dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:mreinman wrote:@holfresh how are you reading those charts? Do you see how many attempts LA takes in those crappy areas?
Much as I hate to admit it, dk7 is right..He does take some horrible shots...What's even more crazy is some of those long two's are turn around jumpers...I think those shots changes when he isn't the primary option and he does have to feel he needs to take those shots to carry the team...Sort of like Melo forcing bad shots as well...These two players needs better players around them..
never mind who spoke the truth, me or whomever-- the truth is the truth. he needs to tighten up his game if he wants to win and what better place than san antonio to do that. god bless them and now lets focus on the new york knickerbockers.
U can start with tightening up the office of Head of Basketball Operations then the coaching staff..
longterm jackson wants the knicks to be a professional and respectable place associated with winning and long-term success. there is NO reason other than dolan. as long as he allows jackson to work the knicks can become more like san antonio. knicks have been a sick and unhealthy place with dolan's involvement.
who do you think cares more about the knicks, jackson or dolan?
The irony in this view is that Dolan for the most part has done nothing but hire people who were previously winners. I really cant stress that enough. People say he butts in, when has this happened other than the Melo trade? Isiah was a HOF basketball player, when did Dolan butt in on him? never and should have. When was Lenny Wilkens dictated on how to coach? Larry Brown? these "winners" sucked all on their own.
Now on the other end of the coin, fans need to understand that the NBA is a business and certain teams are needed to carry the NBA's bottom line of being profitable. As great as the Spurs are from a winning standpoint, they dont carry the NBA, and fans overall arent watching as the ratings are normally low with them on TV. So for an owner like Dolan who has a bottom line of making sure a basketball team in NY is worth it's name and it certainly is by being a multi-billion dollar team now, and edict of winning games isnt too far out of realm...or even telling Phil Jackson to resign Melo at all cost because Melo=butts in seats, merchandise..etc, unless fans are gonna buy Cleanthony Early's jerseys.
The Knicks as a business are doing great, and that has happened under Dolan, and if you disagree, the numbers are there. 2.5 billion in value. 11 teams at present are worth over 1 billion, the Spurs are just outside of the top 10 despite their decades of competent basketball, but the winning has gotten them into that 1 Billion dollar area.
To me doesnt matter who cares more about the Knicks, you can care and still fail.
