Tickets to game on the 24th, 19th row center court: $300

Regret I got starphuched so far this season: PRICELESS!

Dare me to Brooklyn!

holfresh wrote:Starphucking began with the coach!!!

Donnie Walsh's worst move as GM.

But I have to question whether he even really wanted him.

You know Dolan loves the flashy names and we all remember the rumor was Mark Jackson was going to get hired. Then Mike got canned in Phoenix and out of nowhere he's signing with us in a matter of days. I have to wonder if Dolan played a role in forcing Walsh's hand on this. I have no evidence of this, though, and Donnie has been ultra supportive of D'Antoni so I'd have to say it's on Donnie for now.

It's weird, because Donnie never hired this type of coach in Indiana. Most of his coaching hires were defensive minded.

holfresh wrote:Hiring Donnie was Starphucking too!!!!

Starphucking is named after your boy, Stephon Marbury.

Walsh did the best he could before Dolan stepped in and ruined everything. You yourself praised the team that was together in the first half of last season. Walsh put that together and gave us Harrellson and Shumpert as a going away present. Walsh wasn't the problem. Dolan is.

Dolan is where starphucking began. Dolan took over the franchise in 1998 and in a matter of 4-5 years traded away Ewing and Sprewell and forced out Jeff Van Gundy and Marv Albert. The Isiah era doesn't even need to be mentioned.

Childs2Dudley wrote:

holfresh wrote:Starphucking began with the coach!!!

Donnie Walsh's worst move as GM.

But I have to question whether he even really wanted him.

You know Dolan loves the flashy names and we all remember the rumor was Mark Jackson was going to get hired. Then Mike got canned in Phoenix and out of nowhere he's signing with us in a matter of days. I have to wonder if Dolan played a role in forcing Walsh's hand on this. I have no evidence of this, though, and Donnie has been ultra supportive of D'Antoni so I'd have to say it's on Donnie for now.

It's weird, because Donnie never hired this type of coach in Indiana. Most of his coaching hires were defensive minded.

Donnie deserves a lot of blame here. Specifically for 3 things.

1) Antoni should have NEVER been hired. I said that Day 1, just like I was right about Isiah from Day 1. Antoni and his "system" were never the right fit for New York. There was no chance for it working here and it was obvious from the start.

2) Signing Amare was a mistake. He's injury prone, expensive, untradeable and he's not someone you build around. Signing Amare was a backup plan to the backup plan. No LeBron, no Wade, sign Amare when he had no other offers. Put a solid PG with Melo and Chandler, without Amare clogging the lane waiting for anyone to pick and roll with him, drastically improves this team.

3) Ignoring the Point Guard position. The Knicks completely blew the 2009 draft by passing on Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson and Jrue Holiday. Chris Paul and Deron Williams should have been the priority after passing on PG's in the draft. Spending all of your chips on the front court while ignoring the backcourt is shortsighted and a huge mistake.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/antoni_not_solely_to_blame_for_this_CP6SN8VETpPno7cjRr12VL#ixzz1k6Itf8B8".

The article states, and I agree that there is so much blame to go around.

What makes the fans so wrong was the push back of any critic and label them a "hater".

On paper, "How could it go wrong"?

Fire the coach? Might be a patch for a few weeks.

Have a GM by committee? There is no one really in charge, this is on Dolan.

Its become silly fan response thinking they know how to fix this. Trades and firings without substance only adds to the chaos.

I think 2/3rds of the UK loved the trade.

Knick fans allow the starphuch to permeate year after year.

Y'all laugh at Khan and Minny for years looking down on them with smugness as if we are so much better.
I have said it before, they will win before we will. Other teams have a plan. Sometimes the plan does not work, but they have a plan. Knicks are Like moths to the starphuch flame. Can resist a star.

Donnie was no starphuch, he was installing a culture. MDA was not a starphuch, SSOL is an exciting brand of ball. With the right players its a beautiful thing to watch. With the wrong players its not.

At this point MDA should demand an extension and full say in all player decisions. IF he can't get his brand of ball on the court then he not be fired, he should simply leave. Why stay in an environment that is not conducive success?

He still has a job as the assistant to coach K in the olympics.

Regret is a bitch!

Nalod wrote:Berman quotes a Walsh confidant saying: "it was not a basketball trade, it was a trade of celebrity".

The article states, and I agree that there is so much blame to go around.

What makes the fans so wrong was the push back of any critic and label them a "hater".

On paper, "How could it go wrong"?

Fire the coach? Might be a patch for a few weeks.

Have a GM by committee? There is no one really in charge, this is on Dolan.

Its become silly fan response thinking they know how to fix this. Trades and firings without substance only adds to the chaos.

I think 2/3rds of the UK loved the trade.

Knick fans allow the starphuch to permeate year after year.

Y'all laugh at Khan and Minny for years looking down on them with smugness as if we are so much better.
I have said it before, they will win before we will.

Regret is a bitch!

Whereas bitterness is a poison that kills from within. Only you can choose how much emotional baggage you will carry and for how long.

loweyecue wrote:

Nalod wrote:Berman quotes a Walsh confidant saying: "it was not a basketball trade, it was a trade of celebrity".

The article states, and I agree that there is so much blame to go around.

What makes the fans so wrong was the push back of any critic and label them a "hater".

On paper, "How could it go wrong"?

Fire the coach? Might be a patch for a few weeks.

Have a GM by committee? There is no one really in charge, this is on Dolan.

Its become silly fan response thinking they know how to fix this. Trades and firings without substance only adds to the chaos.

I think 2/3rds of the UK loved the trade.

Knick fans allow the starphuch to permeate year after year.

Y'all laugh at Khan and Minny for years looking down on them with smugness as if we are so much better.
I have said it before, they will win before we will.

Regret is a bitch!

Whereas bitterness is a poison that kills from within. Only you can choose how much emotional baggage you will carry and for how long.

Good quote. Its just basketball so its not a big deal.

Mister, its not important what UK thinks, but I think collectively the site likes the star system.

We constantly punch holes in our players for what they are not and covet others. Same with coaches.

We have 7 coaches in 10 years.