Clean wrote:This just shows that Phil is not the "Zen Master". He just coaches teams with the top players in the league. I agree with him that Melo and Amare don't mix but if he was really a "Zen Master" he would have taken on the challenge and made it work.

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Phil never came to coach a team that was already championship level. He took the parts and put them together.

They became great after the fact.

And nobody wins without great players do they?

Lots of teams don't win championships WITH great players.

He wants to coach in NY but the conditions are not conducive for success.

If I were The Russian I'd give him the keys to the Nets and let him do what he wants with them.

But I would not want him in California 3 weeks per month.

You can kill LeBron all you want, but when an organization gives you Larry Hughes and AJ as your second beat player you leave the organozation. Melos had great pieces in Denver, better than he has here and he lost in the first round year after year. Fans need to realize that this team and this roster is finished if they lose the arbitration hearings. Shumpert is supposed to be a big part of the future, the guy played have a season and already has two major knee surgeries, Lin is a huge question mark, as is Amare, so your left with no bench, a center that can't score and a selfish superstar that doesn't listen.

Again, would you take this job?

CrushAlot wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:This is good. Melo & Amare have something to prove next year

well this past year was suppose to be the year to prove that they can work together to be honest. I wsant them to have career years and feed off eachother but it seems like a longshot

Amare wasn't right this year. I think he might have had better treatment on his back if there wasn't a lockout. Hopefully he comes into camp healthy next year and expands his game on the defensive end. He works extremely hard to be a dominant offensive player. If he could put some of that focus on defense the Knicks might have something with their pairing.

IrishKnickFan wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

IrishKnickFan wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:This is good. Melo & Amare have something to prove next year

well this past year was suppose to be the year to prove that they can work together to be honest. I wsant them to have career years and feed off eachother but it seems like a longshot

Amare wasn't right this year. I think he might have had better treatment on his back if there wasn't a lockout. Hopefully he comes into camp healthy next year and expands his game on the defensive end. He works extremely hard to be a dominant offensive player. If he could put some of that focus on defense the Knicks might have something with their pairing.

True but it wasnt just Amare melo had a bad year until teh end. I didnt like his attitude and he only changed once he was able to do isios again all game. I personally think melo is more dangerous when he can move without the ball so lin he draw defenders away and maybe make Amare more dominant

well I agree and dantoni tried to get him to play off the ball.. but no, melo wants to stand in his "sweet spot" hold his arm up, ala randy moss style and beg for the ball, while everyone watches him do the two step for 20 seconds with the ball.... when dantoni tried to change that, melo quit on him and got dantoni fired pretty much.... so although we both agree that he would be much better moving without the ball, this guy has played iso for 9 seasons.. good luck breaking that old dog of his habits..