Sometimes you wonder as a fan, what did we do to deserve this? All we want to do is enjoy a good team. For all the changes going on in the city, the true fans of NY love a good basketball game. The more things change the more they stay the same for our Knicks. I thought we were on the right path. We seemed to be taking the necessary steps to move forward in a positive way. After all the seemingly decent upgrades we made, the first blow to our positive energy was the demotion of Glen Grunwald. Karma is a bitch.
So now things are unraveling. Coach Woodson is still talking about he's trying figure out his roster after a full training camp. Somehow Chris Smith, Jr Smith's little brother, made the team. He couldn't make a West 4th St streetball team. That's the running joke with Chris. Its a little harsh but not far from the truth. Brandon Jennings took to Twitter to express his disgust over it. He mentioned California legends Pooh Jeter, and Bobby Brown. Both players could start on the Knicks right now. In fact did everyone forget the fact that our Knicks worked Bobby Brown out 3 times in the summer, yet chose to sign Beno Urich. Has anyone seen Beno lately? Right now Felton is playing the worst basketball of his career. The man has the senority to maintain the starting spot but at what point do you say he just doesn't have it anymore? When do you hold Woodson accountable? What should management do about it?
There's Alot of talk about Shumpert on the trade front. It's a shame but he's our only real trade chip. At the same time Shump hasn't been playing his best basketball. Fans are questioning now if he will ever forfill his potential. Woodson can be charged with misuse, but at the same time you have to show improvement and Iman appears to have peaked.
Question is now after all this, along with the minutes restriction nonsense going on with Kmart and Amare, where do we go from here? The holes on this team are too big to blame it solely on early season rust. You can blame it on Woodson for not having a hold on his roster, but you could also say he was given poor pieces to work with. One thing that you can't blame is the fire from the fans. The boo's and the blogs like this one are running rampant. It's not that we are impatient fans, it's the fact that our team sucks and they really shouldn't at this stage of the game.
Should we blow it up, meaning trade Melo, Tyson, etc and plan for 2015? Do we look to make a lateral trade to clean things up and set us up to make a run when Tyson gets back? The only other option is to be patient and let Woodson figure out. Problem with that is Woodson has no offensive foresight. As soon as he starts benching guys that are currently in the rotation for our 10-12 man this whole thing might crash and burn right in our faces.
In my opinion, I think you need to fire Woodson. It's unexceptable that he has no feel for his team after his success with the club. He's a highly experienced coach and had these guys in a full training camp. There is no reason to be this disorganized. At the same time you still have to address the flaws on the roster via trade. Darryl Walker or Herb Williams would need to interm and get a more traditional set going.
This season is far from over, but the drama can't be left to burn freely. If we nip things in the bud and take responsibility now maybe we can refocus and get back on the right course. If Woodson remains head coach, he needs a roster move asap. Nothing drastic but we may need to move a fan favorite to get us over the Hump. As a fan you just want your team to succeed so whatever they do I hope it works. Right now the team and the fanbase is broken. Winning cures everything. Here's to hope.
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