i'll try to keep it simple: tonight fred jones (last year of expiring contract; 29 years old) played 28 minutes while renaldo balkman (2nd year 23 year old) played 13 minutes and wilson chandler (rookie 20 year old) played 6 minutes.

here are some facts:
a) fred jones will NOT be on the knicks next year.
b) the knicks will NOT make the playoffs this year.

THUS,

why is fred jones playing 28 minutes when he will not play beyond the knicks this year, and this year's knicks should, for all intents and purposes, scrap the plans and try to start playing for the future.

isiah is clearly fighting for his job, THE OPPRESSION MUST END SOON! all prayers should be aimed at a top-3 pick. anything else would be uncivilized.

perhaps he's planning on signing Jones to the full MLE at season's end.

Posted by TMS:

perhaps he's planning on signing Jones to the full MLE at season's end.

Does Fred have Bird rights? Perhaps Isiah can do better than an MLE!

Posted by BigSm00th:

i'll try to keep it simple: tonight fred jones (last year of expiring contract; 29 years old) played 28 minutes while renaldo balkman (2nd year 23 year old) played 13 minutes and wilson chandler (rookie 20 year old) played 6 minutes.

here are some facts:
a) fred jones will NOT be on the knicks next year.
b) the knicks will NOT make the playoffs this year.

THUS,

why is fred jones playing 28 minutes when he will not play beyond the knicks this year, and this year's knicks should, for all intents and purposes, scrap the plans and try to start playing for the future.

isiah is clearly fighting for his job, THE OPPRESSION MUST END SOON! all prayers should be aimed at a top-3 pick. anything else would be uncivilized.

This isn't Isiah's fault- its Dolan. Dolan should have fired Isiah. He should never have given Isiah a four year extension last year. Dolan is stupid, and he compounds it by forcing Isiah to coach the rest of the year. It doesn't help the knicks situation, it simply sets us back.

Isiah is trying to win- right now, given that he is likely out, he has no interest in the long term value or capabilities of any players on this squad. All he cares about is winning today.

Posted by franco12:

Posted by BigSm00th:

i'll try to keep it simple: tonight fred jones (last year of expiring contract; 29 years old) played 28 minutes while renaldo balkman (2nd year 23 year old) played 13 minutes and wilson chandler (rookie 20 year old) played 6 minutes.

here are some facts:
a) fred jones will NOT be on the knicks next year.
b) the knicks will NOT make the playoffs this year.

THUS,

why is fred jones playing 28 minutes when he will not play beyond the knicks this year, and this year's knicks should, for all intents and purposes, scrap the plans and try to start playing for the future.

isiah is clearly fighting for his job, THE OPPRESSION MUST END SOON! all prayers should be aimed at a top-3 pick. anything else would be uncivilized.

This isn't Isiah's fault- its Dolan. Dolan should have fired Isiah. He should never have given Isiah a four year extension last year. Dolan is stupid, and he compounds it by forcing Isiah to coach the rest of the year. It doesn't help the knicks situation, it simply sets us back.

Isiah is trying to win- right now, given that he is likely out, he has no interest in the long term value or capabilities of any players on this squad. All he cares about is winning today.

Franco, I said the same thing in the other thread. I was talking with TrueBlue, and I asked him, If you are Isiah, don't you play the vets to try and save your job? I mean it is human nature to want to survive.. Doing the right thing at this point makes no sense for Isiah. So to me, it is dolans fault. Dolan should have fired him long ago, or earlier this year... Dolan has stalled the rebuilding plan by at least a year, he is such a damn scumbag.. In most cases, he is worse than Isiah..

uh huh...

Posted by iyamwutiam:

I remember one of the commentators of the game saying Isiah was asked this question. I think his reply was that in the East -it may still be possible to make the playoffs- so he is going with his best players.

If the Knicks win a say 33-35 games and Philly/Nets etc have a bad streak either due to injury/schedule etc. He feels the Knicks may have a chance at the playoffs.

So they need to win 15-17 games out of remaining 26...
Are you kidding man?
I don't think there is any one team in NBA which can do this.
If they win 10 and finish with 28 this will be a freaking miracle. Bad miracle by the way.