franco12 wrote:

fwk00 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Good work here by Berman.

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I agree with some of this. But I find it hard to believe that Perry/Mills crafted this roster without feedback from Fix. One of the things they touted during the Fiz hiring was his comparability with front office. Is it too soon to fire Fiz? Yeah, probably. Does he need to improve? Heck yeah. I knew we were probably a 30 win team, maybe a little better if everything works right. The problem isn't that Morris is miscast at SF. The problem is our coach hasn't rein him in. Is Randle really this trash? The dude was getting better his last two years. Same with Payton. But they've gotten away from what made them solid NBA players. Do I blame them? I'm sure they'd like to run more two-man plays. Why not try that more when Payton gets healthy. I'm high on RJ, but it was unfair to put him in the position of lead intiator when you're trying to win games. Do we have stars? No, but we have solid role players who've shown that they can perform at the right level in the right role. They just need a coach who can put them there.

I thought the FO had an inspired summer.

First they dodged signing the twin albatrosses [KI and Durant].

Second, they did analyze the gold standard attributes of FA who were out of reach AND identify the next best performing players who were available.

Randle, Gibson, Portis, Ellington, and so on all represent highly desirable players who, though not superstars, can deliver results if coached correctly. [Personally, I think Fizdale is a fail in this regard].

Fizdale reminds me of Bill Clinton in that by hugging the FO so tightly, they are mistaken for the same vision. I'm not so sure. Perry certainly added some players who fit the lunch-pail profile Memphis had under Fizdale so there is at least that.

Randle is not trash but he can't become a caricature of Melo - that's just cruel. Morris is the better option of the two.

Time to recalibrate the roster just a hair.

I agree with this a bit. I like the FO moves so far. The only criticism that you can lay on them is what they did as far as the PG position. They should have retained Mudiay at a minimum. Yes, 4 PG's might have been excessive, but the three we have all had really giant question marks on them.

As far as Fizdale, I've liked the guy from day 1. I thought he did a good job last year motivating the team. And he is probably a better motivator than x & o's guy. And maybe instead of firing Fizdale, they should insist on some additions to the bench. Bring in some former HC that is happy to be in the back just installing and running a better offensive system.

Rather than fire him he should be demoted to assistant coach where he might thrive. This would be an innovation in basketball where firing is always the cure.

Promote Mills. Fizdale broke the organizational continuity last year that Phil established which promoted the Winchester Knicks emulating the style of the parent team. When Fiz turned last year into a free-for-all that broke. It needs to be restored.