He never said he shouldn't cut, he basically said knowing when and when not cut..you guy's are way over the top on this one, he's not killing the rookie.

knicks1248 wrote:He's right, he basically said you have to know when to cut...i have seen fields make some nice cuts to the basket, even recieving a few nice passes from amare. but the are time he cuts to soon, and drags his man with him cloggin up the paint.

He never said he shouldn't cut, he basically said knowing when and when not cut..you guy's are way over the top on this one, he's not killing the rookie.

Maybe true but he as coach should be focusing on other far more obvious needs that telling of Fields at this point. He is an offensive minded coach and his offense looks completely stagnant. A lot of it is on the players and them trying to figure it out but if he is going to call people out in media then he should start with Felton and Amare and how much they suck at running a PnR.

loweyecue wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:He's right, he basically said you have to know when to cut...i have seen fields make some nice cuts to the basket, even recieving a few nice passes from amare. but the are time he cuts to soon, and drags his man with him cloggin up the paint.

He never said he shouldn't cut, he basically said knowing when and when not cut..you guy's are way over the top on this one, he's not killing the rookie.

Maybe true but he as coach should be focusing on other far more obvious needs that telling of Fields at this point. He is an offensive minded coach and his offense looks completely stagnant. A lot of it is on the players and them trying to figure it out but if he is going to call people out in media then he should start with Felton and Amare and how much they suck at running a PnR.

Right--Id rather say why is Anthony Randolph sitting 26 feet from the basket so much--I think the guy can post up and use his length inside or position himself closer to the basket for more offensive rebounds. Why is W Chandler not passing and shooting so many 3 balls--why is Gallo look tentative and off balance--why did we allow so many lay ups--let me go on here. Over our head--yes MDA is over his head right now.

eViL wrote:landry fields for player coach!!

Yep, maybe MDA should ask him to explain how is he able to run the P&R better, too.

nixluva wrote:You guys really think you know better than Mike how his offensive set is supposed to run? It doesn't matter if Fields was successful a few times on his cuts, it's the timing of his other forays to the basket that is in question. All Mike is saying is that the timing isn't right. If he's moving too soon, then really only Mike would know from watching film. None of you guys knows what the hell you're talking about from the perspective of the coach. This guy is the one teaching these guys to run the plays and he's pretty sure how they're supposed to work. I'm constantly amazed that so many think that this guy is lost when OTHER Coaches actually use the plays and things he's designed offensively.

All the Olympic players remarked at how great he was at coming up with plays. Just cuz we haven't seen it with these players doesn't mean that he's wrong. Perhaps the players aren't executing the plays properly. I know i've seen his offense run very well before. I think we need to give him time to get it worked out and if he fails then you can look to fire him, but after 8 games it seems too premature to be going in on him.

all i know is that i've been generally supportive of the guy but it's becoming painfully obvious that this team 1) lacks intensity, 2) is sloppy in its execution (especially in the 4th), 3) has terribly undisciplined shot selection. all 3 of those things fall on coach for me at this point. not saying he should get fired. just saying i'm losing patience.

eViL wrote:

nixluva wrote:You guys really think you know better than Mike how his offensive set is supposed to run? It doesn't matter if Fields was successful a few times on his cuts, it's the timing of his other forays to the basket that is in question. All Mike is saying is that the timing isn't right. If he's moving too soon, then really only Mike would know from watching film. None of you guys knows what the hell you're talking about from the perspective of the coach. This guy is the one teaching these guys to run the plays and he's pretty sure how they're supposed to work. I'm constantly amazed that so many think that this guy is lost when OTHER Coaches actually use the plays and things he's designed offensively.

All the Olympic players remarked at how great he was at coming up with plays. Just cuz we haven't seen it with these players doesn't mean that he's wrong. Perhaps the players aren't executing the plays properly. I know i've seen his offense run very well before. I think we need to give him time to get it worked out and if he fails then you can look to fire him, but after 8 games it seems too premature to be going in on him.

all i know is that i've been generally supportive of the guy but it's becoming painfully obvious that this team 1) lacks intensity, 2) is sloppy in its execution (especially in the 4th), 3) has terribly undisciplined shot selection. all 3 of those things fall on coach for me at this point. not saying he should get fired. just saying i'm losing patience.

after 7 games?

it's why it's so hard to rebuild in NY.