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From Knicks Real GM
In pre-season the clamor to make a big trade was deafening. Only a minority vocalized the desire to see what our talent is first, advocating patience to more properly determine what our talent base was and to grow our asset base.
But, still, even in the midst of success, many have the tendency to pull the plug on a player after a bad stretch.
But patience says wait and see how AR and Mozgov develop rather than assuming one can put a cap on their upside.
Patience gives you the benefit of the unexpected positive developments like Shawne Williams emerging.
Patience means supporting a player like Fields without saying you know what their development curve will lead to in 1-3 years.
Patience means surrendering the know-it-all BS that you definitively know a player's ultimate capacity and surrendering that certainty in favor of being a true fan and rooting for the guys you have.
Without patience, you'd throw in the towel at 3-8 and call for peoples' heads before this almost all-new squad even had a quarter season together to get familiar and click.
You win some, you lose some. Some players exceed your expectations, some fall below the mark. But never should being a fan have to revolve around wishing for players you don't have and spending all of your time thinking about and arguing about what hasn't happened yet. Sports fans can fall into the habit of obsessing over every little thing they have no control over.
But the one thing you do have control over is your attitude and your support. Now that we have something coming together and a clean break from the past, how about giving players more time when they need it and just enjoying the good days when they come? Some players have different needs and take longer.
Patience really does pay off if you have good management that buys low, sells high which I vigorously defended months ago. You have to build your asset base by picking up players other teams overlook. That's always the case, because most sure things are costly and you need to find value in other ways. Such is the case now with Fields and probably Williams.
The more unheralded quality two way players we develop, the more likely we will have a complete and deep team. And if we need to make a big trade, we'll be able to do it with less players and without gutting the team. Only with patience do these things happen.
In pre-season the clamor to make a big trade was deafening. Only a minority vocalized the desire to see what our talent is first, advocating patience to more properly determine what our talent base was and to grow our asset base.
But, still, even in the midst of success, many have the tendency to pull the plug on a player after a bad stretch.
But patience says wait and see how AR and Mozgov develop rather than assuming one can put a cap on their upside.
Patience gives you the benefit of the unexpected positive developments like Shawne Williams emerging.
Patience means supporting a player like Fields without saying you know what their development curve will lead to in 1-3 years.
Patience means surrendering the know-it-all BS that you definitively know a player's ultimate capacity and surrendering that certainty in favor of being a true fan and rooting for the guys you have.
Without patience, you'd throw in the towel at 3-8 and call for peoples' heads before this almost all-new squad even had a quarter season together to get familiar and click.
You win some, you lose some. Some players exceed your expectations, some fall below the mark. But never should being a fan have to revolve around wishing for players you don't have and spending all of your time thinking about and arguing about what hasn't happened yet. Sports fans can fall into the habit of obsessing over every little thing they have no control over.
But the one thing you do have control over is your attitude and your support. Now that we have something coming together and a clean break from the past, how about giving players more time when they need it and just enjoying the good days when they come? Some players have different needs and take longer.
Patience really does pay off if you have good management that buys low, sells high which I vigorously defended months ago. You have to build your asset base by picking up players other teams overlook. That's always the case, because most sure things are costly and you need to find value in other ways. Such is the case now with Fields and probably Williams.
The more unheralded quality two way players we develop, the more likely we will have a complete and deep team. And if we need to make a big trade, we'll be able to do it with less players and without gutting the team. Only with patience do these things happen.