Steve Mills fired amid another brutal Knicks season
But why was the inept moron hired?
Oh what a relief! Every GM in the league out signed him. His last three top draft choices are busts.
I need some REAL good news.
I don’t give a fuk about Lonzo or any other ball for that matter.
I think Kerr knows what he's talking about.
If the Knicks are good it ups the media attention and prestige of the whole league.
The NBA has been doing quite well, but the League is stronger and grows bigger when there are competitive teams in LALakerville, NYK, BOS and to a lesser extent CHI.
It's great when small-market teams do well. But the Spurs and now Bucks and for a while OKC just don't drive the league and up the hype factor like LAL, NYK, BOS can. Tradition + Big Market simply pushes the needle further.
Otherwise rivalries are good for the NBA. If BOS-PHI becomes a thing in playoff fights, that'll be good. The two LA teams doing battle post-season would be good too. If Knick were good, Knix-Celts, Knix-'6ers, Knix-BKY could be big stuff. Alas and alack.
PS: Frank is up and down.
Griffin was on a flight to New York to meet with Mills, when, according to sources, he saw a news alert that the Knicks had signed Tim Hardaway Jr. to a four-year, $71 million contract. If he were to accept the job, Griffin realized, he'd have to answer for a hefty contract he had no say in.
He went ahead with the flight and meeting but removed his name from consideration shortly thereafter.
After Mills' presence played a significant part in the Griffin talks falling apart, he sold Dolan a far less accomplished candidate: new Sacramento Kings VP of Basketball Operations Scott Perry.
As much as folks have an eye on 12/15....it really might be best if Mills weren't allowed to oversee a single further transaction for this club.
Knicks have been directed to lose
How else do you explain
Frank - 1 assist in 18 minutes - outplayed and still starting both halves
Dennis - 0 assists in 14 minutes
Elfrid - FOUR assists in 12 minutes
True or false -
Given Knicks personnel, NY should have more than 4 wins right now.
If Dolan convinced that Mills and/or Perry needs to go, why would he wait until the end of the season?
Maybe he wants to wait to see if candidates become available, or can be made available, but I also worry about a desperate GM or president making boneheaded decisions, swinging for the fences to save their jobs.
Love this fucking article and everything it has to say...cowards as i called them earlier
https://nypost.com/2019/12/07/steve-mills-scott-perry-hide-in-growing-knicks-atrocity/
I understand the "Palace intrigue" and i want Mills gone (and perhaps Perry too) but they can't fire themselves. They played the card they had to play, but it was theirs to play. The move almost paid immediate dividends. Let's give it time. We gave the last guy 100 games.
Talent to win or compete every night? I just don't see it. Give me some of that crack you guys are smoking.
Stats don't lie either. Neither does the record.
Last in FG%, Points Scored and Assists.
This team is not good.
Shame on Mills & Perry.
https://sports.yahoo.com/report-raptors-ujiri-would-be-intrigued-by-challenge-of-fixing-knicks-164803538.html
Mike Miller is now in a very unenviable position of having to save Mills & Perry with a shit roster. Working for these rats has to be unsettling knowing Mills will shove a dagger up your ass at any point. Pretty sure he would be hailed as a hero across the NBA if he said "thanks, but no thanks" and walked away.
Wont be too long til you are saying that..."well. Miller has Payton, Fiz didnt" - or "Mitch isnt fouling as much" - or, "well, Julius ls smarter" - or "well...Fiz gave Frank his confidence" (everything Frank does well, like with Mudiay, will be Fiz's doing). Anything to say it was not coach Fiz's fault.
Then when (if, I should say - see Woodson, Chaney, Herb.....) Fiz gets another job and is 3 games over .500 you can whine how we should have cut him slack and been patient - unless of course we NAIL the next hire - then who cares?
