E86 wrote:2010 wrote:Glad to see SVG call Fisher out on his bullschit!
Pistons coach and GM Stan Van Gundy scoffed at the notion the Knicks are a young, “developing” team not ready to make the playoffs during a trademark pregame rant that seemed aimed at recent remarks by Knicks coach Derek Fisher.
Fisher said recently on ESPN Radio he wouldn’t be “disappointed’’ if the Knicks failed to make the playoffs because: “We’re a developing team with a ton of new players. There are not a lot of elite teams that are depending on rookies to carry the day. So we have to be reasonable about who we are and where we are and accept what is and not get caught up in what we should be and allow other people to define what our success is.”
Van Gundy doesn’t see the Knicks as “developing.’’ He didn’t name names, but the Pistons leader seemed to be responding to Fisher.
“They’re a good team, a veteran team,’’ Van Gundy said before the Pistons’ 111-105 victory over the Knicks. “They got [Kristaps] Porzingis, but when all healthy, they put four veterans around him. It’s a smart, veteran team around a real talented young guy.
“I laugh a little bit when I see them referred to as a young, developing team. I wasn’t aware Robin Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, Jose Calderon and Arron Afflalo are that young. I read that. Wow. I guess in society at large, guys in their 30s are young.’’
That's amazing
This is what I've been saying to everyone on here who say "Oh, the Knicks roster isn't that good....Well, the Knicks won 17 games last years, so doubling that would be acceptable". B*****.
Just like SVG said, which I say. You've got a superstar and 4 veterans - Aflalo, Calderon, Lopez and to an extent D Williams. KP is good. Galloway would be in any teams rotation. That's 6. Lance Thomas brings quality NBA team. Yes, it's a mediocre team. Which means a .500 team.
Fisher has this team playing and looking like a 30 win team.
I was trying to be patient with him. He sucks. He's a clown. He wants to cash a check and go back to banging Matt Barnes ex.