Prediction of the season, and trade-Threads are not my style.
u can never predict the wins/losses in a season when the headcoach
consistently have "player-coach-conflicts" with more than two players
on the roster (Larry Brown/ Isiah/ and Dantoni).
Larry Brown has always had conflicts with several players on every team
he coached. Isiah had personal conflicts with Jalen Rose, Reggie Miller,
and half of coach Larry Bird rotation. Dantoni had conflicts with Marbury,
Penny, Jim Jackson, Q.Rich, Hunter, Amare, and Kurt Thomas.
My evaluation on Dantoni is my career experience in college-ball,
and $$$ street-ball teams.
I played with alot of great ball-handlers (PG) that will change the offense
and position of teammates without the consent of the headcoach.
It only takes two teammates to follow along with the PG to make it work.
Nash/ Joe Johnson/ and Marion created their own run n gun system .
Alot of college coaches hated when new PG change their system, but
when something works consistently u have to go with it.
Magic Johnson, Pearl Washington, Rod Strictland, and Iverson.
If u watch the Knicks clearly the past 3 seasons the offense has no system.
There is a plan-A (3-ball or pick n roll), but there is no plan-B or plan-C.
Our fastbreaks never seem concise or organize on a 4 on 3 or 3 on 2.
The defense is man to man coverage with poor defender-switching.
The halfcourt offense has no low-post move to score in the paint or
10 foot jumper, its made for 3-ball shooting or individual dribblin to the
basket from the 3-ball line.
The Knicks lineups never have two bigmen defending the paint area which
has let all our oponents score in the paint at will the past 3 seasons.