Comments on: SNY.com: 5 things that need to happen for Knicks season to be considered a success

By: swiftandabundant

swiftandabundant — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:55:33 +0000

Either way, Miller getting promoted is a positive sign for this franchise. Maybe they’re learning a bit from other teams where they’ve had success bringing up successful G-League coaches.

By: alsep73

alsep73 — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:12:11 +0000

Our management has always been starstruck when it comes to coaching hires, though Woodson (who was mostly a success in Atlanta but not a name) got the job as an interim coach and stuck to it. I could see Miller as an interim coach, but more likely Keith Smart would get the job temporarily if Fiz is axed.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:16:18 +0000

In reply to thenamestsam.

And even if he does suck, I wonder if Miller would ever be the actual replacement.

By: thenamestsam

thenamestsam — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:17:23 +0000

The promotion of Mike Miller is promising though. Either he can be the offensive coach and Fiz can play the Woodson role of being the cheerleader who makes everyone happy and motivated OR Fiz actually sucks and gets fired and Miller takes over.

I would be pretty stunned if Fiz didn’t make it through the year, even if the season is ugly. It’s only year 2, the team has gone through a ton of turnover, and I think (although we will know better once training camp starts and we start hearing more public statements) the organization still sees itself as in transition. I don’t think there’s going to be a lot of pressure to make the playoffs this year or anything like that, and Fiz definitely seems like Perry and Mills’ guy. I think he can probably suck as much as he wants and still keep his job this year.

By: swiftandabundant

swiftandabundant — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:14:57 +0000

The promotion of Mike Miller is promising though. Either he can be the offensive coach and Fiz can play the Woodson role of being the cheerleader who makes everyone happy and motivated OR Fiz actually sucks and gets fired and Miller takes over.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:58:30 +0000

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I am SELFISHLY happy that the Yankees are blowing home field against the Astros… But deep down, as a Yankee fan, I’m with you.

It’s little shit like this that annoys me so much.

When they feebly lose another game 7 in Houston, maybe they’ll realize you can’t get sloppy at the finish line.

Hmm… can’t imagine what got this stuck in moderation. Surely not the use of a 4 letter word that rhymes with hit.

EDIT: nope, a copy and paste works. I must have edited out the bad word.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:55:18 +0000

I am SELFISHLY happy that the Yankees are blowing home field against the Astros… But deep down, as a Yankee fan, I’m with you.

It’s little shit like this that annoys me so much.

When they feebly lose another game 7 in Houston, maybe they’ll realize you can’t get sloppy at the finish line.

By: thenamestsam

thenamestsam — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:14:55 +0000

I feel like so much of the “breakout” potential depends on Fiz, and man I am just not sure what to expect from him. In theory I think this should be a much more structured team this year with all the vets, and in a team with more clearly defined roles I’d be looking at Frank and especially Knox as potential breakout candidates, both of whom I think really suffered (albeit in completely opposite ways) from Fiz’s “everybody do whatever makes you happy” offense last year. However, I do not have as much confidence as I wish I did that we weren’t still going to be running that same offense this year. If Fiz is just a bad coach (and I have my suspicions) then who knows what happens this year. At that point all bets are off.

By: GoNYGoNYGo - Dolan must sell

GoNYGoNYGo - Dolan must sell — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:01:38 +0000

@242 – I am SELFISHLY happy that the Yankees are blowing home field against the Astros. I have tickets for home game 3 of the ALDS and that is scheduled for Saturday Oct 19. I stupidly signed up for another event with lots of people involved for that day and would need to get rid of the Yankee ticket. It’s them or the wife. I don’t want to have to choose. But deep down, as a Yankee fan, I’m with you.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:22:10 +0000

Here are my expectations.

Mitch: minor improvement

Knox: minor improvement

Frank: won’t earn minutes

Trier: will be the same

Barrett: will impress, be up & down

Dotson: will be forgotten

Smith: biggest standard deviation of
outcomes, I have no idea what to expect.

Payton: will be good

Randle: will be very good

The vets will all be themselves. Team probably wins 28-30 games.