Dotson & Questions:

The 3rd season Dotson showed great potential at becoming a consistent 2-Way performing role-player last season at the SG position for the Knicks head-coach to reward him with his time by spending some time developing Dotson's work-out sessions in the off-season. But he didnt !!!
Dotson already has the pass-first talent to be a team-player, plus he have a nice jump-shot to go with it.

Today, the Knicks has a Front-Office of LOSERS in clueless Mills/Perry who only care bout the development of their 3rd pick RJ Barrett from the draft. The Knicks front-office gave up on developing the rest of the young-core players on the Knick roster.
When Mills/Perry refuse to resign starter center DeAndre Jordan to mentor 2nd season Mitch Robinson into a bona-fide NBA center, that was a Red-Flag aimed at the poor development of the Knicks young-core players.
What sane head-coach in the NBA would give a rookie 37 minute of playing-time in every game?
What sane head-coach would sign a FA PG Payton to $8M per to lead the point in the upcoming season, then change his mind and give the starter PG job to a rookie after a couple of preseason games?
All that is the foolishness of the Mills/Perry show.
Fizdale was kept clueless throughout Mills/Perry decision-making in the off-season, that's why Fizdale's first comment on the Knicks new players were stupid .. "Randle will be a great point-forward SMH!
Dum-Dum Fiz need to know the only player on the Knicks roster having the type of skills to be a point-forward are rookie RJ Barrett.

Recall ....
HOF Pat Riley quitting to be the Knicks head-coach after taking the Knicks to the FINALS .. had a lot to do with NBA teams hiring one person to be the head-coach and the GM.
The Knicks became famous in 1999 for their big physical fight between GM Grunfield vs head-coach JVG , after GM Grunfield traded Oakley & Starks for Camby & Sprewell. Nothing change .. the Knick organization (Owner, Management, Coaching, Players) hasn't been on the Same-Page to having winning seasons in a very-very long time.

Fizdale's 17-68 losing record has prove one thing .. Fizdale is not a NBA head-coach!
Fizdale's comedy coaching has no ball-movement in his offense for Knick players to be able to create set-plays to score.
Fizdale has no set plan on positioning for Knick players running back on defense to defend opponents transition or half-court offense.

Dennis Smith Jr. to miss Knicks game after stepmother?s death

By Marc Berman October 27, 2019 | 7:02pm | Updated

Dennis Smith Jr.?s psyche was at an all-time low after a poor start to the regular season and being booed Saturday night.

Now his world was rocked Sunday when his stepmother passed away. The source said Smith won?t be at Monday?s game against the Bulls and could be away from the team for days.

It relieves coach David Fizdale of a point-guard controversy with real life hitting hard.

With Smith having lost his way on the court, Fizdale looked like he had lost his patience with the key asset from the Kristaps Porzingis trade.

Before the tragedy, Fizdale hinted it was time to turn to Frank Ntilikina as Elfrid Payton?s backup, giving the fans what they want.

Smith was booed in the second half during Saturday?s home opener. The fans started chanting, ?We Want Frank,?? as Smith tried to bring the ball up-court. Talk about a home-court disadvantage.


The Knicks, desperate for a win after an 0-3 start and facing a recent doormat in the Bulls (1-2), will likely use Payton and Ntilikina on Monday.

Smith?s play had been alarmingly bad after a summer in which assistant coach Keith Smart visited him in North Carolina to revamp his jump shot.

?The tweaks I made wasn?t anything major,?? Smith said Saturday. ?I know that it works. I shot the ball really well this summer. I shot it well coming into training camp. It?s taking me time to get back into it.??

As much as Smith worked on his shot over the summer, an NBA source said Smith, who also lost 15 pounds in the offseason, did not attend some of the Knicks? voluntary pickup games in September before training camp. He hurt his back in the first few days of camp, costing him the first two preseason games.

According to the NBA source, Smith may still have lingering effects of a wrist injury he suffered in Dallas and that could be affecting his shooting. Smith shot 3 of 17 in his two preseason games. In three regular-season games totaling 26 minutes, Smith is shooting 1 of 11 (9.1 percent). Teams are laying off him on the perimeter.

Smith?s advanced stats ? which Fizdale reviews closely ? are awful. The Knicks are scoring just 74 points per 100 possessions with Smith on the court. They are allowing 119 points per 100 possessions with Smith.

According to another source, Smith?s camp expressed concern to management in July after the Knicks signed Payton, at the time also a potential starting point guard who has now beaten out Smith for the job.


Smith has newly hired reps. Last week, Smith hooked up with Raymond Brothers of Roc Nation. Multiple sources say Knicks GM Scott Perry is ? not coincidently ? a longtime close associate of Brothers.

Whether Fizdale has felt extra pressure to play Smith from brass for public relations reasons is unclear. It?s well-documented Perry was not a big fan of Ntilikina coming out of the 2017 draft. Ex-Knicks executives Phil Jackson and Clarence Gaines loved Ntilikina. Mills was GM at the time and has been Ntilikina?s strongest advocate.

?We all [talk to him],?? Taj Gibson said before knowing of Smith?s family tragedy. ?It?s a growing thing. He?s a young man growing into a new role. You always get thrown curve balls. You have to adjust, learn on the fly and find his game and rhythm.??


The Knicks have other issues, but straightening out the point-guard rotation mess is paramount.


?That?s the battle,?? Fizdale said. ?You?re trying to stay competitive in the game and at the same time you?re trying to give [Smith] enough time to fight his way into rhythm. But ultimately I always pick trying to win over that right now.??

Fizdale has been skewered on social media for looking baffled by the rotation. Fizdale is known as a strong leader/motivator, but his experiments with rookie RJ Barrett at point guard hasn?t worked. Barrett?s been much better as the shooting guard.

Fizdale has had a history of not trusting Europeans, but his lack of faith in Ntilikina is beyond startling. Ntilikina played just the final 2:40 of the season opener in San Antonio, did not play at all in Brooklyn and played the final 14 seconds of the first half in the Boston mess.

The Knicks, who made strong rallies to take the lead in the fourth quarters of their first two games, have other concerns.

They?ve committed 51 total turnovers in the past two outings. Julius Randle, their No. 1 option, has sputtered in two straight uneven outings, totaling 11 turnovers. With Randle one of the culprits, the club has been isolation heavy and lacking crisp ball movement.

Against Boston, the Knicks allowed 72 second-half points and looked like they quit as the Celtics danced about the Garden.

?Losing is frustrating, but you never want to see the other team celebrating ,?? Gibson said. ?We can live with games like when we put in a lot of work but [Saturday] was really frustrating knowing how we compete hard in practice, to let one go like that, we got to take more pride and bounce back.?

https://nypost.com/2019/10/27/knicks-growing-dennis-smith-jr-mystery-may-benefit-frank-ntilikina/

I'll quote Gil Brandt again: "The best way to not having a QB controversy is by not having a QB controversy".
The PG problem is at the doorstep of Perry and Perry ONLY. Question - Why didn't they look more closely at DSJ as a player and person. It was obviously something wrong from his problems in Dallas. Now the real ANSWER-- Perry hates anything that can remotely be tired to Phil & Gaines. That is why the problems with Frank, Dotson, Kornet, D. Rose and Beasley. He doesn't have Phil fame and fortune and he hates it.

Perry has bought us to a very low place as a team and for fans. Perry/Mills must GO. Bring back Phil and Gaines to straight this mess out. As for those that go along with it. This Question -- When did Phil EVER take us to this low??? Post back with an answer.