Post#136 » by knicksosmoove » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:09 pm
i think it's totally fair for this to be people's last straw. i'm not sure if it's mine because i wasn't 100% attached to lin and i think the team could be interesting next year, but it might be it for me
you have to understand, it's not just lin, it's 12 years of nonsense with dolan
the layden and isiah eras were jokes
then, we get donnie walsh and mike d'antoni, two respectable professionals with good track records (something Dolan SEVERELY lacks--on what can this man hang his hat?)
so in 2010-2011 we have a pretty good team. we are a solid sixth seed. we are the second youngest playoff team. we have cap space. we play pretty, unselfish, system-oriented basketball. everyone but amar'e is on a nice, small contract. gallo is young, an efficient scorer, and has good upside. we look to be heading in the right direction for once.
then the melo trade.
then walsh leaves
then the disaster that was last season. we found out that our expensive front court struggles to play together. this team was not going to make the playoffs until jeremy lin showed up and saved us
then amar'e and melo come back and the team struggles, so mike d'antoni goes and isiah's buddy woodson takes over the reins
now this summer we strap ourselves with large contracts, become one of the oldest teams in the league, lose landry, harrellson, and jeffries. bring in felton and a bunch of old guys.
if we lose lin, what are we? we're an old team that will have one of the most expensive rosters in the league with essentially no chance of winning. we are a first or second round exit. we will probably play a lot of iso-basketball and continue to see our players underachieve
it's very disturbing to see this team revert back to what it once was. watching them come full circle is good enough reason to jump ship in my opinion
it's too bad too. melo at his best is phenomenal. tyson and shumpert are easy to root for.
