Stat came to NY because PHX only would give him a 3 year deal. Thought he'd break down. He Did.
With Stat in NY this week, we get to revisit.
Was Melo the guy who hated Lin? Tyson was pretty grumpy then himself. Melo hated Lins contract. Melo was right.
When we look back and look at everything thru Melo Shyt stained glasses as Uncle ChuckBuck does it all leads to Melo. "He didn't do this, or HE didn't do that...." As if basketball is NOT a 5 man game!
The lack of production from a max deal like Amare hurt us. The Bargnani trade hurt us for three years, HIS lack of productivity AND the loss of the trade asset. He was worthless on the court and as a trade asset, yet we gave our No. 1 this year. Deals like Eddy Curry where you give up big assets AND the player does not produce is a double edge sword and the worst thing a franchise can do. McDyess, Eddy, Starbury and Barnani all had similar traits and long lasting ramifications.
Very long.
Phils Tweets have little to do with anything and his tweet explaining his comps to Chris jackson should calm everyone down. Of course some want Phils head with some fantasy that the Riley Tree of JVG as president and Thibs as coach would produce wonderful unicorn results. JVG is a whiny TV commentator who can take extreme views and drone on without the benefit of a proper debate on air. Its his job to have an opinion and if the audience is agreeable, then its a "better" broadcast".
Regarding the tweets, would we be better with guys that don't voice any opinion? You think JVG would be all over the media with his "Opinions" as a GM? I doubt it. At least Phil had the balls to tell Dolan he would not be quiet. I liked JVG and would welcome him home, but Stan was actually the better coach.
Yeah, I liked Walsh but he was neutered pretty quickly and not allowed to build anything. He was asked by dolan to tear it down for Lebron and instead we got Amare, whom I loved watching play when healthy and then the Melo trade which depleted the roster.
I don't blame Melo but what we paid for him. Its along story we all know too well. We are revisiting Amare this week because of his comments and I don't "blame him" as we waived the 5 year contract on him and he'd be a fool to not sign it. This one is on Dolan. Amare I thought really tried his best and worked hard to maintain his health and endless rehabs. He said all the right things as do most NBA stars and he had a 10 year run where he was elite.
Make no mistake the culprit of the knicks problems the last 15 years is not Phils Tweets but the trades where we got underperforming assets when done on an underperforming team crates Draft pick gold for the other team.
This is relevant today because we don't have our pick and the roster needed cleaning last year and our trade assets are not full.
Phil's biggest mistake by many who look at things in retrospective shyt stained glasses is having Calderon and resigning Melo.
The process of making decisions began and ended with Dolan. Selling the team to a new owner is not the answer as you might end up with someone worse. Best scenario is he gave hired a consulting firm and was told to delegate. I'd rather have Phil install a new culture of decision making than Dolan. Forget what Phil said as he was "selling" the hype when he took the job. Think for yourselves about what the disaster was last year and when faced with the reality he had to clean house. should he have molded the team to fit Shump, Tyson, Felton and JR? I like the way Melo has played this season. That is the potential he has. Thats the potential of Phil's system.
The future beyond Phil is Mills. Get used to it. He is a bright guy and I have faith he has grown a bit since the Isiah days.
Maybe Isiah has too, but I can't go that far.
