spurs, mavs etc... they're not "new" either, they've been playing together for a while and that's what makes them cohesive and effective... boston's "new" team is old and they haven't played a second together, it's gonna take them a while to make it work... or it may not work at all... they don't really have much more than a couple of years...
So? When Lakers brought in Malone and Payton, it took them a while for them to gel. Once they did (After the 2nd half) They flew threw the playoffs. Allen and Garnett(07) are better than Payton and Malone(03'). Pierce is one of the most underrated players in the league. Rando can't shoot, but he doesn't need to cause he does everything well. Lakers made it to the finals with Slava Mavendenko off the bench. Stop overrating this, when you get a top 3 player in the NBA, expect great sucess. Garnett isn't T'Mac, Garnett is a rare talent with a great attitude, that wants to win now. That fits in perfectly with two other guys who want to win before their career = over.
Man, I wish I had a couple of years of winning. What, what are you waiting for? The Knicks to be competitive? Hell, with Isiah running the show having Curry as his main guy, we're gonna wait a while. Even one season would be great. I'm not a Knick fan who doesn't like a losing pattern of seasons and bad management, therefor I'm not down with Isiah's plan. I agree with some of his moves, but I don't like his motive and the slow progression of a team thats already over the cap. Ha, atleast 4-5 trades blew up on Isiah's face, but we're still on year 4 of his 10 year plan? Please, how many chances are we going to give this guy. What makes him so special from the other GM's we had? I'm looking at our record and I see nothing. All I see is hype about average to good players. No all stars, no superstars, no leaders, no guys with great playoff experience. So what direction are we heading, and how fast are we going? It seems like every where else in the NBA is becoming more competitive and we're going at our little pace. Isiah needs to keep up or backdown.