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JesseDark
Posts: 22777 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 9/9/2003 Member: #467 |
12/18/2019 4:12 PM
Blatt and Mills were college teammates, can’t see Blatt doing anything contrary to Mills.
Bring back dee-fense
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fishmike
Posts: 53828 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 7/19/2002 Member: #298 USA |
12/18/2019 4:13 PM
didnt Blatt have major health issues? Might be some "work" to keep his head in the game etc
"winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
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arkrud
Posts: 32217 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 8/31/2005 Member: #995 USA |
12/18/2019 4:24 PM
fishmike wrote:didnt Blatt have major health issues? Might be some "work" to keep his head in the game etc He diagnosed with MS and retired from coaching. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet
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martin
Posts: 76215 Alba Posts: 108 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #2 USA |
12/19/2019 11:25 AM
JesseDark wrote:Blatt and Mills were college teammates, can’t see Blatt doing anything contrary to Mills. just because you have a friendship doesn't mean you can't be an independent thinker. I think you will find all sorts of friendships and prior relationships in the NBA world, it's how it works Official sponsor of the PURE KNICKS LOVE Program
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Nalod
Posts: 71155 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
12/19/2019 11:58 AM
Blatt's accomplishments in Europe stand on their own.\
His one NBA experience he was hired to rebuild Cavs and instead they lost in the Finals. He was fired when the team was 30-11. He was the wrong guy to coach Lebron. Some accolades....... EuroBasket 2007: Gold EuroBasket 2011: Bronze 2012 Olympics: Bronze 2014 EuroLeague Champion 2014 EuroLeague Coach of the Year 2014 Order of Friendship Award winner 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Central Division Champion 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Champion 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for October/November 2018 EuroCup Champion I don't know what his influence will be but perhaps he can sort of mentor WITH Miller and they can achieve might add up. He might have been in someones ear regarding the decision to fire Fiz? Maybe he saw something? Maybe he can help Frank get over the hump? For what its worth Craig Robinson is a quality guy as is Blatt. For mills to surround himself with good basketball people is not stupid. For Knicks1248 to insinuate they are here because they are black is insulting to their accomplishments. I would not say 1248 is being racist or not. I don't know if he is black or not. Im just saying its an ignorant statement. Its one thing to slam Mills for his record as GM or president. |
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Knixkik
Posts: 35448 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #11 USA |
12/19/2019 12:00 PM
I think people are overthinking this. He has a new front office role that is likely never going to impact what we see on the court.
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fishmike
Posts: 53828 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 7/19/2002 Member: #298 USA |
12/19/2019 12:03 PM
Knixkik wrote:I think people are overthinking this. He has a new front office role that is likely never going to impact what we see on the court.not true at all... wasnt he coaching overseas? You dont think a guy with that level of player knowledge isnt useful to have in the fold? There is a rarely tapped pool of talent in EU, especially for role players. I like this. "winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
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Nalod
Posts: 71155 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
12/19/2019 12:18 PM
fishmike wrote:Knixkik wrote:I think people are overthinking this. He has a new front office role that is likely never going to impact what we see on the court.not true at all... wasnt he coaching overseas? You dont think a guy with that level of player knowledge isnt useful to have in the fold? There is a rarely tapped pool of talent in EU, especially for role players. I like this. Knicks seem to lack a good euro experience. From Fred Weis to Frank they seem to be missing something. Interesting who is on the knicks staff.... |
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martin
Posts: 76215 Alba Posts: 108 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #2 USA |
12/19/2019 12:24 PM
Knixkik wrote:I think people are overthinking this. He has a new front office role that is likely never going to impact what we see on the court. How do you come to a conclusion like that? I can fathom the reasoning behind such a thought Official sponsor of the PURE KNICKS LOVE Program
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anrst
Posts: 22707 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 12/7/2005 Member: #1054 USA |
12/19/2019 1:14 PM
He's here to be our next coach. he'll lurk around the organization for a year, and then takover the team in the summer as Mills guy.
Mills will also backstab Perry and get Alan Houston in the GM role, which is why Houston's been more visible. If you think anything different, you haven't been watching how things work. |
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Sambakick
Posts: 21477 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 9/8/2013 Member: #5646 |
12/19/2019 1:55 PM LAST EDITED: 12/19/2019 1:56 PM
He's not here to coach.
He's here because of the article that came out how Mills effed up the David Griffin potential hire by signing THjr. Who was David Griffin's coach? David Blatt. So this is Mills saying to Dolan... we got Blatt and Blatt worked with Griffin. It's Mills trying to make up to Dolan for a perceived loss (Griffin). Everything in moderation. Even moderation.
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39877 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
12/19/2019 2:14 PM
Nalod wrote:fishmike wrote:Knixkik wrote:I think people are overthinking this. He has a new front office role that is likely never going to impact what we see on the court.not true at all... wasnt he coaching overseas? You dont think a guy with that level of player knowledge isnt useful to have in the fold? There is a rarely tapped pool of talent in EU, especially for role players. I like this. To be fair, we have no idea what the scouts are telling management. They could tell them one thing and the GM could still do something else. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
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CrushAlot
Posts: 59764 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/25/2003 Member: #452 USA |
12/19/2019 4:54 PM
martin wrote:Mills has been rumored to want Blatt in the organization for a long time. However, I wouldn't discount his instincts when it comes to surviving at MSG in regards to this hire. With all of the rumors that Mills maybe gone at the end of the season and the press conference where he and Perry met with the media after the game, I think it is very possible that Blatt is another pro Mills voice in the room if a decision is made where one of Mills or Perry is let go because of what happened this past off season and with the roster they assembled. Robinson, Blatt and Mills are all Princeton guys. The hire could be about basketball or giving a friend a hand. I hope that is what it is. Blatt knows basketball. I just don't trust Mills.JesseDark wrote:Blatt and Mills were college teammates, can’t see Blatt doing anything contrary to Mills. I'm tired,I'm tired, I'm so tired right now......Kristaps Porzingis 1/3/18
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jrodmc
Posts: 32927 Alba Posts: 50 Joined: 11/24/2004 Member: #805 USA |
12/19/2019 9:06 PM
Wait a minute, I thought "they" were only hiring black guys???
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Nalod
Posts: 71155 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
12/19/2019 9:48 PM
jrodmc wrote:Wait a minute, I thought "they" were only hiring black guys??? Gotta be a "black face" (makeup) Princeton joke in here??? |