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NFT: Knicks fire Fizdale

Big Rick in FL : 12/6/2019 3:41 pm
Per Woj
THANK YOU LORD  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 3:41 pm : link
!!!
I don't know man, seems like a missed opportunity.  
Mad Mike : 12/6/2019 3:44 pm : link
Halftime would have been pretty classic.
Fizzled out  
jcn56 : 12/6/2019 3:44 pm : link
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NICE!!!  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 12/6/2019 3:44 pm : link
THank you!!!
hope they hand it to Miller as an interim  
Heisenberg : 12/6/2019 3:45 pm : link
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I have  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 12/6/2019 3:46 pm : link
no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.
RE: I have  
KDubbs : 12/6/2019 3:47 pm : link
In comment 14705462 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.


Correct....ny owners mostly suck and are the real problems
RE: I have  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 12/6/2019 3:47 pm : link
In comment 14705462 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.


Closer to home, the Giants are trending in that direction too.
RE: I have  
jcn56 : 12/6/2019 3:47 pm : link
In comment 14705462 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.


Agreed - and since you're not a Knicks fan, does this whole situation seem vaguely familiar to you?
RE: I don't know man, seems like a missed opportunity.  
Mike from SI : 12/6/2019 3:48 pm : link
In comment 14705456 Mad Mike said:
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Halftime would have been pretty classic.


Huge missed opportunity, especially considering the BBI thread.
Train wreck of an organization.  
johnnyb : 12/6/2019 3:48 pm : link
Makes the Giants seem successful.
While Eric is correct  
robbieballs2003 : 12/6/2019 3:50 pm : link
I hope he is wrong about the future. Fiz has proven time and time again how poor he was as a coach. He is stunting the growth of our young players. We don't play team basketball. There is little accountability although Fiz would talk a good game. We don't play team defense.
Good  
TyreeHelmet : 12/6/2019 3:52 pm : link
Now fire Mills and Perry. If they give these clowns another offseason or let them make another coaching hire Im done with this team.
While I think this was absolutely the right move,  
Beezer : 12/6/2019 3:53 pm : link
and that Fizdale had spun things so far down the drain that even the players looked perplexed on the bench at times, I don't feel a lick better about this organization.

No, if I see a post that the REST of the brain trust has ALSO been fired, then we might have something.

Even if the place needs to run by people not ready for it, it can't be worse. Ride it out, make the logical trades, play the kids, bring a few more kids up, and ride this shit out.

Make the best hires possible after the season and see what we have.
I saw nothing of merit in Fizdale's coaching.  
yatqb : 12/6/2019 3:57 pm : link
But the main issue with this team is ownership and the loyalty he shows to Mills. Definitely the worst run franchise in sports.

It reminds me of the Yawkey Red Sox...consistently awful.
Well that means...  
Stan in LA : 12/6/2019 3:57 pm : link
CHAMPIONSHIP!
Fiz...  
nyblue56 : 12/6/2019 3:58 pm : link
is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.
Friday news dump!  
bceagle05 : 12/6/2019 4:03 pm : link
RE: Fiz...  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 4:06 pm : link
In comment 14705489 nyblue56 said:
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.


Knocms are sixth in 3 point shooting and 27th in attempts..

their defensive gameplans are moronic, they pack the paint and give up 3s BY DESIGN!!!

he is a horrible coach
Was Dolan listening to the Michael Kay Show or something?  
bceagle05 : 12/6/2019 4:06 pm : link
Firing him last night or before today's practice would've worked, too.
Was not a good fit from the start  
ghost718 : 12/6/2019 4:06 pm : link
But the Knicks always seem to get everyone on Headly Lamarr's wishlist and a few basketball players.
Fizdale wasnt the problem but he was a problem  
ajr2456 : 12/6/2019 4:07 pm : link
This roster wasn't perfect but it's not 4-18 bad. The Process Sixers had less talent and looked better.
RE: Fiz...  
BigBlueShock : 12/6/2019 4:07 pm : link
In comment 14705489 nyblue56 said:
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.

What the hell have you ever seen from Fizdale to make you say he’s a good coach?
Please please please  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 12/6/2019 4:07 pm : link
hire Dave Jaegar.
Alrght man this is good  
Giantfan21 : 12/6/2019 4:08 pm : link
but ultimately meaningless if mills and perry arent fired too . Especially mills he needs to get the fuck outta here ASAP
Keith Smart gone, too.  
bceagle05 : 12/6/2019 4:08 pm : link
Hopefully Mike Miller gets the nod and proves worthy of keeping (without screwing up the tank).
I can't believe I keep cable for MSG  
wigs in nyc : 12/6/2019 4:09 pm : link
I'm a sucker
RE: RE: I have  
Gettledogman : 12/6/2019 4:10 pm : link
In comment 14705465 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.



Closer to home, the Giants are trending in that direction too.


The Knicks were trending in the right direction with Donnie Walsh as GM -then they replaced him after the owner got stupid. Hopefully fans will not see that happen here.
A band aid  
arniefez : 12/6/2019 4:10 pm : link
on a torn aorta artery. Still dead.
RE: RE: RE: I have  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 4:12 pm : link
In comment 14705510 Gettledogman said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.



Closer to home, the Giants are trending in that direction too.



The Knicks were trending in the right direction with Donnie Walsh as GM -then they replaced him after the owner got stupid. Hopefully fans will not see that happen here.


Walsh was awful
Fitz was God-awful.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/6/2019 4:13 pm : link
But the real problem-Jimmy Boy-remains.
Right move  
Oscar : 12/6/2019 4:15 pm : link
But yeah it feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
If we can't get Dolan out..  
Chris684 : 12/6/2019 4:17 pm : link
How about Mills at least?
Maybe Steve Cohen  
johnnyb : 12/6/2019 4:21 pm : link
wants to buy a basketball team as well?
Fish rots from the head -  
GiantsUA : 12/6/2019 4:22 pm : link
Just cut off the tail, let's work our way up =
Forget about the roster, the owner, the playoffs, any of that stuff.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 12/6/2019 4:35 pm : link
Was Fizdale getting a consistent effort out of these players on a regular basis? If the answer is no, then what's the point of keeping him. The same team that showed up whenever Kristaps Porzingis was on the other team, or Bobby Portis in the Bulls game, or the first Brooklyn game should be expected to show up more often than it has, especially in the Garden.
How does Steve Mills have a job?  
Anakim : 12/6/2019 4:35 pm : link
Whoopdee doo. He went to Princeton. He's gotta be one of the losingest executives in sports history.
Until Mills is shown the door,nothing will change!  
TheMick7 : 12/6/2019 4:37 pm : link
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I don’t think Fizdale is anything more than an average coach.  
Peter from NH (formerly CT) : 12/6/2019 4:40 pm : link
That said, the guys above him are a lot worse than average. He is taking the fall for a bunch of perpetual losers. Dolan, Mills and Perry. The three stooges.
RE: I have  
Jints in Carolina : 12/6/2019 4:42 pm : link
In comment 14705462 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.


this...until something changes at the top, nothing else will change.
Michael Kay Show  
BigBlueShock : 12/6/2019 4:52 pm : link
Kay gave the viewing numbers for last nights game in NYC. Of approximately 17 million potential viewers, the Knicks attracted.....48,000 viewers last night. In comparison, the Islanders playing on MSGs 3rd channel got 62,000 viewers and the Rangers got 92,000 on MSG 2.

48,000 viewers? In NYC? The Knicks? That’s incredible and HAS to get Dolan’s attention, right? Right? They got beat by the Islanders playing on MSGs 3rd channel FFS. Yikes. Rock bottom.
Fizdale is a bad coach  
TyreeHelmet : 12/6/2019 5:01 pm : link
But this won’t change anything. Worst roster in the NBA and it’s not close. How the hell does Mills and Perry survive this?
Saw this on reddit...  
bceagle05 : 12/6/2019 5:07 pm : link
Fizdale did a bad job  
Shirk130 : 12/6/2019 5:11 pm : link
but not as bad as Mills and Perry. How can they possibly keep their jobs after this shit show. No one with any basketball knowledge thought what they did in free agency made any sense.
it's been more fun watching St John's this year -  
Del Shofner : 12/6/2019 5:11 pm : link
I can tell you who gets effort out of his players and uses them to their strengths: Mike Anderson. I really like what he's doing as a coach.
BigBlueShock  
arniefez : 12/6/2019 5:11 pm : link
the only thing that will matter is when the building empties out. Until then Dolan will continue his Scrooge McDuck daily money swim.

Probably the best hope Knicks fans have is that Dolan goes broke building those asinine orbs. Everything he touches turns to s**t hopefully he spends billions on them.
Until Mills is removed from the equation nothing will change  
Torrag : 12/6/2019 5:14 pm : link
Dolan is the cancer but Mills is the tumor.
there is more talent on this team than 4-18  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 5:24 pm : link
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RE: I have  
AcidTest : 12/6/2019 5:27 pm : link
In comment 14705462 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.


^This. The Knicks are a sad version of "Groundhog Day." So are the Giants.
how 'bout a shout out for nygiants16  
ColHowPepper : 12/6/2019 5:28 pm : link
He called this a day early and a game late..
'So are the Giants.'  
Torrag : 12/6/2019 5:30 pm : link
Get a grip the Giants have four Championships since '86 and the last was less than a decade ago. The Knicks haven't won a title since the early 70's.
RE: how 'bout a shout out for nygiants16  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 5:34 pm : link
In comment 14705608 ColHowPepper said:
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He called this a day early and a game late..


half game late
Mike Miller named coach  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 5:35 pm : link
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RE: there is more talent on this team than 4-18  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 12/6/2019 5:37 pm : link
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If they can show up for the Dallas Mavericks games, then it's not to much to ask the players to show up for the Sacramento Kings at home. And that's leads directly to the coach.
Mike Miller joining the staff this season  
bceagle05 : 12/6/2019 5:39 pm : link
was the first sign that Mills was throwing Fizdale under the bus. I'm torn because I like Miller and want him to succeed, but if he does it probably buys the front office another year.
RE: Mike Miller named coach  
Anakim : 12/6/2019 5:42 pm : link
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Beats Mark Jackson
RE: RE: Mike Miller named coach  
BigBlueShock : 12/6/2019 5:45 pm : link
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Beats Mark Jackson

Why?
Keith bogans also called up  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 5:49 pm : link
to be assistant
RE: Mike Miller joining the staff this season  
Giantfan21 : 12/6/2019 5:52 pm : link
In comment 14705621 bceagle05 said:
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was the first sign that Mills was throwing Fizdale under the bus. I'm torn because I like Miller and want him to succeed, but if he does it probably buys the front office another year.


I agree im very torn about this. I want miller to docus on the young guys on the team and help their development but at the same time im worried if there is progress that mills an dperry will stick around into next year and beyond.

I dont know what to root for at this point
Dolan is a lousy owner but  
PhilSimms15 : 12/6/2019 5:55 pm : link
he has pretty much been hands off since Phil Jackson. But Mills, he is the real culprit.

Knick Record in Mills's first six seasons with team: 183-309 (one playoff appearance)

Steve Mills leaves in 2009 to join Magic Johnson Enterprises

The four Knick seasons without Mills: 3 playoff appearances. In 2012-13 the Knicks finish 54-28 and beat the Celtics in Round One before losing to the NBA Champion Miami Heat.

Steve Mills returns in September 2013.
Knick Record in the next six full seasons with Mills aboard again: 163-329 (No Playoffs)

The math is easy on this one.
RE: RE: Fiz...  
nyblue56 : 12/6/2019 5:57 pm : link
In comment 14705503 BigBlueShock said:
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.


What the hell have you ever seen from Fizdale to make you say he’s a good coach?



I have watch Fiz career even before the Knicks he is a good coach. The problem with the knicks is the roster. You cannot play morris and randle at the same time, but he is force too. mishandle randle is net negative on the floor. Your best point is frank who on most nights is afraid to shoot. A streak shooter in RJ, who cannot hit a foul shot, DJ Smith who has to be the worst passing guard in the league. A collection of front court players that are not agile or fast enough to keep up with opposing 3s or 4s. A center that cannot stay out of foul trouble. What offense save for the pick and roll with mitch and iso ball can you possibly run with this collection of misfits. whoever the next coach is he needs to sit randle, have the starting 5 as frank, Dotson, RJ, Morris, and Mitch. But even with that line up you will not get much at the line or consistent shooting from the outside.
Everyone  
mitch300 : 12/6/2019 6:00 pm : link
Gets on Dolan. However, he also owns the Rangers and they seem to be going in the right direction. I do agree that Mills seems to be the problem. Yes it’s Dolan that needs to fire Mills and hire someone who knows wtf there doing.
Since Van Gundy  
Joey from GlenCove : 12/6/2019 6:08 pm : link
resigned in 2001. The knicks have had the below coaches. James Dolan took over in 1999

Don Chaney
Herb (1)
Lenny Wilkens
Herb (2)
Larry Brown
Isiah Thomas
Mike D'Antoni
Mike Woodson
Derek Fisher
Kurt Rambis
Jeff Hornacek
David Fizzle

and

Mike Miller
He’s a Scapegoat  
Samiam : 12/6/2019 6:17 pm : link
He deserves to be let go but so Mills and Perry as well. In fact, of the 3, he’s probably the least at fault. Heard the other day on Bill Simmons podcast, that almost every free agent brought in, with the exception of Morris and someone else, have 2 year contracts not 1 year as originally reported. So we’re left with a team for this year and next that have significant numbers of veteran players who will be playing for the next contract as opposed to playing the kids. We’re still losing but the kids are sharing time with the veterans. Plus, when they traded Porzingis to Dallas, they thought that Dallas would be bad and the Knicks would get another lottery pick. Not going to happen. Fitzdale has not done a good job but whoever is in charge now and for a long time really sucks
RE: RE: RE: Fiz...  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 6:19 pm : link
In comment 14705636 nyblue56 said:
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.


What the hell have you ever seen from Fizdale to make you say he’s a good coach?




I have watch Fiz career even before the Knicks he is a good coach. The problem with the knicks is the roster. You cannot play morris and randle at the same time, but he is force too. mishandle randle is net negative on the floor. Your best point is frank who on most nights is afraid to shoot. A streak shooter in RJ, who cannot hit a foul shot, DJ Smith who has to be the worst passing guard in the league. A collection of front court players that are not agile or fast enough to keep up with opposing 3s or 4s. A center that cannot stay out of foul trouble. What offense save for the pick and roll with mitch and iso ball can you possibly run with this collection of misfits. whoever the next coach is he needs to sit randle, have the starting 5 as frank, Dotson, RJ, Morris, and Mitch. But even with that line up you will not get much at the line or consistent shooting from the outside.


Whose fault is it that he built a defense around protecting the paint rather than the 3 point line?

whose fault is it that has no offensive system?

whose fault is it that he runs a stupid zone that gives up 3s and layups?

he is a horrid coach
RE: I have  
compton : 12/6/2019 6:39 pm : link
In comment 14705462 Eric from BBI said:
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no dog in this fight, but if you reposted Knicks threads on BBI from any year and just replaced the names, nothing has changed.

I guarantee you we will see this same thread in three years, just with a different name.


Yep.

RE: RE: RE: RE: Fiz...  
nyblue56 : 12/6/2019 6:40 pm : link
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.


What the hell have you ever seen from Fizdale to make you say he’s a good coach?




I have watch Fiz career even before the Knicks he is a good coach. The problem with the knicks is the roster. You cannot play morris and randle at the same time, but he is force too. mishandle randle is net negative on the floor. Your best point is frank who on most nights is afraid to shoot. A streak shooter in RJ, who cannot hit a foul shot, DJ Smith who has to be the worst passing guard in the league. A collection of front court players that are not agile or fast enough to keep up with opposing 3s or 4s. A center that cannot stay out of foul trouble. What offense save for the pick and roll with mitch and iso ball can you possibly run with this collection of misfits. whoever the next coach is he needs to sit randle, have the starting 5 as frank, Dotson, RJ, Morris, and Mitch. But even with that line up you will not get much at the line or consistent shooting from the outside.



Whose fault is it that he built a defense around protecting the paint rather than the 3 point line?

whose fault is it that has no offensive system?

whose fault is it that he runs a stupid zone that gives up 3s and layups?

he is a horrid coach


You can't defend the 3 with agile players who can chase and get over or under screens. None of our front court players can do that consistently. So that is a talent issue.

You can't run an effective offense with iso players like DJ, triere, randle, morris in the line up. How many turn overs are DJ, Randle, and RJ averaging per game. Hell they can't even hit foul shots. thats a talent issue.

If your front court players cannot stay with faster and more agile 3s and 4s, you might as well try a zone or switching. In the hopes that at least in the zone the other team will have work a little harder for a shot. that's a talent problem.

short of starting dotson at the 2 and keeping randle on the bench, not much will improve with any coach.
correction...  
nyblue56 : 12/6/2019 6:42 pm : link
you can't defend the 3 without agile players...
RE: Everyone  
Peter from NH (formerly CT) : 12/6/2019 6:44 pm : link
In comment 14705638 mitch300 said:
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Gets on Dolan. However, he also owns the Rangers and they seem to be going in the right direction. I do agree that Mills seems to be the problem. Yes it’s Dolan that needs to fire Mills and hire someone who knows wtf there doing.

Dolan doesn't care about hockey. He leaves it alone. He interferes in basketball and thinks he has a clue. Hires yes men. And gets involved day to day.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Fiz...  
robbieballs2003 : 12/6/2019 6:46 pm : link
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.


What the hell have you ever seen from Fizdale to make you say he’s a good coach?




I have watch Fiz career even before the Knicks he is a good coach. The problem with the knicks is the roster. You cannot play morris and randle at the same time, but he is force too. mishandle randle is net negative on the floor. Your best point is frank who on most nights is afraid to shoot. A streak shooter in RJ, who cannot hit a foul shot, DJ Smith who has to be the worst passing guard in the league. A collection of front court players that are not agile or fast enough to keep up with opposing 3s or 4s. A center that cannot stay out of foul trouble. What offense save for the pick and roll with mitch and iso ball can you possibly run with this collection of misfits. whoever the next coach is he needs to sit randle, have the starting 5 as frank, Dotson, RJ, Morris, and Mitch. But even with that line up you will not get much at the line or consistent shooting from the outside.



Whose fault is it that he built a defense around protecting the paint rather than the 3 point line?

whose fault is it that has no offensive system?

whose fault is it that he runs a stupid zone that gives up 3s and layups?

he is a horrid coach



You can't defend the 3 with agile players who can chase and get over or under screens. None of our front court players can do that consistently. So that is a talent issue.

You can't run an effective offense with iso players like DJ, triere, randle, morris in the line up. How many turn overs are DJ, Randle, and RJ averaging per game. Hell they can't even hit foul shots. thats a talent issue.

If your front court players cannot stay with faster and more agile 3s and 4s, you might as well try a zone or switching. In the hopes that at least in the zone the other team will have work a little harder for a shot. that's a talent problem.

short of starting dotson at the 2 and keeping randle on the bench, not much will improve with any coach.


You cannot keep saying "you can't ..."

We have young kids we need to develop so, yes, he can run a fuckin offense to build their game. Saying you can't is not being a coach. Being a coach is implementing a system, developing the players within the system, and making sure it is being followed through. Saying he cannot run an offense is bullshit.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Fiz...  
nyblue56 : 12/6/2019 7:01 pm : link
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is a good coach that was handed a critically flawed roster. half the team cannot shoot. Randle is a waste of money. players can't hit foul shots. half the teams basket ball iq is in the toilet. He is a fall guy for the master minds who put this roster together.


What the hell have you ever seen from Fizdale to make you say he’s a good coach?




I have watch Fiz career even before the Knicks he is a good coach. The problem with the knicks is the roster. You cannot play morris and randle at the same time, but he is force too. mishandle randle is net negative on the floor. Your best point is frank who on most nights is afraid to shoot. A streak shooter in RJ, who cannot hit a foul shot, DJ Smith who has to be the worst passing guard in the league. A collection of front court players that are not agile or fast enough to keep up with opposing 3s or 4s. A center that cannot stay out of foul trouble. What offense save for the pick and roll with mitch and iso ball can you possibly run with this collection of misfits. whoever the next coach is he needs to sit randle, have the starting 5 as frank, Dotson, RJ, Morris, and Mitch. But even with that line up you will not get much at the line or consistent shooting from the outside.



Whose fault is it that he built a defense around protecting the paint rather than the 3 point line?

whose fault is it that has no offensive system?

whose fault is it that he runs a stupid zone that gives up 3s and layups?

he is a horrid coach



You can't defend the 3 with agile players who can chase and get over or under screens. None of our front court players can do that consistently. So that is a talent issue.

You can't run an effective offense with iso players like DJ, triere, randle, morris in the line up. How many turn overs are DJ, Randle, and RJ averaging per game. Hell they can't even hit foul shots. thats a talent issue.

If your front court players cannot stay with faster and more agile 3s and 4s, you might as well try a zone or switching. In the hopes that at least in the zone the other team will have work a little harder for a shot. that's a talent problem.

short of starting dotson at the 2 and keeping randle on the bench, not much will improve with any coach.



You cannot keep saying "you can't ..."

We have young kids we need to develop so, yes, he can run a fuckin offense to build their game. Saying you can't is not being a coach. Being a coach is implementing a system, developing the players within the system, and making sure it is being followed through. Saying he cannot run an offense is bullshit.


He does run an offense and we have seen it in spurts but too often guys like smith , Randle, Morris opt out of the offense for iso plays. some players are very low basket IQ. That is not an issue of coaching some times it is about the players you have as well. it is a the very reason a good portion of the roster were cast offs and players other teams did not want.
So, a coach has a system  
robbieballs2003 : 12/6/2019 7:07 pm : link
Certain players don't run it and they still play a ton of minutes? Whose fault is that? Sounds like more excuses. What is his system that I have missed in spurts?
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steve in ky : 12/6/2019 7:11 pm : link
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Gets on Dolan. However, he also owns the Rangers and they seem to be going in the right direction. I do agree that Mills seems to be the problem. Yes it’s Dolan that needs to fire Mills and hire someone who knows wtf there doing.


Dolan doesn't care about hockey. He leaves it alone. He interferes in basketball and thinks he has a clue. Hires yes men. And gets involved day to day.


He grew up a big hockey fan so he likely likes hockey as much if not more than basketball.
wait building a defense to protect the paint  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 7:14 pm : link
rather than contest 3s is the players fault?

and it is randle and gibson fault they cant guard a ppint guard or shooting guard out on the perimiter because of the constabt switching?

the nuggets were worst in the league defending the 3 a couple of years ago now they are 1st, it is scheme...

the nuggets players said they knew they could shoot any 3 they wanted because the knicks pack the paint..

that is cosching, running a zone against good 3 point shooting teams is moronic
morris guarded the top wings for boston last year  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 7:15 pm : link
and now he cant guard on the perimiter? stop it
RE: RE: RE: Everyone  
robbieballs2003 : 12/6/2019 7:17 pm : link
In comment 14705688 steve in ky said:
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Gets on Dolan. However, he also owns the Rangers and they seem to be going in the right direction. I do agree that Mills seems to be the problem. Yes it’s Dolan that needs to fire Mills and hire someone who knows wtf there doing.


Dolan doesn't care about hockey. He leaves it alone. He interferes in basketball and thinks he has a clue. Hires yes men. And gets involved day to day.



He grew up a big hockey fan so he likely likes hockey as much if not more than basketball.


Liking hockey and knowing how it runs are two different things. Dolan has admitted to being more hands on with basketball because he feels he knows it better than hockey. He said he doesn't understand hockey as much hence why he takes a back seat.
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nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 7:19 pm : link
In comment 14705697 robbieballs2003 said:
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Gets on Dolan. However, he also owns the Rangers and they seem to be going in the right direction. I do agree that Mills seems to be the problem. Yes it’s Dolan that needs to fire Mills and hire someone who knows wtf there doing.


Dolan doesn't care about hockey. He leaves it alone. He interferes in basketball and thinks he has a clue. Hires yes men. And gets involved day to day.



He grew up a big hockey fan so he likely likes hockey as much if not more than basketball.



Liking hockey and knowing how it runs are two different things. Dolan has admitted to being more hands on with basketball because he feels he knows it better than hockey. He said he doesn't understand hockey as much hence why he takes a back seat.


because he hired a guy he trusted in sather and stepped back..

he has tried to do that with the knicks recently but he hires morons...
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BeckShepEli : 12/6/2019 7:39 pm : link
But please keep firing the coaches



oh by the way  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 7:51 pm : link
if Miller works out, you habe to thank phil
Just F'ing hire  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/6/2019 8:00 pm : link
Ujiri. Whatever he wants.
RE: Just F'ing hire  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 8:07 pm : link
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Ujiri. Whatever he wants.


dont get your hopes up
RJ Barrett liked the post on instagram  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 8:16 pm : link
about the knicks firing Fizdale..
Steve Mills  
Jim in Fairfax : 12/6/2019 8:20 pm : link
Is bad and should go.

But it’s silly to make it out like he’s to blame for the failures of the Isaiah Thomas, Donnie Walsh and Phil Jackson eras.
Best thing  
MookGiants : 12/6/2019 8:26 pm : link
to ever happen to fizdale is the Knicks canning him.

He isn't the issue. He may be a shit coach, but it doesn't matter with this group. Biggest group of losers you could ever put together on a court.
RE: Best thing  
Sean : 12/6/2019 8:28 pm : link
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to ever happen to fizdale is the Knicks canning him.

He isn't the issue. He may be a shit coach, but it doesn't matter with this group. Biggest group of losers you could ever put together on a court.


This is 100% accurate. As Eric alluded to above, these same BBI posters celebrate a Knick coach firing every 2 years. Whose the next that will be fired in 2021?
Pitino would be a great fit  
Earl the goat : 12/6/2019 8:47 pm : link
For head coach here

First thing first
Trade Morris Smith. Ellington Payton Get whatever you can get

Randle to bench

Robinson
Portis
Knox
Barret
Frank

Trier first Off bench
i would be good with  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 8:53 pm : link
Trajan Langdan as president, becky hammond as coach..

tkme to use some of that spurs magic tree
Becky is a legit candidate  
bceagle05 : 12/6/2019 9:13 pm : link
because all Pop assistants are legit candidates, but you can’t ignore the PR aspect of that hire, too. The Knicks would be immune from criticism in the short term. I brought her name up a few years ago, but she was low on the San Antonio totem pole at that point. If she’s interested i’m sure she’ll get serious consideration. New York Liberty roots are a plus, too.
RE: Becky is a legit candidate  
nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 9:15 pm : link
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because all Pop assistants are legit candidates, but you can’t ignore the PR aspect of that hire, too. The Knicks would be immune from criticism in the short term. I brought her name up a few years ago, but she was low on the San Antonio totem pole at that point. If she’s interested i’m sure she’ll get serious consideration. New York Liberty roots are a plus, too.


alao rumors are tim duncan is the heir apparent to popovich not her
Popovich & Kerr slamming the Knicks  
Sean : 12/6/2019 9:44 pm : link
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RE: Popovich & Kerr slamming the Knicks  
mitch300 : 12/6/2019 9:58 pm : link
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Sean : 12/6/2019 10:00 pm : link
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nygiants16 : 12/6/2019 10:42 pm : link
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coaches do this with every coach that is fired, especially pop and kerr
Trajan Langdon??  
Greg from LI : 12/6/2019 10:46 pm : link
Fuck that fucking guy
RE: RE: Popovich & Kerr slamming the Knicks  
mfsd : 12/7/2019 12:19 am : link
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Stan Van Gundy ripped them too. And they’re not wrong...not that Fizdale was going to last, but they’re saying the Knicks problems start at the top
The NBA can be a real kiss league  
ghost718 : 12/7/2019 1:14 am : link
Coaches come and go,that's how it's always been in sports.But now everyone has an opinion,ready to be analyzed by the nitwits,halfwits,and dimwits.
Check that  
ghost718 : 12/7/2019 1:15 am : link
"Kiss ass league",don't want to get that wrong
RE: Popovich & Kerr slamming the Knicks  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 12/7/2019 3:14 am : link
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Pop's team lost 8 straight games and came into the Garden and were beating the Knicks by 25... at halftime. The effort has been bullshit and if you can't lay that at the feet of the coach, who can you blame? I know everyone in the basketball media and heck the NBA hates the Knicks, but there shouldn't be any pity parties for David Fizdale.

Fuck winning games... can you get these motherfuckers to give a competitive effort? If you can't, fuck you and there's the door.
Ugh, this feels like Mills has worked his magic again and  
Jim in Hoboken : 12/7/2019 7:25 am : link
stabbed yet another coach in the back. Thankfully, even Wooden couldn’t elevate this pathetic roster he’s assembled. Hopefully he’s jettisoned at season’s end.

And, oh no, how are the Knicks going to attract the marquee free agents now without one of the three stooges?
The biggest issue  
sometimeswrite : 12/7/2019 8:17 am : link
I've had with this team under Fizdale was the lack of want on the part of the players, some more than others.

To a man you have to play with a want to own those spots on the floor from baseline to baseline. Those spots should be yours not the opponents. That should be the mindset. You take those spots physically away from them either on defense or offense. You either don't bring that shit in here if you're on defense or I'm coming to take my spot on offense and if you're in my way then you will feel it. That's the thought process that has to change.

How many times just this season alone has a Knick player been at the basket, taken a little lollypop shot and it not even cleared the rim. That shot has to be taken with authority and if a defender wants to put his arm in the way then he runs the risk of injury. Go hard and send a message.

These are teachable moments...Pre team practices should start with some one on ones. Teach those that play soft to reverse that process.
Pop, Kerr, & SVG aren't running.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/7/2019 8:37 am : link
The Knicks are a F'ing joke from ownership on down. To pretend otherwise is to be willfully obtuse.
*wrong, not running  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/7/2019 8:37 am : link
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RE: Pop, Kerr, & SVG aren't running.  
nygiants16 : 12/7/2019 8:41 am : link
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The Knicks are a F'ing joke from ownership on down. To pretend otherwise is to be willfully obtuse.


they are absolutely not wrong, but do we really have to hear from them?

Knicks are a joke right now but fizdale alao did a horrible job, this team should not be 4-18, good coaches get the most out of their team and i think fizdale got less
Bring in a coach who teaches and coaches defense  
GeofromNJ : 12/7/2019 10:08 am : link
If defense is not the paramount concern, there is no sense making a change.
RE: Bring in a coach who teaches and coaches defense  
robbieballs2003 : 12/7/2019 11:20 am : link
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If defense is not the paramount concern, there is no sense making a change.


While I am not disagreeing with you, I'd rather see ball movement on offense right now. I want to see guys work to get open. I want us to play as a team. I am sick of the ball either stuck in one player's hands or just watch the ball bounce around 5 feet back of the 3 point line.
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