Knicksfan wrote:And our next attraction at the circus, THE CLOWNS!

CrushAlot wrote:Knicks no longer allowed to use the "not enough practice time" excuse. Could have practiced Sat. and didn't. Can practice Thursday but won't
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This is the thing with Isola: He's not really a good reporter.

No mention/consideration of 4 games in 5 days, with Saturday as the midpoint. Also no thought about travel days as well, cause both the Friday and Sunday games are away.

And then he blames something on team that has not yet happened. Yay for reporting.

Juice wrote:

islesfan wrote:I want a coach who works hard and demands that his players work hard. Is that too much to ask?

They have 11 more practices to get this thing figured out

that makes 11 more vacation days for the Knicks

GustavBahler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I remember Isiah stopped holding practice in the spring of 08.

Back then it looked to me like he had just given up.

Maybe there comes a time when you realize that you are so ineffective at what you do you should just give up.

Martin brings up a valid point about their schedule. After so many late game breakdowns you'd think that they would put in the extra time to figure things out. If someone is hurt and could benefit from the rest, let them rest. There are guys who don't get much PT who could be valuable in the playoffs if someone gets hurt, they could benefit from practicing as well. I just don't see a sense of urgency.

I would guess that the Knicks play more games in March than any other team in the league, and they probably have the thinnest bench of all the teams.

I think just in march they had 2 sets of 4 games in 5 nights. That's a lot, I don't know if I remember that happening over the past years.

And they just over-turned their roster and one of the key acquisitions got hurt at the most inopportune time.

Practice *may* not be feasible every off day. Not sure of the normal ebb and flow of the NBA.

Not an excuse to lose games or not give effort. If Amare's legs are dead, he has got to sit on the bench.

nixluva wrote:MDA can't win.

Edited for accuracy

franco12 wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I remember Isiah stopped holding practice in the spring of 08.

Back then it looked to me like he had just given up.

Maybe there comes a time when you realize that you are so ineffective at what you do you should just give up.

Martin brings up a valid point about their schedule. After so many late game breakdowns you'd think that they would put in the extra time to figure things out. If someone is hurt and could benefit from the rest, let them rest. There are guys who don't get much PT who could be valuable in the playoffs if someone gets hurt, they could benefit from practicing as well. I just don't see a sense of urgency.

I would guess that the Knicks play more games in March than any other team in the league, and they probably have the thinnest bench of all the teams.

I think just in march they had 2 sets of 4 games in 5 nights. That's a lot, I don't know if I remember that happening over the past years.

And they just over-turned their roster and one of the key acquisitions got hurt at the most inopportune time.

Practice *may* not be feasible every off day. Not sure of the normal ebb and flow of the NBA.

Not an excuse to lose games or not give effort. If Amare's legs are dead, he has got to sit on the bench.

They could still have a walk through and watch video.

Look - I work 9 to 5 and spend an inordinate amount of time on a train.

What exactly do these 'professionals' do all day?

I can understand not going at it with a physical practice - but maybe that is what they need to get their conditioning up a la Riley- but can't they have a two hour walk through, even on a game day, where they talk about positioning on offense and strategy for defense?

Anthony just got paid $65MM - is it too much to expect him to show up for practice?

And as far as travel- these guys aren't flying commercial - so none of this show up at an airport 2 hours early, wait to check bags, etc.

I'm with you. they can watch film, go through plays, dry runs, all kinds of things. no practice at all when your stinking it up like this seems crazy.

Killa4luv wrote:

franco12 wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I remember Isiah stopped holding practice in the spring of 08.

Back then it looked to me like he had just given up.

Maybe there comes a time when you realize that you are so ineffective at what you do you should just give up.

Martin brings up a valid point about their schedule. After so many late game breakdowns you'd think that they would put in the extra time to figure things out. If someone is hurt and could benefit from the rest, let them rest. There are guys who don't get much PT who could be valuable in the playoffs if someone gets hurt, they could benefit from practicing as well. I just don't see a sense of urgency.

I would guess that the Knicks play more games in March than any other team in the league, and they probably have the thinnest bench of all the teams.

I think just in march they had 2 sets of 4 games in 5 nights. That's a lot, I don't know if I remember that happening over the past years.

And they just over-turned their roster and one of the key acquisitions got hurt at the most inopportune time.

Practice *may* not be feasible every off day. Not sure of the normal ebb and flow of the NBA.

Not an excuse to lose games or not give effort. If Amare's legs are dead, he has got to sit on the bench.

They could still have a walk through and watch video.

Look - I work 9 to 5 and spend an inordinate amount of time on a train.

What exactly do these 'professionals' do all day?

I can understand not going at it with a physical practice - but maybe that is what they need to get their conditioning up a la Riley- but can't they have a two hour walk through, even on a game day, where they talk about positioning on offense and strategy for defense?

Anthony just got paid $65MM - is it too much to expect him to show up for practice?

And as far as travel- these guys aren't flying commercial - so none of this show up at an airport 2 hours early, wait to check bags, etc.

I'm with you. they can watch film, go through plays, dry runs, all kinds of things. no practice at all when your stinking it up like this seems crazy.

I understand they may be pressing and tired, and D'Antoni may think it would help for them to get away and not think about their problems.

But why not watch film and reinforce all the things they have done right (might take long to find/edit, but not long to watch!)

This is mental, and avoiding the topic isn't going to help. Focus on what they are doing right, having success with, and get them thinking about those things- you'll take their minds off the fact they are losing games.