CrushAlot wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Is he any good as an assistant coach? Whats his speciality these days? All I remember about him is him looking out of his depth in every photo taken while he was the Mavs coach! He did have nothing to work with though!

Yeah I know Phil talked about Kurt not having support in Minny and I think he mentioned Clemmons as a guy that wasn't supported. I think Clemmons is a great addition. I also think there will be open communication on a daily basis between Phil and Fisher.

Poor Kurt- he was saddled with Kahn, one of the worst GMs in living memory. Drafted 3 PGs when the triangle does't even particularly need them!

blkexec wrote:I hope the Giants McAdoo offense last preseason game wasn't a sign of what the Triangle offense will do. The Giants looked just as bad as last year, without the new system. I hope the knicks don't go through the same growing pains.

Personally I'm not worrying whether the upcoming season is not a success in terms of wins and losses. Whichever way it goes, hopefully it'll be a learning experience for the yoots and an adjustment or catalyzing experience for the vets and Carmelo. We can see who can cut it and who cannot. We can see which yoots we can stick with and which ones to move for better fitting pieces or assets.

We have to remember as much as we all have high hopes for Fisher and as much as he talks a great game and seems to check all the boxes for future great coach id imagine it is still a big adjustment going from the bench to the floor. There will probably be bumps. There will also likely he bumps with Anthony easing into the new system even though for now he is saying he is getting board. That would be great news because he has certainly never fully played as well as he is capable when it comes to getting teammates involved and using his skills to be a more team oriented offense. Essentially, we need Olympic Melo all the time but instead of aging alongside Lebron and Durant he has JR and Jason Smith, etc. It's not going to be easy for him, I imagine.

But anyway, even if everything possible goes wrong strictly in regards to making the playoffs and making noise in the east the season can be a success IF the team makes strides and develops and gets experience playing under the new system under the new regime with a new focus.

The cherry on top is the lottery pick and the 20+ million in cap space coming after next season. The future can be very bright if things go right. Not a certainty, but we have reason to hope.

I doubt there will be the same problems Kidd had with Frank, or Jackson had with Scalabrine, Fisher seems a lot more down to earth. And there is always Phil in the mix.

Its important for Fisher to show that he can coach so we can attract the right players in 2015. Don't have to win a ring, but making the playoffs, maybe upsetting a team, would go a long way towards that goal.

yellowboy90 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Is he any good as an assistant coach? Whats his speciality these days? All I remember about him is him looking out of his depth in every photo taken while he was the Mavs coach! He did have nothing to work with though!

Yeah I know Phil talked about Kurt not having support in Minny and I think he mentioned Clemmons as a guy that wasn't supported. I think Clemmons is a great addition. I also think there will be open communication on a daily basis between Phil and Fisher.

That maybe be true but of course Phil would say something like that. You have to shine a positive light on your guys and why they didn't succeed.

While teams are limited by the salary cap they can spend on coach's and presidents as has Dolan.

As a reminder, the knicks traded Clyde for Jim Cleamons back in the day.