bring back JVG - give him defensive players like Chandler, SHump and Peace. Add a scorer in Melo with Bargs and Jr and this team has enough to do something. D comes first, hold teams to 85 and they can win with a JVG offense.

I would look to trade Smith, Felton, Stat to anyone who would dare to take them. Get balls, a pizza, a Civic, I don't care, just move those guys.

really? stan is likely a better coach!

Bring back former players to inject "pride"? Seriously? Paid professionals with low self esteem need not apply and have no place at this level. Knicks need to stop stripping the cupboard to get stars (Marbury,Eddy,Melo) and then trying to fill the roster with reject physically talented mental midgets thinking it can succeed. IN fact, Starks and JR have a lot in common. Physically talented low IQ players!

LJ was a no. 1 pick with HOF talent in line with Barkley. How he become a knick? An $84,000,000 contract and a bad back. He played for love or for contract? I don't know, he was a great because he really gave everything he had. You can't teach what he had. sorry.

I disagree. JVG made the finals as a coach. SVG never did. Players improved under JVG. SVG is better offensively and that is why he is the top assistant. JVG is the head coach because he is the task master. He is the workaholic.

I also think Starks was a more IQ player than Smith by far. He was also more hard nosed and had less, yes LESS talent than JR. JR is a pot smoking dope. He had so much last year going to the rim and now he forgets that and constantly chucks shots up. Yes, Game 7, I know. I watched it. I blame Riley more than Starks that night. JR hopes he can have HALF the legacy that Starks has as NY KNICKERBBOCKER.

LJ came over in a trade for Mason. He transformed his game from a low post beast to a defensive player who could hit a 3 pointer. Yes, HOF talent but his back kept him from reaching his levels.

What is so bad about bringing back the idea of pride? Melo has none. He smiles after he chokes. I don't recall Starks or LJ smiling when they lost to the Rockets and SPurs respectively.

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:

Nalod wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:If JVG comes back, he could bring SVG with him. That would be interesting. Perhaps LJ or Starks could become assistants too. The team needs to inject some PRIDE back onto the court.

Bring back JVG - give him defensive players like Chandler, SHump and Peace. Add a scorer in Melo with Bargs and Jr and this team has enough to do something. D comes first, hold teams to 85 and they can win with a JVG offense.

I would look to trade Smith, Felton, Stat to anyone who would dare to take them. Get balls, a pizza, a Civic, I don't care, just move those guys.

really? stan is likely a better coach!

Bring back former players to inject "pride"? Seriously? Paid professionals with low self esteem need not apply and have no place at this level. Knicks need to stop stripping the cupboard to get stars (Marbury,Eddy,Melo) and then trying to fill the roster with reject physically talented mental midgets thinking it can succeed. IN fact, Starks and JR have a lot in common. Physically talented low IQ players!

LJ was a no. 1 pick with HOF talent in line with Barkley. How he become a knick? An $84,000,000 contract and a bad back. He played for love or for contract? I don't know, he was a great because he really gave everything he had. You can't teach what he had. sorry.

I disagree. JVG made the finals as a coach. SVG never did. Players improved under JVG. SVG is better offensively and that is why he is the top assistant. JVG is the head coach because he is the task master. He is the workaholic.

I also think Starks was a more IQ player than Smith by far. He was also more hard nosed and had less, yes LESS talent than JR. JR is a pot smoking dope. He had so much last year going to the rim and now he forgets that and constantly chucks shots up. Yes, Game 7, I know. I watched it. I blame Riley more than Starks that night. JR hopes he can have HALF the legacy that Starks has as NY KNICKERBBOCKER.

LJ came over in a trade for Mason. He transformed his game from a low post beast to a defensive player who could hit a 3 pointer. Yes, HOF talent but his back kept him from reaching his levels.

What is so bad about bringing back the idea of pride? Melo has none. He smiles after he chokes. I don't recall Starks or LJ smiling when they lost to the Rockets and SPurs respectively.

I don't recall those guys smiling period after losses

gunsnewing wrote:This team has zero efficient 3pt shooters

You need a great motivator like Doc Rivers or Mark Jackson for this crew or a chemistry builder like Phil Jackson.

ToddTT wrote:Van Gundy for head coach, Ewing, Oak, Starks as assistants.

Seriously though, him quitting didn't go over well with me. I'd want to hear from him why he wouldn't quit again.

But I would wait until we get Tyson and Tyler in the lineup before making a coaching change.

I rather a coach quit after butting heads with the owner than be the ultimate yes man and tow the company line. That's just me tho

"get the most out of....."

How does Starks install pride? Starks was a high IQ player?

Alllllright then!!!

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:This team has zero efficient 3pt shooters

And zero healthy, efficient 2 point shooters!

lol true

It's quite impressive that we've somehow assembled a roster of players that can't shoot 2's, can't shoot 3's, can't drive to the basket and can't defend.