"Dick Helm, Wilkens's longtime top assistant, is expected to join the Knicks. "He's very good with a veteran team," one Eastern Conference official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said of Wilkens. "His teams for the most part were high in execution, low in turnovers, very simple in what they do, but very efficient." NY Times
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that right there is the reason I think our offense will go through the roof. If Lenny teaches them the fundamentals they will no longer turn the ball over any crucial times. And how many times have we heard about poor execution on offense costing us games.


[Edited by - gunsnewing on 01/16/2004 15:10:20]

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 01/16/2004 15:14:02]

just because Lenny doesnt scream doesnt mean he cant control a team. He said it best himself. When guys arent getting it they lose minutes.

All these guys will be accountable and have their roles clearly defined over the next few weeks when Lenny decides how to utilize these guys best.

Most of all I think he will stabilize things and these guys will start having fun playing the game again.

coaches are made by how they fit with their team. You cant force chemistry. Ewing ran Don Nelson out of town, last year Don won 60 games and was possibly a Dirk knee injury away from winning a title last year.

JVG was a Houston floater difference from being regarded a great coach or being fired after his first full season.

These guy might just stink as a group and tune Lenny out after a while, OR Lenny and Steph might develop one of those great relationships and Lenny brings fun back to the Garden. He gets everyone involved and there is a max effort every night that leads to a great new era. Anything can happen... sports writers are more freakin dramatic than 13 year old girls talking about who the new cute boy in school likes.

just because Lenny doesnt scream doesnt mean he cant control a team. He said it best himself. When guys arent getting it they lose minutes

Where did you read Lenny needed to scream to have control which I believe is not an issue here. His ability to take command in producing a championship in New York is the real 64K question.

I dont think Lenny's primary hire is to teach fundamentals.

I think a lot of guys wanted to see a fiery coach after Chaney's comatose style. The fans want to see the coach show some passion.

But a coach should use his natural style. Some guys are fiery and some are laid back. The question is do the players respond to him. I suspect that some players/teams need a drill-sergeant type riding them more than others do.

[Edited by - knickgeek on 01/16/2004 14:41:47]

fishmike - great post

Come to the Dark Side

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