drdetroit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Season over. Trade Melo for Blake Griffin already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 1 hour ago, drdetroit said: Because the team isn't very good. Fisher is getting one more season until he's fired. I don't think so. If Durant signs elsewhere, Fisher gets canned ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Fisher fired. Holy sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: Fisher fired. Holy sh*t. About time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Rambis interim coach- Phil has his guy in there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 12 hours ago, CrazyCarl40 said: I don't think so. If Durant signs elsewhere, Fisher gets canned ASAP. Well Fisher got canned today. I guess Phil wants Luke Walton. If we can't get Walton there's also Thibs and David Blatt available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The timing is weird. Usually with firing a coach you do it right before a road trip on the schedule, preferably an easy one, which is what they have after Tuesday. This makes tomorrow's game at the Garden the most awkward game ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 22 minutes ago, faba said: Rambis interim coach- Phil has his guy in there now Fisher was his guy too. I think a lot of this is seeing Luke Walton's succes with the Warriors. Two years ago the choice was either fisher or Walton. Does Fisher win some games with Steph Curry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 17 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: The timing is weird. Usually with firing a coach you do it right before a road trip on the schedule, preferably an easy one, which is what they have after Tuesday. This makes tomorrow's game at the Garden the most awkward game ever. The firing was warranted. Fisher has been awful. I think the timing has to do with the losing of a home game against a really bad Denver team. That was the last straw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 This pisses me off mainly because there is no way this is happening User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Source close to Tom Thibodeau: "The #Knicks are the job he's always wanted. He would crawl to Madison Square Garden." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 12 minutes ago, SMC said: This pisses me off mainly because there is no way this is happening User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Source close to Tom Thibodeau: "The #Knicks are the job he's always wanted. He would crawl to Madison Square Garden." That's a damn shame. Melo would probably cry under Thibs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, CrazyCarl40 said: That's a damn shame. Melo would probably cry under Thibs. Actually, no, because also according to Connor: User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Tom Thibodeau is a big, big fan of Carmelo Anthony's. Thought he had him in free agency. Loved him w/ USA Basketball. #Knicks User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Tom Thibodeau told me once about USA coaches: "We laugh sometimes about what some people say about Melo. The guy's a killer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 20 minutes ago, SMC said: The firing was warranted. Fisher has been awful. I think the timing has to do with the losing of a home game against a really bad Denver team. That was the last straw. I think the second he admitted that they weren't running plays in the 4th quarter it was time to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: I think the second he admitted that they weren't running plays in the 4th quarter it was time to go. Yeah, his statement that they don't run plays is bizarre. Even Woodson's heavy ISO offense ran plays. Funny thing is that over the last couple of games I kept tweeting the beat writers on why they haven't taken Fisher to task yet. Isola comes out with a warranted hit piece on Fisher today and -- BOOM -- Fisher is fired. I did my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 1 hour ago, SMC said: Yeah, his statement that they don't run plays is bizarre. Even Woodson's heavy ISO offense ran plays. Funny thing is that over the last couple of games I kept tweeting the beat writers on why they haven't taken Fisher to task yet. Isola comes out with a warranted hit piece on Fisher today and -- BOOM -- Fisher is fired. I did my job. He's been saying all sorts of strange sh*t but it's clear he had zero ability to coach and manage a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Please Phil make it friggin happen. If you have to make Thibs the highest paid head coach go ahead -- Dolan will pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 LOL, this is like the end of the Godfather User Actions Following Tommy BeerVerified account@TommyBeer Stephen A Smith on SiriusXM: "I'm hearing Jim Buss is out. And Mitch Kupchak will likely follow. Jeanie is going to clean house..." (1/2) User Actions Following Tommy BeerVerified account@TommyBeer Stephen A: "If (Jeanie Buss) does that, you know she's gonna bring Phil back. And I think Dolan will let him out of his deal to go to LA." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 1 hour ago, SMC said: Actually, no, because also according to Connor: User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Tom Thibodeau is a big, big fan of Carmelo Anthony's. Thought he had him in free agency. Loved him w/ USA Basketball. #Knicks User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Tom Thibodeau told me once about USA coaches: "We laugh sometimes about what some people say about Melo. The guy's a killer." He went hard after Melo in free agency too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'd honestly be cool with Walton. He's a good guy with a good basketball IQ and his players seem to like playing for him. The Knicks should give that kind of coach a try for once. On the other hand, it's a bit different when you're taking Seabiscuit for a lap around the track, so who knows. Thibs teaching Parsnips how to play D also sounds kind of sexy. End of the day, the only thing that matters is finding who the best fit for Kristaps is. Anything other than that is going to be a sunken cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Not counting Rambis, of the 9 Knicks head coaches since JVG, 8 have not even made it to 200 games as coach. Christ this franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ^Fisher is also finishing with the lowest win percentage of all of them. Not the fairest comparison given last year's roster but man that is still ****ed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 35 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: I'd honestly be cool with Walton. He's a good guy with a good basketball IQ and his players seem to like playing for him. The Knicks should give that kind of coach a try for once. On the other hand, it's a bit different when you're taking Seabiscuit for a lap around the track, so who knows. Thibs teaching Parsnips how to play D also sounds kind of sexy. End of the day, the only thing that matters is finding who the best fit for Kristaps is. Anything other than that is going to be a sunken cost. Thibs wanted to coach Melo. Porzingis is Noah if he could shoot and wasn't an insufferable a-hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 for some odd reason I think rambis will be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 5 hours ago, SMC said: Actually, no, because also according to Connor: User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Tom Thibodeau is a big, big fan of Carmelo Anthony's. Thought he had him in free agency. Loved him w/ USA Basketball. #Knicks User Actions Following Ian O'ConnorVerified account@Ian_OConnor Tom Thibodeau told me once about USA coaches: "We laugh sometimes about what some people say about Melo. The guy's a killer." Also, a coach-killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Melo's concerned about the ASG again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 17 hours ago, Matt39 said: Melo's concerned about the ASG again lol Yeah, that's nuts. Jeesh. But my bigger concern in Jax ego. His ego led to KP pick (serendipity) but his ego may be keeping the Knicks from the best coaching candidate out there--Thibs. We're in a bizarro world where the people we hate (Dolan, Mills and Isiah) may have to push Jax to do the right thing. Thibs to the Knicks is a no brainer. Seriously. WTF. A great HC who by all, and I mean all, reports wants to be the Knicks HC, but Big Chief Triangle doesn't want him. Usually coaches want to use the Knicks as leverage, like Kerr did and Walton will do (no way he's taking the Knicks job), but Thibs bona fide wants the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Please Phil if your not going to hire Thibs just because of the triangle then go away. Leave us alone go join your girlfriend with the Lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 38 minutes ago, drdetroit said: Please Phil if your not going to hire Thibs just because of the triangle then go away. Leave us alone go join your girlfriend with the Lakers. This. I bugs the sh*t out of me. Thibs is a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 24 minutes ago, SMC said: This. I bugs the sh*t out of me. Thibs is a no brainer. He actually wants the job. When's the last time that even happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: He actually wants the job. When's the last time that even happened? That's what bothers me. He's a great coach AND wants the job. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Just now, SMC said: That's what bothers me. He's a great coach AND wants the job. WTF? I just don't understand the point of being this stubborn about the triangle if he legitimately has no plans to ever coach the team. He's literally limiting the search to three candidates. According to Woj, Westbrook is open to playing in the Garden. The Knicks will have the cap room to bring in a team around him and a legit second banana in Kristaps to sell him on. Soooo we're going to risk blowing that because he has to pigeonhole the coaching search for no reason whatsoever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: I just don't understand the point of being this stubborn about the triangle if he legitimately has no plans to ever coach the team. He's literally limiting the search to three candidates. According to Woj, Westbrook is open to playing in the Garden. The Knicks will have the cap room to bring in a team around him and a legit second banana in Kristaps to sell him on. Soooo we're going to risk blowing that because he has to pigeonhole the coaching search for no reason whatsoever? At close to the point of thinking that, "No way will Jax limit the search to just those 3 candidates. That's completely irrational and Jax is a smart man." Then I remember that he's 70 yrs old and I'm like, "Holy sh*t, he's acting just like a stubborn old man." I love my pops beyond words, but he's 82 and I know when he makes up his mind it's done. There's no convincing him otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 1 minute ago, SMC said: At close to the point of thinking that, "No way will Jax limit the search to just those 3 candidates. That's completely irrational and Jax is a smart man." Then I remember that he's 70 yrs old and I'm like, "Holy sh*t, he's acting just like a stubborn old man." I love my pops beyond words, but he's 82 and I know when he makes up his mind it's done. There's no convincing him otherwise. I just don't get it. We hire the guy that built the 90s Pacers, he can't get it right. Hire Phil Jackson. He can't get it right. At this point I'm expecting the Knicks to hire Jesus Christ himself to run the team, only to watch him trade Porzingis away for a grilled cheese sandwich followed by him texting me personally that I'm adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Woj rarely, if ever, writes an opinion piece. He's straight up behind-the-curtain reporting. But he writes now that Jax should hire someone out of his inner-circle. That should tell us something. Jax is creating a train wreck which can be avoided and everyone sees it. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/if-phil-jackson-doesn-t-want-to-coach-the-knicks--he-ought-to-let-someone-else-061839486.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Posted to his twitter today. I do not understand any of this past the first three sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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