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| “Basketball is different than hockey,” the Garden executive chairman said during a conversation at his MSG office on Wednesday. “A great player in hockey is the difference, but a great player in basketball is the team. “And I think we have a great player in Porzingis. We just have to build around him.” “I’ve been told everything from December to him being out for the season, so I don’t know what to expect on that,” Dolan said. “But we can’t just sit on our ass while he’s away. We need to develop a team and then integrate him into it when he comes back.” |
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| “The old-style coaching doesn’t work,” Dolan said. “A coach who tries to do everything himself isn’t going to be successful. “The coaching search for the Knicks is similar in a lot of ways to the Rangers. I think the teams are in similar spots. We’re looking for people to develop players and to create a winning team. We have our lists of candidates, but the lists are still open.” |
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| “Everybody who wants to talk about the Knicks wants to ask me about Phil Jackson,” Dolan said, smiling and shaking his head. “The entire market wanted to me to hire him and when I did, the entire market said it was a great move. The only thing was, everyone said that I shouldn’t interfere with him. “Three years later, everyone wanted to know when I was going to do something about Phil. The same people who told me not to interfere wanted me to interfere. But that’s OK. I just think that Phil underestimated the job.” |
Same here. I wanted Phil in the worst way. Then when he wanted to trade KP I was done.
I just hope he picks the right guy now and not some retread who wasn't successful. We've had enough of those.
I also don’t think Dolan is correct saying that one player makes an NBA Champion. It seems to me that NBA contenders have two legit superstars and then a collection of good starters and a probably spark/roll player from the bench. Maybe the problem with the Knicks is that they’re always trying to get that one superstar player? Which, yeah, you need, but I think you also need a legit 2nd star.
Anyone, no one’s ever going broke betting against Jimmy D.
Jackson wanted Steve Mills? Jackson wanted to keep all of the scouts? Jackson didn't want Steve Kerr? The first day on the job Jackson found out that everything Dolan promised was bullshit.
As far as the Rangers go Dolan traded all of their young players and all of their draft picks and have turned them in ice skating Knicks. No playoffs and one of the worst teams in the league.
Good luck rooting for either team as long as he's alive.
Yeah this is a good point. In so many words he’s admitting making decisions based on what the critics say.
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Kenny Smith will meet with the Knicks, great. But what about Ettore Messina, Mike Budenholzer and Jeff Van Gundy? Really?
I still can't believe there are people on bbi who defend Dolan. Just because he's not in the news as much(except when he's acting like a moron at games), doesn't mean he's not still a major problem.
Jackson wanted Steve Mills? Jackson wanted to keep all of the scouts? Jackson didn't want Steve Kerr? The first day on the job Jackson found out that everything Dolan promised was bullshit.
As far as the Rangers go Dolan traded all of their young players and all of their draft picks and have turned them in ice skating Knicks. No playoffs and one of the worst teams in the league.
Good luck rooting for either team as long as he's alive.
Spot freakin on. All of it.
Coach bud is lost likely the draft compensation...
Messing I dont know why not..
Smith was a shock to me, possible agent favor
I don't take the Woodson interview seriously - it's probably just another way to get a dig in at Phil. Kenny Smith would be a ridiculous hire, and Mark Jackson would be a travesty.
Trying to modernize the Knicks,but really just copying off what other teams are doing in other sports.
The recently released book detailing the making of the Warriors dynasty painted a bleak picture of Jackson being too resistant to analytics, mismanaging his coaching staff, making an ill-timed, anti-gay remark and harboring a distant relationship with the Warriors’ front office, among other failings."
definitely doesn't seem to be a good fit for what Knicks claim to be looking for in a coach...
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Stackhouse came to new york monday and tueaday..
Fizdale they contacted 2 weeks before they fired hornacek...
Feel like this are the top 2 candidates..
Woodson worked with fizdale in Atlanta, so possible they talked to Woodson about being an assistant as well...
seems like if you either lived in NYC or had anything to with the Knicks you get an interview. Everyone gets an interview! It's like Oprah...
I think he got overshadowed by Bagley and isn't explosive, but very easily could have an Al Horford type game in the pros, which is exactly what we need next to Kristaps.
He said Phil underestimated the job. How is that not calling him lazy? PJax has been around the NBA for far too long to not really understand the ins and outs of the role. He only took the job as a free fat paycheck. That's it. He was a bum. And a lazy one at that.
On the coaching front, I have heard from my friend they want Fizdale, but Fizdale is investigating other coaching jobs and potentially waiting to see if Milwaukee opens up.
If Fizdale chooses elsewhere I really hope it's Stack.
Obviously if the Knicks view carter as having star talent, theres exceptions to be made, but if there are wings that are valued similarly to Carter I tend to lean towards selecting those wing types.
It is not like it is some big secret
I did think Perry has done good things.
1 Kicking Melo to the curb made NYK basketball fun again (until the KP injury), getting some decent value was nice
Side note: watching Melo last night made me laugh. What a bum. Ever-increasing inefficiency on O and as we all know, he contributes NOTHING in any other way.
2 Not only finding Trey Burke, but locking him up for next year. When people were inexplicably making the Burke/Jimmer comp, it was clear they hadn't seen how his game developed
3 see # 2 but for Troy Williams
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Dolan saying fans didn't want him to interfere isn't 100% accurate. We didn't want him to interfere in the day to day operations of the team, but nobody ever said he shouldn't still be an owner and be the boss of his employees.
As for the coaching search... I am not really excited by any of the names we've heard. One name I'd like to throw into the mix is Darren Erman. He's the top assistant in Memphis and well regarded by many. He's 42, and has been an assistant for Popovich, Larry Brown, and Brad Stevens. He's also the guy who allegedly taped Mark Jackson in GS and reported it to the front office, but as it turns out that probably wasn't a bad thing.
And Mikal Bridges would be a horrible pick for us. :-)
Even in this scenario if Zinger holds out on the extension and hardaway can be moved for an expiring during the year you could potentially get 2 maxes in 2019, one via sign and trade. If hardaway and baker are off the books in 2019. You can sign a max guy and then package 2019 potential lottery pick and other picks with Noah and Lee expirings to get another max guy. Then go over the cap for Zinger extension right?
Either suns and hawks can not come to agreement on compensation or bud wanted more power in the front office