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Why is everyone so worried about Lenny Wilkens being fired?
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islesfan
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1/19/2005  10:19 PM
After Lenny is gone you still have a very poorly constructed team. Even if this is a "work in progress", they're still building around Marbury and Crawford. Marbury is a me-first type player who puts up great numbers but they never seem to amount to much in terms of the only thing that matters, wins. Crawford is a chucker with a low basketball IQ. Is it really a coincidence that both of their former teams have gotten markedly better since they've left?

How are they supposed to add the big man that they desperately need when they've limited themselves to mid round draft picks and players whose current teams don't want and would rather have the cap space instead?

All the Knicks have done under Isiah is taken one small step forward (making the playoffs and gaining back some credibility) and taken 2 huge steps back (losing said credibility by becoming an embarrassingly bad team and being stuck with not only Houston but Marbury and Crawford and whoever else they overpay for this summer as they continue to throw good money after bad).

For those of you who are now "glad" that the Knicks might be a lottery team, I thought you couldn't become that bad in NY? I thought NY fans would never stand for that? Isn't that why they just had to overpay for Marbury the way they did and make the moves that they have, because it's not possible to "rebuild" like that in NY? If they were going to stink like this they would have been better off paring as much salary as they could with their expiring contracts while really tanking games so they could draft high in the lottery starting with last season.

There are so many things wrong with the Knicks right now, I honestly don't even know where to begin, but getting rid of Lenny would be like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. At this point there's no reason for it because it wouldn't do any good. There's no other alternative out there and it wouldn't change the fact that this team just isn't very good.
If it didn’t work in Phoenix with Nash and Stoutamire... it’s just not a winning formula. It’s an entertaining formula, but not a winning one. - Derek Harper talking about D'Antoni's System
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Bonn1997
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1/19/2005  10:20 PM
Are you ever gonna post when the Knicks are on a winning streak or do you just go into hiding then?
islesfan
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1/19/2005  10:24 PM
You said yourself that I haven't been around much lately. It's not like the Knicks have been blowing it up all season so don't start pretending that I'm only here when things are going badly.
If it didn’t work in Phoenix with Nash and Stoutamire... it’s just not a winning formula. It’s an entertaining formula, but not a winning one. - Derek Harper talking about D'Antoni's System
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1/19/2005  10:32 PM
everyone at this point knows this is not a very good team but it should be the best team in the division and at least get a round in the playoffs to justify the $103mil payroll. They are severely underachieving thanks to Lenny and Zeke won't have it even if it makes him lookbad. What makes him look worse is when all the players come out and say that it is not Lenny's fault. By saying that, they are taking a shot at how Zeke put this team together. Lenny is way too laid back for this team and doesn't teach defense and hardwork first. Anyone who doesn't see that Lenny is the wrong guy for this team needs their eyes checked.
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1/19/2005  11:15 PM
yea, this is a team that shoud prob win bout 42-44 games, w/lenny prob 32-35, so i think it is time 2 make a move. they need a tougher defensive coach who will b tough on his guys, not a laid bak guy like lenny, hes like don chaney's twin, their the same coach. And we all know how good chaney workd out. this team does need 2 make some kind of personel changes but they shoud at least make the playoffs and win the sorry atlantic w/wat they've got, and w/lenny as the coach they wont.
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1/19/2005  11:34 PM
coaching can make a huge difference (memphis) but dam dude who coaches crawford to chuck so much crap?


we need a coach that will not be affraid to bench him if he is 3 for 10 and continues to fire shots.

i am so sick of seeing him chuck garbage.
Bonn1997
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1/19/2005  11:48 PM
Posted by islesfan:

You said yourself that I haven't been around much lately. It's not like the Knicks have been blowing it up all season so don't start pretending that I'm only here when things are going badly.
Actually, you have been around a lot lately. You weren't before the recent skid, though. If you want to be a bad weather poster, that's your right.
BRIGGS
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1/19/2005  11:48 PM
Posted by turtle33:

coaching can make a huge difference (memphis) but dam dude who coaches crawford to chuck so much crap?


we need a coach that will not be affraid to bench him if he is 3 for 10 and continues to fire shots.

i am so sick of seeing him chuck garbage.


wait a second, i thought we were losing because craw was out? i guess there is a reason why no one wanted craw for the loot we paid him.
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gunsnewing
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1/19/2005  11:52 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by turtle33:

coaching can make a huge difference (memphis) but dam dude who coaches crawford to chuck so much crap?


we need a coach that will not be affraid to bench him if he is 3 for 10 and continues to fire shots.

i am so sick of seeing him chuck garbage.

no because craw is just re-adjusting. he just got back after missing almost a month! we were .500 with him and without Lenny we would've been playing .550 ball


wait a second, i thought we were losing because craw was out? i guess there is a reason why no one wanted craw for the loot we paid him.
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1/20/2005  1:21 AM
People like to delue themsevles, as in, if we fire Lenny, this team will turn it around...

If Craw comes back, we will turn it around...

If JYD starts we will turn it around...

If Houston comes back we will turn it around...

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...

The teams is bad, accept it or continue to be frustrated. I for once enjoye the game for a change today, despite the loss, it was still a ball game, there some nice plays. Be basketball fans, just enjoy the game.
A glimmer of hope maybe?!?
djsunyc
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1/20/2005  10:13 AM
marbury's curse is that he's always been the best offensive player on his teams. that's tough for a point guard. i feel bad for him. you can see this season he's been making a real concerted effort into getting everyone involved. everything he was saying from preseason on, as well as his play on the court is evidence of that. he has been anything but me-first this season. the problem is that he gives it to tim and he turns around and bricks it. crawford is crazy erratic but at the age of 24, you are banking on being able to change his bad ways and maximize his physical skills. but kurt and nazr are having close to career years. that's 100% thanks to marbury BUT you can see he gets tired by the end after doing everything for the team the entire game. i can see why he takes defensive plays off - i'm not making excuses for him, but if we had a legitimate backup, he may be able to learn that he can go hard at both ends. he's flawed but he's still very very good. he's in a tough situation.

and injuries haven't helped - especially when this is a team in transition AND have pretty much zero defensive players.

i think the best route to go is to find that next PF/C and build around him while pairing him up with marbury. easier said than done of course.

everyone is panicking but that's all right. you have a right to be pissed, especially after everything we've heard from the knicks and seeing all the $$$'s spent with no return (so far). heck, i'm a season ticket holder so i'm giving dolan more money.

but it really is this offseason that will dictate what type of team we'll be for the next 5 years. i know many are expecting the worse, and in the back of my head, i am to. but i also realize this isn't layden we're talking about and isiah HAS made the team younger and more athletic. better is another question, and that will be answered this summer.

patience is the key here.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 01/20/2005 10:14:58]
fishmike
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1/20/2005  10:47 AM
look... if we got bigs first... guys like Sheed or Rahim and we still have Anderson, Eisly, gimpy Houston and Ward on the wings we wouldnt be any different.

How is Marbury a me first type player? Because he can score? The guys biggest problem is his ability to attack the rim and create for himself. Maybe moving him to 2 is the answer.. I dont know. I do know that the problem with the team isnt Marbury.. its what we get at the 3/4 every night and last night was no difference. TT sucks eggs and Jalen and Donyell lit up whoever we had there. KT plays like guard who rebounds while Bosh takes it to the hole.

We have good resources this offseason to address these needs while getting younger at the same time.
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JUNKMEIN
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1/20/2005  11:23 AM
djsunyc,

You just said it. That's it in a nutshell. Shut the boards down...uhh, err, just kidding Andrew and Martin.

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Posted by djsunyc:


but it really is this offseason that will dictate what type of team we'll be for the next 5 years. i know many are expecting the worse, and in the back of my head, i am to. but i also realize this isn't layden we're talking about and isiah HAS made the team younger and more athletic. better is another question, and that will be answered this summer.

patience is the key here.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 01/20/2005 10:14:58]
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