What’s truly sickening is the people around the league defending Fiz

He sucks.

You like him so much, let’s see you hire him to run your team.

anrst wrote:
What’s truly sickening is the people around the league defending Fiz

You like him so much, let’s see you hire him to run your team.

Exactly. No one wants to bet on Fizdale excet with Dolan's $$$. No players wanted to be coached by Fizdale except mercenaries.

arkrud wrote:

Sambakick wrote:

anrst wrote:
What’s truly sickening is the people around the league defending Fiz

You like him so much, let’s see you hire him to run your team.

Exactly. No one wants to bet on Fizdale excet with Dolan's $$$. No players wanted to be coached by Fizdale except mercenaries.

He will coach soon.
Coaches who backed him up have a lot of credibility.
Plus everyone assumed that Knicks org sucks so the players we collected in this roster.
So do not worry about Fiz. He will get doule paid and will coach better team in better environment.

I bet you he will not get another job as a HC until at least 2022. Gonna take a long time for people to forget. He will be an assistant coach somewhere. Let's see Pop hire him if he's so good.

Sambakick wrote:

arkrud wrote:

Sambakick wrote:

anrst wrote:
What’s truly sickening is the people around the league defending Fiz

You like him so much, let’s see you hire him to run your team.

Exactly. No one wants to bet on Fizdale excet with Dolan's $$$. No players wanted to be coached by Fizdale except mercenaries.

He will coach soon.
Coaches who backed him up have a lot of credibility.
Plus everyone assumed that Knicks org sucks so the players we collected in this roster.
So do not worry about Fiz. He will get doule paid and will coach better team in better environment.

I bet you he will not get another job as a HC until at least 2022. Gonna take a long time for people to forget. He will be an assistant coach somewhere. Let's see Pop hire him if he's so good.

By issuing "no comment", Fizdale has no need to defend himself if the comment were construed as negative and the Knicks by not being disingenuous have no need to look as if they are smiling while the dumpster burns. And the visual of Fizdale smiling at a 40 point defeat is still fresh in everyone's mind.

One of Fizdale's weaknesses I think was that his rhetoric appeals to a crowd who invest in bullsh@t rather than results. This includes the LeBron's, Popovich's and so on who are not only sticking up for a winner's fraternity brother but also kicking Dolan in the nuts one-more-time. Fizdale, the minute he signed the contract, was gone - the money his. If things worked out, all the better. Otherwise, a clueless coach recommended to us by professionals who hated the team.

In Friday's Facebook Knicks Fix cast, Hahn remarked (before knowing of the firing) that the performance on the court was beginning to seriously diminish the Knicks brand regardless of the competitive consequences in the standings. He speculated that radical changes needed to be made - something all of us who are dedicated fans already felt.

Of course, once the MSM smells blood in the water we witness the dog whistling of Asshola and others calling for Mills and Perry to walk a plank like PJ and Walsh, Isiah before them. The media sees this as their job rather than analyzing what is really going on. Fizdale's firing marks fair warning to both Mills and Perry that their tenure in the front office was on notice. They probably have until the end of the season to turn this around.

After all, no one predicted this kind of start to the season. Its fair to criticize front office moves before the season begins but its entirely another argument to say, "not only do the FO moves suck but the entire team will meltdown along the way". That part has a lot to do with implementation and coaching.

Fizdale was transparently clueless. The Knicks cannot afford to have a Head Coach who is competing with the likes of Brad Stevens, Popovich,Kerr, and so on. Fizdale more often than not looked and acted like a mental midget. The Knicks needed to pull the plug and fast and thankfully they did.

Anyone criticizing Dolan needs to see a therapist. Dolan pays everyone well to bring their best. Fizdale did not.

Hahn went on to discuss low energy players and play who need to be shown the door. While not necessarily pointing fingers, Hahn hinted at some obvious suspects - Randall, Knox, DSJ. He also admonished Randall for a lack of leadership (leadership qualities he likely doesn't have). And he spoke to Fizdale's cowardice in not benching Randall.

In reference to Knox, he spoke about players who would rather play video games than improve their game. I don't think this was aimed specifically at Knox. The inability of these young layers to have a college experience is hurting everyone. Young men need time to blow off steam, be goofy, and mature. Doing all that in the NBA is a tough way to grow.

Chandler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Sambakick wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Not sure if the source is reliable but thought this was interesting.

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/incarceratedbob/status/1203067718402007040

Trier and Morris i'm guessing.

I was thinking Trier and Portis.

Me too.

I'd have guess its not Frank. Knox looks like a shy teenager still and appears polite. Barrett still too green. I can see Fiz feeling "Betrayed" by Triers lack of intensity on defense and lashing out at him, and thus Trier's defiance kicking in. I don't know. Portis looks like shyt shooting like he got it like that and his minute getting cut. Fiz under pressure, or any coach for that matter is going to handle things.
Randle to me is not the issue, he is a symptom of the inconsistent guard play and lack of shooters.

CrushAlot wrote:A couple of things different about the Miller hiring. He got promoted to Fiz's staff because of merit. He isn't a big name hired for star appeal or relationships he has around the league. He was just hired because of his coaching ability. The Knicks haven't done something like this since JVG. I have no idea if Miller is a good coach but getting the interim job isn't business as usual for the Knicks.

exactly!!

I'm actually kind of excited about him. And in the back of my mind, I think Mills may have planted him there having doubts about Fizz and that was the basis for all of those "wheels in motion" comments after Mills and Perry had that dumb press conference after 10 games

from day 1 i didn't like the Fizz hire because i thought he was a windbag. I wanted Bud. And for full disclosure I am no coach-pick savant because i also wanted Vogel (who flamed out in Orlando)