Comments on: How to Fix the Knicks

By: Kostya Anenkov

Kostya Anenkov — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:33:43 +0000

I am Zoidberg!

By: blackice

blackice — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:25:33 +0000

I think the best fix for the Knicks if they dont improve over the 82 games and be respectable in the league is for them to sell the team and have it move to OKC. Then get the Sac. Kings to move here in their place. I bet the the owners of the Kings would love the Big Apple and go out of their way to insure a competitive team. Last is to boycott all the games until they are 500 or above.

By: Peter H.

Peter H. — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:10:25 +0000

I also think it’s abundantly clear that Q should not be going to the bench. He’s been our best player and it’s probably best to start him at the 2, his more natural position and split jeffries/balkman at the 3 with whatever minutes left to Q. It really seems this improved play is here to stick and I’m proud of him.

By: Peter H.

Peter H. — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:56:07 +0000

Good defense always starts in the middle and grabbing boards. Starting Lee would be a good start but I think trying Frye at center would be a good idea. I think benching him would do more harm than good and there are signs that Frye is breaking out of it. If anything it’ll allow Isiah to play at the frenetic pace that he wants.

Curry, I’m convinced will never be an average defender let alone a good one and I think he’s too prone to turnovers to run the offense through him. One-dimensional players usually don’t start and I think that will be Curry’s fate. Isiah will hopefully realize this.

I think we can all agree though that David Lee needs to get significantly more minutes and I much rather have it at the expense of Curry than Frye. At least for the time being.

By: VS

VS — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:03:48 +0000

Does anybody else get utterly bummed out on all kinds of levels watching that commercial where Channing Frye is reading the letters from impoverished children?

By: Hudson River

Hudson River — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:11:13 +0000

Talk about assistant coaches for eddy curry, Patrick Ewing could be useful, but Herb Williams is a knicks assistant coach and he used to be a very good defensive player but Eddy….

The Knicks should try playing Jamal Crawford at point guard, because he plays defense better than Marbury, and because of his friendship he won’t forget to give the ball to Eddy. Then Marbury and Nate Robinson are thrust into the role immediate bench players, with Marbury being the smart scorer on the floor with Channing Frye, and Nate being the spark.

Last year every single Piston had better numbers than their champion ship year, except Ben Wallace. They had more wins last year than their championship year, but they didn’t win the ring. The reason? Defense. The Knicks need to commit to defense. They don’t need to radically change the line-up immediately but get Curry and Marbury to at least make an effort to rebound and play defense.

-Note- Last game Curry looked solid on the boards

By: George M.

George M. — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:14:24 +0000

You know what,you’re right.I’m sick and tired of watching or listening or reading about how this team of “Talented” yet overpaid veteran bunch of maggots that are poorly blended together by Zeke!!! Give him his “Pink Slip” NOW!!Trade away the overpriced turds that have to be rescued by the bench night in,night out!!If Curry is that INCOMPETENT,where the hell was Zeke’s research into this player’s character,HEALTH!!,and skill sets or,lack there of??What the hell was he thinking when he brought this JACKASS!!!!! in???? It’s sad for me to say this but,as much as I liked Zeke as a player,and hated him as our opponent back in the day,the aquisition of Curry and J.James prove to me that he’s not competent as GM to turn our organization into a CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER AGAIN!!!!! Never mind letting LB con him into aquiring J.Rose and Francis.He could have tried to trade those xpiring contracts for players with more proven talent than those 2 chumps!!! Or combine them together for a superstar!!! Dolan has said he could still do that.Instead of putting all those chips he had together to do that,what is he doing you ask??? Trying to prove LB he was wrong!! Instead of trying to bring in a superstar,and using some common sense,he wants to prove LB wrong ,HOW JUVENILLE !!!!! Dolan should just let him go. Kiki Vandewege looks like he’s waiting for this job to open up.MESSAGE TO DOLAN:If there is a better option than Kiki,please take it!!! Don’t just take him Bcause of what he did in Denver! Remember,they didn’t renew his contract!And all Denver is,is a fast break team that’s eliminated in the 1st round.Can’t compete with Clippers,Lakers,Spurs,Suns,Mavericks,you know, the elite teams in that conference.I’m a fan of nearly 30 yrs.I can’t tell which was worse,the Layden era or the Thomas era.Bcause,bottom line, we stink and I don’t see any Improvement in the WIN COLUMN!!! I don’t care who is right Zeke,you or LB right now!! Bottom line,you helped CREATE THIS MESS,and it looks to me like you’ve painted yourself into a corner,you know,NO WAY OUT!! Enough of my ranting.Mr.KNICKERBLOGGER,could you tell us what could be done here??????

By: Knick Fan

Knick Fan — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:04:01 +0000

I think what the Knicks should do is stop starting marbury & francis together & actively shop either. Marbury should start w/ the first unit & francis should come off the bench w/ the second unit. They just look completely lost together on the floor. Jamal Crawford should start at the 2. Once Jared Jeffries comes back Q should be the regular shooting guard w/ Marbury. Eddy Curry & Frye should be given some time. Channing should come out of his funk soon. He had a decent game vs. the CAVS. If not bench him & start David Lee who has been amazing. There is no way you bench Curry, too much of an investment, he has to play minutes, he’ll round in to shape as the season progresses.

Before Jeffries After Jeffries
PG — Marbury PG — Marbury
SG — Crawford SG — Richardson
C — Curry C — Curry
SF — Richardson SF — Jeffries
PF — Frye or Lee PF — Frye or Lee

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:43:54 +0000

Not to pick on you George, but I’m not crazy on the hire a coach theory. Sure there are assistant coaches that can make a difference (Leo Mazzone comes to mind). But Eddy Curry has been in the league for 6 seasons now, and I’m sure he’s had a few different coaches already that have apparently failed. It’s not like every team he’s been on has said “well we’ve got this kid Eddy Curry who just needs to learn a few things. Let’s *not* give him an assistant coach to work on these things & just pray he figures it out on his own.”

Patrick isn’t going to walk in like Edward James Olmos and teach Curry how to play defense & solve diffy-Qs. I’m sure Curry has been trained by some of the better coaches in the world (read guys that are assistant coaches in the NBA). If he hasn’t learned it from them, he’s not likely going to learn anything from anyone else.

By: Seth

Seth — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:37:16 +0000

They do have Mark Aguirre for that purpose, but I agree that those kids need some coaching. Having Ewing on the staff would be a nice gesture either way.