Vmart wrote:

cooch2584 wrote:This game was lost when Detroit got that foul,flagrant,and posession, it turned into a 6 point play and the knicks were done after that. Their body language said it all after that play.

Randle was single handily involved in an 11 point swing in less that 48 seconds. 4 point flagrant. Two point basket by Detroit and fumbling and bumbling shot clock violation that took 3 points off the board and resulted in another Detroit basket.

Yeah. Randle is way over his head. Fizdale needs to recognize this. Simplify his responsibilities. Make him a PnR big. Tell him the 2 second rule. If you have not done anything in 2 seconds then move the ****ing move.

NYKBocker wrote:

Vmart wrote:

cooch2584 wrote:This game was lost when Detroit got that foul,flagrant,and posession, it turned into a 6 point play and the knicks were done after that. Their body language said it all after that play.

Randle was single handily involved in an 11 point swing in less that 48 seconds. 4 point flagrant. Two point basket by Detroit and fumbling and bumbling shot clock violation that took 3 points off the board and resulted in another Detroit basket.

Yeah. Randle is way over his head. Fizdale needs to recognize this. Simplify his responsibilities. Make him a PnR big. Tell him the 2 second rule. If you have not done anything in 2 seconds then move the ****ing move.

How do you know Fiz hasn’t told him to do something like that and Randle just isn’t doing it?

CrushAlot wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Just an ill-fitting roster. I don’t blame Fiz. This is a slow team with no dribble penetration, ball movers or shooters. Front office needs a plan to put together a real team. Prioritize shooting, athleticism and dribble penetration.

Sure, don’t blame Fiz. He is just theeee... coach?... who’s job is tooooo... make the roster work and... have a system that benefits his players...

Sure, NO PART OF THIS IS HIs FAULT. Sure...

Bad roster construction, yeah, but Fiz gets lots of the blame.

He earns blame of course. Just saying no one is going to fix this $hitshow except the front office.

Fiz has a part. He also has 9 new players on a 15 man roster that has had no continuity. Also, great point about no dribble penetration. Pistons went with their third string point tonight and their offense looked really good. The Knicks need a starting caliber point guard. Maybe that guy is on the roster and has been hurt but this group so far makes Felton look like a hof. Even if they found the next Duhon things would be better.

FO had all the flexibility in the world to address this. Tons of $$ and KP as an asset

Detroit announcers said this was their most efficient offensive game of the year, and the numbers back that up

SO now we have a coach who can't generate offense or defense (wasn't that supposed to be his specialty).

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Just an ill-fitting roster. I don’t blame Fiz. This is a slow team with no dribble penetration, ball movers or shooters. Front office needs a plan to put together a real team. Prioritize shooting, athleticism and dribble penetration.

Sure, don’t blame Fiz. He is just theeee... coach?... who’s job is tooooo... make the roster work and... have a system that benefits his players...

Sure, NO PART OF THIS IS HIs FAULT. Sure...

Bad roster construction, yeah, but Fiz gets lots of the blame.

He earns blame of course. Just saying no one is going to fix this $hitshow except the front office.

Someone could surely make it look a bit better. Randle is a better player than how he is being used here, for example.

Yes, why ? Dotson has been good in his little time.

Trier can score. IF Fiz is such a players coach or even a good coach - then get Trier to defend. IT's simple - defend or you don't play. I saw Trier trying on D last game and now tonight nothing again.

Ellington should be on the bench. Only call him out whne you need a 3.

Players who should play

Starting lineup
Frank
RJ
knox
Randle
Mitch

Rotation
DSjr/Payton
Trier
Dotson
Morris
Portis/Gibson

This is just a head scratcher for me. Why Knox over Morris?

Also, trying on D is not the benchmark for anything. I can try to shoot the ball all day long but if it isn't going in it means my offense sucks.

Chandler wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Just an ill-fitting roster. I don’t blame Fiz. This is a slow team with no dribble penetration, ball movers or shooters. Front office needs a plan to put together a real team. Prioritize shooting, athleticism and dribble penetration.

You can absolutely blame Fiz. As a head coach, he has to know how to put his current personnel to the right situation. Look at Pat Riley. He came from the Showtime Lakers to the Knicks. He didn't have Magic, Kareem and Worthy. So what did he do? He found the right system for Ewing, Oakley, Starks and cultivated that. Same thing when he went to Miami.

Fizdale doesn't know what he is doing. He is a used car salesman.

And add in the team is new. Why did the FO collect a bunch of players that Fizz can't coach up on O or D? It's not like he inherited these guys.

martin wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Just an ill-fitting roster. I don’t blame Fiz. This is a slow team with no dribble penetration, ball movers or shooters. Front office needs a plan to put together a real team. Prioritize shooting, athleticism and dribble penetration.

Sure, don’t blame Fiz. He is just theeee... coach?... who’s job is tooooo... make the roster work and... have a system that benefits his players...

Sure, NO PART OF THIS IS HIs FAULT. Sure...

Bad roster construction, yeah, but Fiz gets lots of the blame.

He earns blame of course. Just saying no one is going to fix this $hitshow except the front office.

Someone could surely make it look a bit better. Randle is a better player than how he is being used here, for example.

Yes, why ? Dotson has been good in his little time.

Trier can score. IF Fiz is such a players coach or even a good coach - then get Trier to defend. IT's simple - defend or you don't play. I saw Trier trying on D last game and now tonight nothing again.

Ellington should be on the bench. Only call him out whne you need a 3.

Players who should play

Starting lineup
Frank
RJ
knox
Randle
Mitch

Rotation
DSjr/Payton
Trier
Dotson
Morris
Portis/Gibson

This is just a head scratcher for me. Why Knox over Morris?

Also, trying on D is not the benchmark for anything. I can try to shoot the ball all day long but if it isn't going in it means my offense sucks.

Starter
Frank
Dotson
Morris
Gibson
MitchRob

6th Man rookie RJ Barrett
Payton
Knox
Randle
Portis

The Knicks $70M offseason FA are not panning out to well in Fizdale's individual iso-system.
The $30M contract the Knicks gave to Portis, should have went to DeAndre Jordan to resign.
The Knicks only have one legit NBA starter on the roster .. Morris
Randle's performance still show that Randle's a $10M per role-player off the bench.

NYKBocker wrote:

Vmart wrote:

cooch2584 wrote:This game was lost when Detroit got that foul,flagrant,and posession, it turned into a 6 point play and the knicks were done after that. Their body language said it all after that play.

Randle was single handily involved in an 11 point swing in less that 48 seconds. 4 point flagrant. Two point basket by Detroit and fumbling and bumbling shot clock violation that took 3 points off the board and resulted in another Detroit basket.

Yeah. Randle is way over his head. Fizdale needs to recognize this. Simplify his responsibilities. Make him a PnR big. Tell him the 2 second rule. If you have not done anything in 2 seconds then move the ****ing move.

AGREE 100%