What he's doing otherwise get out now. His record says otherwise though. What is real obvious though is his ego took a hit with the KP blow off. That's why he's "listening to offers". I can easily see this as his undoing that will get him fired. If he trades him to "teach him whose boss" it's gonna hurt at he gate and that's when Dolan will act. There's a final straw somewhere here we just haven't reached it yet
Porzingis, a little boy in a big mans body who is being manipulated by family. Who got pushed around at the belt line in year 1 and 2 by increasingly smaller players, and yet didn't figure it out.
Anthony, a increasingly lazy player over the years who wants to stay because coach and players defer to him. The strength of his game was inside and the foul line, now just wants to chuck em from deep.
Jackson, is the GM who still wants to coach but can't physically perform that function and yet wants to impose his coaching ideals on the current coach.
Jeff H, probably the only one that should stay that won't.
What he's doing otherwise get out now. His record says otherwise though. What is real obvious though is his ego took a hit with the KP blow off. That's why he's "listening to offers". I can easily see this as his undoing that will get him fired. If he trades him to "teach him whose boss" it's gonna hurt at he gate and that's when Dolan will act. There's a final straw somewhere here we just haven't reached it yet
That's why I have a bad feeling about all of this, just from the tone of that interview.
I expected 'look, we don't want to trade the guy, but we'd be stupid not to listen if people have offers we feel are too good to pass up'. Or even better - 'we have no intentions of trading him, we want him here, but that won't stop people from calling.'
Instead - we go back to the exit meeting again. I get it - KP skipping the exit meeting was bad, immature, stupid - you name it. But at this point, pointing it out repeatedly doesn't make him look bad, it makes you look weak and out of control.
Not that I ever have much confidence in the Knicks doing the right thing, but right now, whatever faith I did have is at an all time low. I get the impression PJ is trying to build culture in the team by moving out players who don't buy into his plan, and given the salary cap, draft limitations, etc. - that's just not going to work all of the time.
was the almost adversarial tone taken by Trautwig: his questions were blunt, almost defiant and Jackson was only doing this because his employer placed him there. Now, maybe Trautwig's tone was staged so fans might be led to perceive they were getting straight talk. But this was not his normal demeanor, esp. with MSG "stars".
agree, jcn, Jackson ponying up the exit interview stuff a second time, when there was no natural segueway or prompt to it made me squirm.
were re-signing Melo and trying to surround him with vets to win last season. Now, he seems committed to rebuilding. Rebuilding is tough in NY because the fans are impatient and the media feeds that impatience, but it's very necessary.
I've never been persuaded by the "you can't rebuild in NY"
argument. Look at the embrace of the Yankees' youth movement once they shed the contracts of the aging "stars". Look at how Knicks' fans embrace KP and Willi. What Knicks' fans have rejected is precisely what you point out as one of PJ's two biggest mistakes, anchoring the team with over-the-hill vets, at dreadful contracts at that.
I think fans get it and will embrace it if there is a discernible and rational plan in place coupled with intelligent drafting of talent. My biggest gripe with Reese has been staying with mediocre FAs and not overhauling the OL, but until recently, JR has shown he can't draft well after Round 2.
I have long been turned off to the NBA and most of my exposure to the league is on the (for the most part) well-informed BBI threads. They have been begging to get rid of the dead wood.
was the almost adversarial tone taken by Trautwig: his questions were blunt, almost defiant and Jackson was only doing this because his employer placed him there. Now, maybe Trautwig's tone was staged so fans might be led to perceive they were getting straight talk. But this was not his normal demeanor, esp. with MSG "stars".
agree, jcn, Jackson ponying up the exit interview stuff a second time, when there was no natural segueway or prompt to it made me squirm.
I'm sure there's video from after the interview "gee Phil, that was great! Do you think it worked? Can we hang out?? Can I come over and play?? Have a sleep over?? Please Phil, please oh please!!!!"
I agree. But he has lost the team. Perhaps some would say that's less important than the HC, but I'm not sure it is.
That's if he makes the deal?
Even that is arguable as much of the credit for Porzingis goes to Clarence Gaines, who threatened to resign if KP was not the pick.
Anthony, a increasingly lazy player over the years who wants to stay because coach and players defer to him. The strength of his game was inside and the foul line, now just wants to chuck em from deep.
Jackson, is the GM who still wants to coach but can't physically perform that function and yet wants to impose his coaching ideals on the current coach.
Jeff H, probably the only one that should stay that won't.
That's why I have a bad feeling about all of this, just from the tone of that interview.
I expected 'look, we don't want to trade the guy, but we'd be stupid not to listen if people have offers we feel are too good to pass up'. Or even better - 'we have no intentions of trading him, we want him here, but that won't stop people from calling.'
Instead - we go back to the exit meeting again. I get it - KP skipping the exit meeting was bad, immature, stupid - you name it. But at this point, pointing it out repeatedly doesn't make him look bad, it makes you look weak and out of control.
Not that I ever have much confidence in the Knicks doing the right thing, but right now, whatever faith I did have is at an all time low. I get the impression PJ is trying to build culture in the team by moving out players who don't buy into his plan, and given the salary cap, draft limitations, etc. - that's just not going to work all of the time.
He doesn't know what he's doing.
agree, jcn, Jackson ponying up the exit interview stuff a second time, when there was no natural segueway or prompt to it made me squirm.
I think fans get it and will embrace it if there is a discernible and rational plan in place coupled with intelligent drafting of talent. My biggest gripe with Reese has been staying with mediocre FAs and not overhauling the OL, but until recently, JR has shown he can't draft well after Round 2.
I have long been turned off to the NBA and most of my exposure to the league is on the (for the most part) well-informed BBI threads. They have been begging to get rid of the dead wood.
agree, jcn, Jackson ponying up the exit interview stuff a second time, when there was no natural segueway or prompt to it made me squirm.
I'm sure there's video from after the interview "gee Phil, that was great! Do you think it worked? Can we hang out?? Can I come over and play?? Have a sleep over?? Please Phil, please oh please!!!!"