Donnie Walsh came to NY with a plan and excecuted it: "Clear enough cap space for 2 max free agents in 2010." That whole idea seems to have excaped the "knowledgable" Knicks fans. Somehow they expect the raggedy crew thats on the roster now to move mountains and beat the upper echelon of the NBA. It's not going to happen...at least it's not expected and nobody ever projected this group to do anything short of lose and lose miserably.
Which brings me to this Lebron hype. Come on son...this is New York. Since when does a new yorker shed tears over a single basketball player? NYC is an entity all in itself. The tradition of the Knicks also captured that feeling of pride, teamwork, and hustler mentality. The soul of the city seems to have all but expired and it trickled down on to the court at MSG...most fans and city dwellers would rather rock the gold chain that is Lebron James than invest wisely in the real estate that is team/championship basketball.
Right now Knicks have to focus on building a culture. Right now the culture has been losing. There's some terrible bad habits out there. Sergio's speed and passing abilty seems to have rattled the guys. These guys blow his easy assists and fail to make that transition pass that Sergio seems to initiate. Eddie House and T-mac have been seen throwing their hands in disbelief at the failed defensive assignments. Tonight against the Cavaliers, they openly chastised David Lee on several occasions for missing his defensive assignment. David simply refuses to help and instead stands their showing off his "jazz hands". It's not all on David Lee...it's just an example of the state the Knicks are in.
D'antoni can not be adequately judged with this tired group of players. If the Knicks retain Bill Walker's team option (and they should), they are only gonna have Walker, Curry, Toney Douglas, Gallo, and Wilson under contract. That's 10 roster spots are up for grabs. Lebron James could very well be one of them. Reality should set in and when it does, Donnie walsh will have the power to bring in experience. Meaning more guys like Eddie House. Guys that don't need to be encouraged or coached into playing with pride and purpose...energy! That's something that shouldn't be in question on the biggest basketball stage in the world....Donnie has a chance to rebuild the Mecca...not just a harem for Lebron James groupies.
"Shake and bake...word aapp!!!" - Nate Robinson
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