When I first dared, DARED, to say I did not want Thibs coaching this team any more, most here if not all, were against that notion, most eloquently Chief Chip.
I am proud to have been the first. I bet nobody here now would be terribly upset were Thibs let go. And I bet players would feel relieved and ready for a fresh start.
OFF WITH HIS HEAD ALREADY!!!
NONSENSE
OK, whatever...Number Two, giving you the benefit of the doubt, let's assume, quite rightly, that you are not a moron
Thanks, appreciate it.
... the Knicks fired Don Nelson and replaced him with assistant Jeff Van Gundy, which worked out okay. But then, HOWEVER, Nellie's sin, was to try and write Patrick Ewing out of the narrative. DUH.
I actually think JVG manipulated Patrick into believing that, but that is another story. Then he got lucky in 1999, having to play Latrell and Marcus, whom he did not like, because of injuries to other players. He played favorites, some times he played them into the ground, such as he did to LJ and, to a lesser extent, to PE. He kept talking about defense, which Knicks fans rightfully love, but his offense was atrocious to nonexistent. Bad coach over all, as he proved during his time in Houston, when he did have a great team that never won anything significant with him.
Coach's ' stubborn streak and quirky rotations notwithstanding, WE HAVE A SOLID CORE OF YOUTH, and Thibs has been developing them. Under Thibs' watch, we have seen a coming of age of Mitchell [C], Obi [PF], RJ [SF], Grimes [SG] and IQ [PG], which in case you haven't noticed, IS A TENABLE ROTATIONAL QUINTET. And while we all lambast Thibs for sticking with his vets, when our puppies get an opportunity, Jericho and Deuce and Cam have shown solid flashes of talent and tenacity, and you better believe that they are going to get longer looks if our starting five cannot get it together.
We have indeed drafted well, but I'm not sure how much of that should be credited to Thibs, or the development of our youth. All I know is that, for the most part, he does not play them. I also know that his starting unit has disconnected from him. He has run his course here, has nothing more to offer.
