Monday, July 31, 2006
Manifesto Part III
For Isiah as the GM regading the coaching staff:
11. Our assistants are teachers first, head coaches in training second
12. We're trying to create a winning system, not a win every night
13. Team offense is a system, not a scheme
14. Stats count second, unless they are rebounds, steals or assists.
15. We will coach from the positive and build both self-confidence and team-confidence
I am less concerned about how Isiah coaches the team than I am how he reacts as GM when he thinks his coaching role is being challenged. There have been too many desperation moves in the past, we simply cannot afford even one more.
11. Our assistants are teachers first, head coaches in training second
12. We're trying to create a winning system, not a win every night
13. Team offense is a system, not a scheme
14. Stats count second, unless they are rebounds, steals or assists.
15. We will coach from the positive and build both self-confidence and team-confidence
I am less concerned about how Isiah coaches the team than I am how he reacts as GM when he thinks his coaching role is being challenged. There have been too many desperation moves in the past, we simply cannot afford even one more.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Manifesto Part II
The second 5 in our new manifesto:
6. We'll develop a rotation and stick to it.
7. A few losses won't change the rotation.
8. We'll force their second and third options to beat us.
9. We won't run just to run
10. We don't covet creating your own shot.
As always, send your additions to the Frozen Envelope so we can collect them for Isiah.
6. We'll develop a rotation and stick to it.
7. A few losses won't change the rotation.
8. We'll force their second and third options to beat us.
9. We won't run just to run
10. We don't covet creating your own shot.
As always, send your additions to the Frozen Envelope so we can collect them for Isiah.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Junior
Here at the Frozen Envelope, we hold Mr. Ewing in high regard and know what his departure from the Knicks really meant to the Hoop Gods.
As a tribute to the big fella, see this video of his son (who coincidently will be suited up for the Hoyas next year):
Patrick Ewing, Jr.
As a tribute to the big fella, see this video of his son (who coincidently will be suited up for the Hoyas next year):
Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Draft Not Terrible -- Manifesto Part I
I don't think this was a terrible draft given where we were picking. I would have much preferred to have the 2nd pick and be resigning Sweetney to a cap-friendly deal. Another PG and a defensive small forward are about all you could hope for.
Let's keep it real. Scoring is not really the issue, even with the younger talent. Defense is going to be a key in the future. Look at the Heat -- the supporting cast was defenders, rebounders and break runners. We need all of that.
We need a manifesto. A set of principles to guide the team going forward in the next few years, here are the first 5:
1. Talent plays, not contract amount.
2. We covet defense and team offense
3. We trade for youth and for draft picks
4. We won't try to quick-fix past mistakes
5. Max deals are only for max players, and we have none.
Let's hear your additions.
Let's keep it real. Scoring is not really the issue, even with the younger talent. Defense is going to be a key in the future. Look at the Heat -- the supporting cast was defenders, rebounders and break runners. We need all of that.
We need a manifesto. A set of principles to guide the team going forward in the next few years, here are the first 5:
1. Talent plays, not contract amount.
2. We covet defense and team offense
3. We trade for youth and for draft picks
4. We won't try to quick-fix past mistakes
5. Max deals are only for max players, and we have none.
Let's hear your additions.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
I hate to say I told you so . . .
OK, I am back. Look at the prior posts.
I said that hiring Larry Brown was a mistake. It was.
I said that last season had to be about evaluating the young talent. Brown was fired because he wouldn't do that.
I said the Curry trade was a huge mistake. It was. How'd you feel during the draft? How would you have felt with Sweetney and the second pick? How you gonna feel next year when we trade places with the Bulls?
Thomas might be better for the team as a coach than as GM. He may well push the young guys to show their stuff and, in the process, show there is some future for the team. Then again, it could be early January with the Knicks 3 games out of the playoffs. What would Isiah do? He'd trade some of the young guys for a 33 year old has been with four years left on his max contract.
You think he wouldn't? He signed Jerome James didn't he? Anything bad is possible.
I said that hiring Larry Brown was a mistake. It was.
I said that last season had to be about evaluating the young talent. Brown was fired because he wouldn't do that.
I said the Curry trade was a huge mistake. It was. How'd you feel during the draft? How would you have felt with Sweetney and the second pick? How you gonna feel next year when we trade places with the Bulls?
Thomas might be better for the team as a coach than as GM. He may well push the young guys to show their stuff and, in the process, show there is some future for the team. Then again, it could be early January with the Knicks 3 games out of the playoffs. What would Isiah do? He'd trade some of the young guys for a 33 year old has been with four years left on his max contract.
You think he wouldn't? He signed Jerome James didn't he? Anything bad is possible.
