Timberwolf
12-31-2005, 11:05 PM
The Knicks are the worst team in the NBA and they are clearly the NBA's laughingstock with the losing and the soap operas that has gone on. In what used to be a proud franchise with great players and a proud flagship franchise of the NBA, Knicks have became a tragedy in so many ways. You think the last four years could not be worse, but it is. This year has been a complete joke. This team clearly does not play the right way. This team clearly does not play for each other. This team has zero leadership from the veterans and the head coach and the GM. This team is simply pathetic. This might be the worse Knicks team all-time. I have seen some bad Nets teams growing up as a kid, but I think those teams are much better than this year's Knicks. Those bad Nets teams at least tried and at least cared. They weren't good. Knicks have talent, but it's just not working.
The blame clearly goes to Isiah Thomas. He is an artichect of this poorly, mismanaged roster. He made some bad trades like acquiring Marbury, Richardson, Tim Thomas, Malik Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Eddie Curry. He signed players that are just not good like Jerome James, He made the Knicks cap even worse. You make moves like that in the real world and you get fired period. He has been a total failure. He was better off just coaching this team instead of Larry and the Knicks were better off trying to lure Donnie Walsh or some GM. Thomas is even worse than the inept, Scott Layden which really says something. The only good thing going for Isiah is that he can draft as you saw him draft Stoudamire and McGrady in Toronto and the fact he drafted Channing Frye and Nate Robinson. He might be better served as a pro personnel director because that's where his strength. GM has to do with making trades and managing the cap and that's where Isiah has been so bad in his two stops at Toronto and now, with the Knicks.
Stephon Marbury is a big part of the problem. Yeah he has talent, but his basketball IQ is horrible and he has poor leadership. He has this annoying act of putting a towel in his head when his team is losing or when he is on the bench. That annoys me and that type of act clearly turned the Knicks fans off. Stephon constantly scowls and he acts miserable all the time. His attitude stinks and it has permeated to everyone on the Knicks. Marbury has clearly been a very sad story. You see guys who have talents, but they can't make the most of it. Marbury joins the list of guys like Isiah Rider, Derrick Coleman, and Kenny Anderson as guys who had talent, but had no clue how to use it and had no basketball sense. A good basketball team needs guys who can lead. Marbury can't. He got booed Monday night against the Nets because he was pouting on the bench and not showing support to his teammates. When Nate Robinson was in a brawl with Jacque Vaughn Monday night, Stephon was pouting instead of talking to Nate to calm down. Great leaders support each other and Stephon did not do that. Fans notice the little things in New York which is why he got booed. On Wednesday night, he just tanked it as he was not mentally ready. Knicks are dying to trade him, but who wants him.
I know Stephon has taken hits from the fans and the media and rightfully so, but Larry Brown does not get away with it either. He is a big part of the problem not the solution. He has done a very lousy job. His team is not very good, but is it too much to ask for this team to play for each other and play with hustle, energy, and emotion. Knicks have not done that all season. The drama queen likes to blame his players and Isiah Thomas for why his team stinks, but he has ducked responsibility for not having his team prepared and ready. For Pete's Sake, Don Chaney and Lenny Wilkens was able to coax them to play hard. Larry is the highest paid coach in the NBA. It's his responsibility to make it work and have them play the right way. Instead of whining about the players, he should make it work. If Larry can't stomach it, maybe he and the Knicks should end this now rather than wait for this season to end or next season to end.
Obviously, there is a feud going between Marbury and LB. Marbury deserved what he is getting, but LB should not be moaning about Marbury to the press. If he has a problem, talk to Steph. I think Brown is smart enough to do that. It's quite clear Brown wants nothing to do with Marbury. He doesn't speak to him and he has no interest in seeing Steph to succeed. I don't think he is teaching Marbury well. LB talks about how he does not have a point guard yet which is why he does not want to move Steph to shooting guard. That's bunch of load. Nate Robinson is good enough at point and you can move Steph at shooting guard where he excels more. LB and Steph need to solve this situation for the good of the Knicks. Larry Brown should be the one taking the intiative.
Oh and it gets worse. Knicks don't get next year's draft pick because that pick goes to the Bulls with the Curry trade. They shouldn't have made that trade to get Curry in the first place and they should have never give up a draft pick since they are nowhere near close to a playoff team.
The only solution I can come up with the Knicks is dump Larry, release Marbury and get a buyout, have Isiah coach the team, and hire a real GM like a Donnie Walsh.
The blame clearly goes to Isiah Thomas. He is an artichect of this poorly, mismanaged roster. He made some bad trades like acquiring Marbury, Richardson, Tim Thomas, Malik Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Eddie Curry. He signed players that are just not good like Jerome James, He made the Knicks cap even worse. You make moves like that in the real world and you get fired period. He has been a total failure. He was better off just coaching this team instead of Larry and the Knicks were better off trying to lure Donnie Walsh or some GM. Thomas is even worse than the inept, Scott Layden which really says something. The only good thing going for Isiah is that he can draft as you saw him draft Stoudamire and McGrady in Toronto and the fact he drafted Channing Frye and Nate Robinson. He might be better served as a pro personnel director because that's where his strength. GM has to do with making trades and managing the cap and that's where Isiah has been so bad in his two stops at Toronto and now, with the Knicks.
Stephon Marbury is a big part of the problem. Yeah he has talent, but his basketball IQ is horrible and he has poor leadership. He has this annoying act of putting a towel in his head when his team is losing or when he is on the bench. That annoys me and that type of act clearly turned the Knicks fans off. Stephon constantly scowls and he acts miserable all the time. His attitude stinks and it has permeated to everyone on the Knicks. Marbury has clearly been a very sad story. You see guys who have talents, but they can't make the most of it. Marbury joins the list of guys like Isiah Rider, Derrick Coleman, and Kenny Anderson as guys who had talent, but had no clue how to use it and had no basketball sense. A good basketball team needs guys who can lead. Marbury can't. He got booed Monday night against the Nets because he was pouting on the bench and not showing support to his teammates. When Nate Robinson was in a brawl with Jacque Vaughn Monday night, Stephon was pouting instead of talking to Nate to calm down. Great leaders support each other and Stephon did not do that. Fans notice the little things in New York which is why he got booed. On Wednesday night, he just tanked it as he was not mentally ready. Knicks are dying to trade him, but who wants him.
I know Stephon has taken hits from the fans and the media and rightfully so, but Larry Brown does not get away with it either. He is a big part of the problem not the solution. He has done a very lousy job. His team is not very good, but is it too much to ask for this team to play for each other and play with hustle, energy, and emotion. Knicks have not done that all season. The drama queen likes to blame his players and Isiah Thomas for why his team stinks, but he has ducked responsibility for not having his team prepared and ready. For Pete's Sake, Don Chaney and Lenny Wilkens was able to coax them to play hard. Larry is the highest paid coach in the NBA. It's his responsibility to make it work and have them play the right way. Instead of whining about the players, he should make it work. If Larry can't stomach it, maybe he and the Knicks should end this now rather than wait for this season to end or next season to end.
Obviously, there is a feud going between Marbury and LB. Marbury deserved what he is getting, but LB should not be moaning about Marbury to the press. If he has a problem, talk to Steph. I think Brown is smart enough to do that. It's quite clear Brown wants nothing to do with Marbury. He doesn't speak to him and he has no interest in seeing Steph to succeed. I don't think he is teaching Marbury well. LB talks about how he does not have a point guard yet which is why he does not want to move Steph to shooting guard. That's bunch of load. Nate Robinson is good enough at point and you can move Steph at shooting guard where he excels more. LB and Steph need to solve this situation for the good of the Knicks. Larry Brown should be the one taking the intiative.
Oh and it gets worse. Knicks don't get next year's draft pick because that pick goes to the Bulls with the Curry trade. They shouldn't have made that trade to get Curry in the first place and they should have never give up a draft pick since they are nowhere near close to a playoff team.
The only solution I can come up with the Knicks is dump Larry, release Marbury and get a buyout, have Isiah coach the team, and hire a real GM like a Donnie Walsh.