Posted by franco12:

I think Isiah has increased the talent level of this team.

This team has shown signs of being a good team- if you take out January's funk, TT's horrid start, we're there in the playoffs.

This team is an out of tune car- the version IT took over was a chevy cavalier- perhaps now we have a ford tauras.

A lot is going to depend on the draft- and what position we get in the lottery.

I still think we are one or two solid players away from being a solid playoff team.

Posted by Kwazimodal:

The Knicks have been through some bad patches before but its been a while since we have been through one that was this long.Its hard to get fired up about this team.

I saw some hope earlier in the season but Isiah's insistence on constantly tinkering with the roster has left us with a team that isnt together long enough to build some kind of team chemistry.All this shuffling is doing nothing for morale.

We can keep playing musical vets into the next decade so Isiah can stock draft picks but how are they going to develop on a team that keeps changing constantly?

I know IT has a very difficult job but he needs to be more of a stabilizing force,he is running the Knicks like he is at the craps table in Atlantic City.

If he really does have a long term plan,I hope it doesnt involve wholesale changes to the roster at every trade deadline.This team needs to build an identity,whatever that may be.He is going to have a hard time doing it if he keeps blowing up the team every few months.

We will have some stability once Allan's Houston's $20mil is off our cap! Then we'll be able to bring in actual good players. Players who you don't trade away. There's only so much you can do when you have a guy like Allan Houston sitting on the bench in a suit collecting $20mil in cap money per year.

Posted by Kwazimodal:

I agree gunsewing,its a tough job but noone is putting a gun to IT's head and telling him to take on bloated contracts in the meantime.

Late first round draft picks are nice but not at the expense of more cap killing deadweight,players that take up PT that should be given to developing talent like Sweets and Ariza.

Who knows? The way things are going Isiah may take on another Houston size contract just when Allan's is over,another once great vet that he will claim fills a need,something that is supposed to get us to the playoffs but not much further.

Like its been said many times before,sometimes the best deal is not making one.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by gunsnewing:

What GM would turn this around in 1yr? name one...

i don't think it's about turning it around in one year in terms of wins and losses. i think it's turning it around in terms of the direction and philosophy of the franchise. for the past 3 years under layden, it was about not giving 2 cents about the cap, bringing in overpriced mediocre players and just trying to get into the playoffs.

under isiah, the cap and contract philosophy is still there - they don't care about the $$$. the difference is that isiah brought in younger players instead of older ones. he's overpaid in some trades. that's why he needs to really hit a home run this draft and this summer. if he doesn't, then in essence, it's no different than layden.

i think we all expected a GM to come in and make all good moves. so far, most of isiah's moves have been debateable so that's why people, myself included, are upset right now.