Everyone gets frustrated with the losses and its common for Knicks fans to call for someone's job. I've had some questions with some of Woodson's coaching decisions in the past but let's remember when D'Antoni was here half of this site was on Woodson's nuts and begged for him to take over.
At the beginning of last season (2012-13) I predicted the Knicks will win the Atlantic Division Title, having no negative doubt about my prediction.
After the 18-5 start with Felton averaging 18 pts, and 7 ast per game in the 18-5 start alongside starters SG-Ronnie Brewer & PG-Jason Kidd in the starting-lineup. All was good until
.. Woodson started bringing JRsmith off the bench 3 minutes after tip-off. When Woodson did this 10 games in a row, I started promoting Woodson to be FIRED, while bashing ISO-Melo & ISO JR Ball-Hoggers 48 minutes of the game.
What player want to start the game to be pulled out after 3 minutes into the game .. Im sure Brewer complain, bc Kidd took himself out of the starting lineup, after the 18-5 start.
Before calling for anyone's head or to be fired or traded ask yourself this questions, is this current squad of Knicks players better without (Woodson or Melo or whoever). I think the answer is an obvious NO and we'd be looking at a rebuilding situation.
The Knicks 2013-14 $91M cap roster would be playing above .600 record without clueless-Woodson, ISO-Melo, and poor decision-making JRsmith, in Knicks practice, and in Knicks games calling all the shots.
For NBA fans to believe the Knicks roster have no other option to score other than Melo/JR are plain foolish thinking when these same fans believe that same foolishness when Melo/JR departed from the Denver Nuggets.
So far the Denver Nuggets are going on their 4th season with a better winning record than the Melo-Knicks.
We've got to give our young players time to develop but by all means keep JR coming off the bench. If we're going to start Shumpert it should be to showcase him for a potential trade. Other wise he should be a back up small forward.
Shump's in his 3rd season in the NBA, and we shouldve been tutoring Shump to be our big-combo-guard off the bench to win the 6th Man award before his 4th season.
There's not one decent winning NBA HC that has the patience to put up with JRsmith antics in a 82 game season, plus give JR above 20 minutes of playing-time per game .. JR decision-making is poor, and JR gellin with PG and bigmen are poorer.
It's a known fact that young players develop well into winning team-players when they are influence around veteran teammates that perform on the same-page.
It may only matter symbolically who starts and who doesn't but with the right point guard or a healthy and stable Felton, I'd like to see Chandler, Melo and Stats get more playing time together. I think this is the only way they can develop on court chemistry and we can salvage the season.
It may be to late for chemistry from Tyson/Stat/Melo .. none of the 3 players compliment any of their talents on offense/defense.
Woodson have to go with Felton, bc every veteran PG in the past 3 seasons gave-up on Woodson foolishness of being a PUPPET headcoach to ISO-Melo & JR.
We have 13 players that are force to compliment Melo & JR style of performance to receive playingtime.
GO Knicks !!!!!!!
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