Aside from my earlier smartass view that the Knick's first team should compare pretty well with everyone else's second team....
I can support these guys. I'm up to see them confound the naysayers. Or at least see one or two of them reach some unexpected potential.
But with the same coach who presided over the dismal death march of last year's tank?
That's the guy who's going to push them to a new defensive intensity?
That's the guy that's going to lead the team into a bright, new future?
This is where I most struggle to suspend disbelief.
Hear you.
I am not quite as despondent about Fizz as you and LesterDawg.
Last year was an aberration, to put it mildly.
How much of what went down was leadership by committee?
Telling that neither Mills, nor Perry, nor Fizdale has made a peep this summer.
Tamping down on expectations or just trying to proceed with a clean slate.
I am actually excited about our signings. Particularly Julius Randle, who I think has a chance to be a special player, and a leader. He seems to be preparing to embrace that challenge.
With Robinson, Randle, Portis and Taj, we are pretty well covered at the 5-4 spot in the small ball era.
Likewise with Morris, Knox and Iggy at the 3-4.
And our scrum at the 1-2-3 should be interesting. The re-emergence of Frank to challenge at the 1-2-3 being a posisitve development.
As per rotations and the calls, from Clyde and most of NYC, for defense, Defense, DEFENSE?
I'm a fan of Fizz, but fuck me, the brother is on the clock.