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I've been trying to stay patient with Woodson but what happened today was just unacceptable. How many blunders can one team make in a minute? First off why is Beno even in the game on that last play? Where the hell was the help defense? Why would you not tell them to use that foul? Why would you not call a timeout? So many things had to go wrong for us to lose this game and they all did and it's 100% Woody's fault. I'm officially on the fire Woodson bandwagon from this day forward.
I second this emotion. I've vacillated here on this, mainly b/c I'm tired of calling for the HC's head (in all the teams I follow). I reasoned that he did well enough the first 1.5 seasons, that he's done well enough with managing/maximizing JR, that there's no real alternative at this point. However, at the same time, I can't erase his previous post season failures or the fact we didn't even bother to consider Phil Jax, and just quickly re-upped this clown.
But, last night was the final straw.
I realize the roster is flawed we have no PG and TC is hurt, and both Melo & JR have disappointed thus far.
Still, a decent coach would?ve been the difference in a few of these games. 7-17 should probably be 12-12. His rotations have sapped Melo of his 4[SUP]th[/SUP] quarter mojo. His refusal to ride the hot hand on a nightly basis has extinguished the offense in the second half of games, at times. He?s stayed with JR far too long, especially in the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] quarter of games.
But last night proved what all the sceptics have bemoaned, and showed even more faults?
1. Why was a hit THjr benched? His biggest error was making too many shots? Not missing enough?
2. The final :24 seconds was a series of blunders that cannot be forgiven. Beno should have been taken out for a defensive sub. Team should have been instructed to give the foul. A timeout has to be called. WOODSON should have run on the court and grabbed a ref if he had to.
Knicks were 4-3 since the Nets win. A brutal Jan is coming. We do get TC back soon tho? A win last night and now we are 5-3 with some winnable games coming up, before a west coast swing.
The team is struggling. It?s incumbent on the HC to do his part and contribute. Sure, the players can mess things up on the court and not follow the plan, they may forget to foul or take an ill-advised shot. But this is why a coach must hold players accountable, by yanking them out and taking away playing time. And, a HC, certainly has to be thinking? He cannot get caught up in the moment and forget to call a timeout. WE HAD THREE left. Try calling a TO to stop a run. He loves to pull his own player out of the game with the hot hand, so why is he protecting his TOs?
Last night proved it: The coach ?fakes it to make it.?