nixluva wrote:

Splat wrote:

nixluva wrote:

Splat wrote:

knickscity wrote:I honestly dont see how anyone can truly trust Phil when he has clearly proven not only does he not know talent he also dont know how to evaluate coaching, and that's pretty sad because he was one.

The mere fact this season was NOT by design leaves a black mark on Phil. God forbid if this season repeats itself without a draft pick.

Phil organized the staff based on his personal comfort level with them as people, not based on their credentials. Secondarily, he hired the coaching staff on the premise of instituting the triangle and for that he decided he had to have someone who had played under him. That was his dumbazz criteria for choosing Fish. Says loads about Phil's lack of insight and his insularity. He built a cocoon for himself where the real world doesn't intrude on his philosophical musings.

You do realize that he won a title just 5 years ago? You think he's not going to surround himself with the very same WINNERS he had when he was coaching? You're talking about men that known nothing but winning for decades. Yeah that was real dumb to hire men who have won for most of their careers. Phil won a title in 2009-10 and lost in the 2nd Rd. in 2010-11. People talk like he was out of the league for 10 years. He's not lost even if he has taken some lumps this year. Too much is being put on the fact that Plan A failed. This process wasn't all about this year. This summer Phil should have a top 1-4 pick and so one way or another he's gonna add a talent player. He's gonna have cash to spend so there's no reason that he can't go after the guys he wants unlike this season where he didn't have the cap space to seriously address the teams needs.

An old, feeble rookie GM with no prior front office experience hired a guy who had never coached a game in his life. Pedigree doesn't seem to have helped them do their jobs well.

You're making up your mind a bit prematurely. His best hand will be played this summer. Nothing he had in front of him was more important than this summer was going to be.

I don't disagree with that. This Summer is his shot at doing anything all. He'll need all the luck he can get. Maybe the gods will shine on the franchise. That's what it will take. Lord knows, Phil needs it, because he is going up against GMs who are far superior to him. So good luck Phil.

Oh... and btw...

Phil's been in basketball for since the 60s and has an idea how to build a team. Kind of tough to judge a first year GM with no picks, cap space and only albatross players to work with. This year the options are much different. Judging is premature.

fishmike wrote:Its premature to judge Phil.. he's done some good things.

That bears repeating