Fri Jan 23rd - Magic @ Knicks 7:30 PM

[magician4ever]

Can you name me the last time a team fired their coach midway through the year and then signed a respectable candidate DURING that same season?

OKC firing Carlesimo for Brooks who turned around OKC's rebuild.
06 Heat firing SVG and Pat taking over, coaching them to a championship that very year.

Brooks sucks. We don't have have a Pat Riley in our front office. What else you got?

Lol hey, you asked a question and I answered it. #WhatElse
(Brooks did turn their record around though.)

[tiderulz]

Anyone think Vaughn was singling out Harris with that comment about intentions coming into the game and playing selfishly?

Not hard to read what he was putting down. Who else was out there jacking up missed shots and playing matador defense?

Harris 4-16, Dipo 6-20. So Dipo is jacking up missed shots too. But lets blame everything on Harris

[OrlandO]

well this is weird... i thought it was his ankle..
[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/558832926759354368[/tweet]

[woosah]

The problem with a game like tonight is -- Derek Fisher is also a bad rookie coach. So let's assume he and JV cancelled each other out coaching-wise. That's where I think you can't hold the players blameless for how bad this team is playing. As much as Vaughn sucks, the Knicks weren't coached any better tonight, but their players outplayed our players. The coaching is bad, but the players are also playing badly.

I think you make a valid point, but even with the highest effort from the players i don't think JV strategy sets them up for success and if they think that then they aren't even going to try. Doesn't make them blameless but you can understand not giving all when you think you will take an L no matter what you do. I still feel the responsibility starts at the head of the table and JV is sitting there.

[OrlChamps2030]

If we wait a bit there will be some decent coaches on the market next offseason.

George Karl, Mark Jackson, Mike Malone are all out there

Blatt could be available. Possibly Thibs. Maybe Hollins and Spo too?? If we wanted another assistant coach to become HC, IIRC Fizzdale on the heat is solid. D'antoni is out there too

I know a lot of those names are unlikely but my point stands.. THere are solid guys out there

Talking about assistants.. Our next head coach needs to bring in DA as an assistant

Armstrong >>> jock strap

[thelead]

OKC firing Carlesimo for Brooks who turned around OKC's rebuild.
06 Heat firing SVG and Pat taking over, coaching them to a championship that very year.

Brooks sucks. We don't have have a Pat Riley in our front office. What else you got?

In times past were there candidates like George Karl and Mike Malone in the wings and available? I'm not sure i am getting your point here.

I highly doubt that a respectable candidate would want to take over a lottery team, mid-season, without a training camp. There is very little real practice time in the middle of the season. A respectable candidate would know that there would not be enough time to teach the guys and turn it around by the end of the year due to the limitations. Anyone who thinks we can snag Karl in the middle of the year is dreaming.

[majortom71]

well this is weird... i thought it was his ankle..
[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/558832926759354368[/tweet]

Knee? I could have sworn a player landed on his ankle...

[ivDT]

well this is weird... i thought it was his ankle..
[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/558832926759354368[/tweet]

tank medicine.

[CraZyPraiZ]

Anyone think Vaughn was singling out Harris with that comment about intentions coming into the game and playing selfishly?

Not hard to read what he was putting down. Who else was out there jacking up missed shots and playing matador defense?

Harris 4-16, Dipo 6-20. So Dipo is jacking up missed shots too. But lets blame everything on Harris

I think JV was referring to these two in the post game. 20 shots is way too much unless you're a superstar.

[thelead]

OKC firing Carlesimo for Brooks who turned around OKC's rebuild.
06 Heat firing SVG and Pat taking over, coaching them to a championship that very year.

Brooks sucks. We don't have have a Pat Riley in our front office. What else you got?

Lol hey, you asked a question and I answered it. #WhatElse
(Brooks did turn their record around though.)

No, Durant, Westbrook, Harden and Ibaka did. That guy is the reason why they haven't won.

[tiderulz]

I highly doubt that a respectable candidate would want to take over a lottery team, mid-season, without a training camp. There is very little real practice time in the middle of the season. A respectable candidate would know that there would not be enough time to teach the guys and turn it around by the end of the year due to the limitations. Anyone who thinks we can snag Karl in the middle of the year is dreaming.

yeah, JV fired and it will be an assistant for the rest of the year. Would help the tank if nothing else

[claudio-br]

OKC firing Carlesimo for Brooks who turned around OKC's rebuild.
06 Heat firing SVG and Pat taking over, coaching them to a championship that very year.

Brooks sucks. We don't have have a Pat Riley in our front office. What else you got?

In times past were there candidates like George Karl and Mike Malone in the wings and available? I'm not sure i am getting your point here.

HOU and CHI are winning teams and we have a pretty bad record, how come they were not prepared? this is a young team, with a lot of potential and a bad coach. our results will be inconsistent, that's the sad reality...

[KillMonger]

If we hit that deadline and no changes are made..........[Insert serious threat here]

[OrlandO]

Anyone think Vaughn was singling out Harris with that comment about intentions coming into the game and playing selfishly?

Not hard to read what he was putting down. Who else was out there jacking up missed shots and playing matador defense?

Harris 4-16, Dipo 6-20. So Dipo is jacking up missed shots too. But lets blame everything on Harris

Well I suspect Harris because Vaughn refuses to put him in the starting lineup, he's in a contract year, a fluff story about wanting to play for NY came out today and it's his hometown... someone also said Vaughn was ripping into Harris during a timeout (not sure if true). Harris also looked like he was trying too hard last time we played in NY. Dipo sucked, too, but I thought the outside circumstances pointed to Harris. Maybe it's a coincidence though.

[TreasureCoast]

If we wait a bit there will be some decent coaches on the market next offseason.

George Karl, Mark Jackson, Mike Malone are all out there

Blatt could be available. Possibly Thibs. Maybe Hollins and Spo too?? If we wanted another assistant coach to become HC, IIRC Fizzdale on the heat is solid. D'antoni is out there too

I know a lot of those names are unlikely but my point stands.. THere are solid guys out there

Talking about assistants.. Our next head coach needs to bring in DA as an assistant

Armstrong >>> jock strap

Ive been saying Armstrong since we fired SVG, he would have been a much better interim coach than JV, but at this point we need an established leader

[TreasureCoast]

If we hit that deadline and no changes are made..........[I am going to murder JV]

okiedokie

[claudio-br]

Brooks sucks. We don't have have a Pat Riley in our front office. What else you got?

In times past were there candidates like George Karl and Mike Malone in the wings and available? I'm not sure i am getting your point here.

I highly doubt that a respectable candidate would want to take over a lottery team, mid-season, without a training camp. There is very little real practice time in the middle of the season. A respectable candidate would know that there would not be enough time to teach the guys and turn it around by the end of the year due to the limitations. Anyone who thinks we can snag Karl in the middle of the year is dreaming.

Agreed, plus Henny would rather get the lotto pick instead of fighting for the 8th seed

[KillMonger]

If we wait a bit there will be some decent coaches on the market next offseason.

George Karl, Mark Jackson, Mike Malone are all out there

Blatt could be available. Possibly Thibs. Maybe Hollins and Spo too?? If we wanted another assistant coach to become HC, IIRC Fizzdale on the heat is solid. D'antoni is out there too

I know a lot of those names are unlikely but my point stands.. THere are solid guys out there

Talking about assistants.. Our next head coach needs to bring in DA as an assistant

Armstrong >>> jock strap

This is the guy i want, my gut tells me he would be pretty good here. Definitely can't go wrong with Karl or Malone either......oh hey....Karl Malone....

[thelead]

Honestly, most of Dipo's shots were good shots. He took 20 shots, 5 or 6 were forced. Most of Tobias' shots tonight were forced. He looked like he had one thing on his mind: auditioning for NY.

[claudio-br]

Who's worst than us right now? Philly would spanks us right now, even the T-Wolves.

I wonder what you said after the wins against the Bulls and Rockets.

Since you're not paying attention, let me point out that I said "right now". Did you watch the game tonight?

dude, those wins against contenders were like 10 days ago. and now we're rock bottom!? that's too harsh for me