Comments on: D’Antoni to the Knicks | Wrong Move http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/ Hot Stove New York is the one-stop destination for New York sports fans. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:50:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: gozer http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1511 gozer Mon, 12 May 2008 14:56:10 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1511 Hiring a defensive coach to run this squad would be like pounding a square peg into a round hole. Hiring a defensive coach to run this squad would be like pounding a square peg into a round hole.

]]> By: J Platt http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1510 J Platt Mon, 12 May 2008 02:48:38 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1510 D'Antoni's style hasn't won championships, and part of the reason the Suns have no problem packing is bags is his lack of defense. The Knicks are a poor defensive team as it is. If you have them just focusing on offense, their D is just going to get worse. While I do think moves will be made this offseason, the only way to dump a lot of the dead weight is to add more bad contracts, which is what the team doesn't need. I know it's going to take a lot to fixed the mess Thomas made, but defense is what wins. If a great offense is what won championships, Paul Wespaul's Nuggets in the late 80's would have been a dynasty. D’Antoni’s style hasn’t won championships, and part of the reason the Suns have no problem packing is bags is his lack of defense. The Knicks are a poor defensive team as it is. If you have them just focusing on offense, their D is just going to get worse.

While I do think moves will be made this offseason, the only way to dump a lot of the dead weight is to add more bad contracts, which is what the team doesn’t need.

I know it’s going to take a lot to fixed the mess Thomas made, but defense is what wins. If a great offense is what won championships, Paul Wespaul’s Nuggets in the late 80’s would have been a dynasty.

]]> By: gozer http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1509 gozer Mon, 12 May 2008 02:14:56 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1509 You're both right. As I wrote the other day, Eddy Curry's contract is ugly but at least moveable, and D'Antoni's arrival likely means Curry's departure. Walsh will try to move Z-Bo as well, but that will prove much more difficult. So yes, the group that D'Antoni takes over next fall will be different than this current roster, but no, it won't be all that different. The Knicks' roster allows for little maneuverability in the near future, but in the meanwhile, I think D'Antoni's style will mesh very well with guys like Crawford, Robinson, Lee, and Balkman. Heck, QRich had the best season of his career for D'Antoni. The guys that can't keep up won't play, I suspect. You’re both right. As I wrote the other day, Eddy Curry’s contract is ugly but at least moveable, and D’Antoni’s arrival likely means Curry’s departure. Walsh will try to move Z-Bo as well, but that will prove much more difficult. So yes, the group that D’Antoni takes over next fall will be different than this current roster, but no, it won’t be all that different. The Knicks’ roster allows for little maneuverability in the near future, but in the meanwhile, I think D’Antoni’s style will mesh very well with guys like Crawford, Robinson, Lee, and Balkman. Heck, QRich had the best season of his career for D’Antoni. The guys that can’t keep up won’t play, I suspect.

]]> By: Ed Valentine http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1508 Ed Valentine Mon, 12 May 2008 02:07:21 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/05/11/dantoni-to-knicks-wrong-move/#comment-1508 You're missing the boat here. The point is, the personnel the Knicks have CURRENTLY doesn't mean a thing. Donnie Walsh isn't here to watch THIS GROUP of Knicks. And D'Antoni isn' here to coach THIS GROUP of Knicks. They are both here to tear it apart and remake this team in a fashion that actually has a chance. That will take time, but that is the task. Whether D'Antoni's style works with this group is totally irrelevant. NOTHING works with this group. It's a horrible, mismatched collection. The faster Walsh can break it apart and D'Antoni players he wants, the better off the Knicks will be. You’re missing the boat here. The point is, the personnel the Knicks have CURRENTLY doesn’t mean a thing. Donnie Walsh isn’t here to watch THIS GROUP of Knicks. And D’Antoni isn’ here to coach THIS GROUP of Knicks. They are both here to tear it apart and remake this team in a fashion that actually has a chance. That will take time, but that is the task. Whether D’Antoni’s style works with this group is totally irrelevant. NOTHING works with this group. It’s a horrible, mismatched collection. The faster Walsh can break it apart and D’Antoni players he wants, the better off the Knicks will be.

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