Other than the fact that they have a greater chance going undefeated then getting under the salary cap, What are the biggest problems with this team?I would say one of the issues is that they dont have a true point guard, Marbury is a 1-2, Francis is a 1-2, Crawford is a 1-2, Even Nate Robinson is a 1-2.They need a true point guard to lead this team.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PiN0Y Ba11a @ Sep 17 2006, 11:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cehmistry.We are changing the lineup too many times</div> :happy0144: without larry brown that should change but chemistry is important for any team and we didn't have that. I think that we just need everyone to put their egos aside and just play team basketball. the talent on this team is ridiculous. they just need to find a way to use that talent to their advantage.
There's unbelieveable talent on this team, but Larry Brown couldn't handle it. He seemed to know how to run a starting line-up of five All-Stars, but he couldn't run a whole team full of (arguably) some of the greatest players in the NBA currently, from the past, or soon-to-be greats in the future. I think Isiah Thomas will be able to handle that pressure. I don't guarantee a championship ring all of a sudden, but I believe the Knicks have what it takes to reach the playoffs this up coming season.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Sep 20 2006, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>There's unbelieveable talent on this team, but Larry Brown couldn't handle it. He seemed to know how to run a starting line-up of five All-Stars, but he couldn't run a whole team full of (arguably) some of the greatest players in the NBA currently, from the past, or soon-to-be greats in the future. I think Isiah Thomas will be able to handle that pressure. I don't guarantee a championship ring all of a sudden, but I believe the Knicks have what it takes to reach the playoffs this up coming season.</div>Yeah I do too but if they miss it I won't be surprised due to the many egos on this team. if they can buckle down and just play ball they can be a threat in the east and certainly in the atlantic. who do they have to compete with, boston? philly? jersey? toronto? haha every team in this division is not good and it's up for grabs every year.
^^ Boston and Toronto seem to be rising. If we focused on the word "TEAM" I am sure we will be dominating,our team is very deep too.
Chemistry, the indivdual talent may be tops in the NBA, they need to learn how to work together as a team. They could use a pass first pg.
A big problem last year was the coaching on the team. Larry Brown was completely the wrong coach for this team, and proved it last year. He had the players trying to play in a way they had never played before, and for the players on this team, that he had them playing to their weaknesses, and not their strengths. This was a good team for running, fast paced, break down your defender one one one with the ball and try to score like that. Larry Brown had them trying to play the slow down, pass the ball around, motion type offense That was never going to work with this group of players, and he should have seen that after the first month and changed his coaching method. Another problem was the cohesiveness, and chemistry which was also alot of Larry Browns fault. He never stayed with one set rotation, or unit for lengthy periods of time in games to develop the team chemistry to do anything. It's hard to develop any type of chemistry when no one on the floor knows how long they will play that game, or even if they will play that game. Every player has something about him he likes to do and doesn't like to do, more time on the floor with each other will help them know what each teamate likes and doesn't like to do.This year, like everyone else, I think we will see a more set rotation for the players to get better chemistry and more time together on the floor. We will also see Isiah Thomas take off the training wheels, and let these guys just go out and play basketball. I think we will see more up-tempo run and gun style game, with the ability to break down defenders being a big part of this offense. Also, we will see the rookies play more, because one thing Isaih Thomas can do very well is develop and coach young talent. He did it in Indiana with players like O'neal, Tinsley, Artest, Miller and others. I think we will also see him mold and develop Frye, Robinson, Lee, and Balkman into good young players.
Their biggest problem is their lack of chemistry. They have too many guards that all need the ball. I mean, look at them. All of these guys are talented guys, too, so they all need playing time.Q Rich, Jalen, Jamal, Steve, Marbury, Nate, Mardy.You cant have a succesful team if you have guards on the team, all looking to have the ball when they're on.
THe biggest problem is egos. They have all the talent, on paper they are a top 5-7 team in the NBA talent-wise. But the problem is the egos. Nobody on this roster (except the young guys) is willing to decrease their role/touches in order for this team to win. If these guys really wanted to play and win, they could. If they played as a team and stopped whining about touches, they would win the Atlantic division with no problem, IMO. The problem is that no matter what a coach says to these guys, a team of Marbury, Francis, Rose, Crawford, Curry won't co-exist. It's not because they can't, because believe me if they wanted to they would be a very good team, it's because none of them want to decrease their role. Half the guys on the team would rather put up 20/5/5 and make $15M a year than decrease their touches and maybe actually try and want to win.
