1)the lack of Free throw shooting is the first thing that comes to mind...... if we were taking 5 to 8 more FT's thats 5 to 8 more points, we would have won all the close games we lost. In the last 5 games, we have played 6 guards(priggs, THJ, JR, shump, calderone, larkin,) they have a combine total of 6 ft's in all 5 games..that's insane, other then Amare and Melo, no one on the team shoots FT's

2)rotation has been the joke of the league, fish played 13 guys in in 13 minutes in one recent game, none were in foul trouble.

3)The most glaring weakness is the lack of leadership.

The other day i watch brandon jennings dribble all the way to a wide open basket (down 2 with seconds left in the game) and instead of the easy lay up to tie the game, he kick it out to a (27% 3 point shooter) josh smith who proceeded to brick the 3 ball and lost the game. Detroit has guys on their team (monroe) that we want.

So i asked myself, if detroit has a terrible record, why would greg monroe make us better, if he hasn't made detroit better. But if you put greg monroe on the spurs, bulls, GSW, portalnd, he will make them that much better.

My point is, no matter how much talent you have or get, bring him into a losing situation and he becomes a loser of a player.

gunsnewing wrote:Melo
Amare(also never passes and also sucks at it)
JR
possibly THJ

We play triangles with one and 2 angles... :)

I think there have been flashes of guys understanding, but too often they are thinking and not doing.

I don't think Melo gets it.

I think our biggest problem is no one understands our defense, unless they are in an opposing uniform- and then they totally get it, and anything they want!

TripleThreat wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Phil said something about guys resisting the culture change.

Zen Master is changing the "narrative" in the media. He's thinking three steps ahead in terms of how the media will treat/blame the Knicks losing as much as they will this year.

Blaming the players shifts the focus on the use of the Triangle Offense, which is simply a very difficult offense to implement, even under the most ideal conditions.

I would say the issue is both. 1) The players aren't talented enough and 2) The Triangle Offense is simply a bad fit for what the Knicks are trying to do ( actually trying to compete)

Sadly, and ironically, a strong dose of principles used by Mike D'Antoni would really be the best way to help this current roster. ( i.e. more of an attacking principle, much like what Jeff Hornacek is using with the Suns)

D'anthony's system is the reason why both the Lakers and the Knicks are so terrible. It is going to take both franchises a very long time to turn things around

Knicks1969 wrote:

TripleThreat wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Phil said something about guys resisting the culture change.

Zen Master is changing the "narrative" in the media. He's thinking three steps ahead in terms of how the media will treat/blame the Knicks losing as much as they will this year.

Blaming the players shifts the focus on the use of the Triangle Offense, which is simply a very difficult offense to implement, even under the most ideal conditions.

I would say the issue is both. 1) The players aren't talented enough and 2) The Triangle Offense is simply a bad fit for what the Knicks are trying to do ( actually trying to compete)

Sadly, and ironically, a strong dose of principles used by Mike D'Antoni would really be the best way to help this current roster. ( i.e. more of an attacking principle, much like what Jeff Hornacek is using with the Suns)

D'anthony's system is the reason why both the Lakers and the Knicks are so terrible. It is going to take both franchises a very long time to turn things around

The ghost of D'Antony... terror and horror!!!