– Ehus, despite the playoff appearances, Paxson has done a worse job than Isiah. Paxson walked into a dream situation in Chicago in 2003 and Isiah walked into a nightmare. More on this: http://www.cosellout.com/?p=167

– Lives, i think that his personal relationships and loyalties to certain players formed as GM (originally statesman’s position) has probably been the biggest hinderance. I’m not sure if that will go away. Let’s see. …also, let’s put our ongoing discussion on Steph in the parking lot for a while until he gets some more games under his belt…

– Cooley, let me reiterate what you have just said: http://www.Knicksdefense.com is the best knick fan site in the land. No question about it. Happy holidays

A few weeks ago on Knickdefense.com (BEST KNICK FAN SITE IN THE LAND, BUT NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, or THE MALICIOUS SLANDERER, SO IF YOU VISIT COME CORRECT OR SOME REAL KNICK FANS WILL GET JIGGY WITH YOU IN A HEART BEAT)
“that a change was a coming, and we didn’t know when or where, but we do know why.”

You oepn letter and suggestions are reasonable and plausible. Of course any of US might disagree on a point here or there, but I believe your real point is, “A CHANGE IS NECESSARY.”

Why squibble on the specifics, when it seems necessary at this juncture to try something, anything different, then what we’ve seen so far.

MODI, I admire your courage and your commitment and your passion for OUR BELOVED NEW YORK KNCIKS…

Isiah Thomas, DO YOU SHARE OUR PASSSION AND COMMITMENT; IF YOU DO, THEN SHOW THE COURAGE TO MAKE WHATEVER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY TO BRING A CHAMPIONSHIP TO OUR BELOVED NYC AND ITS TRUE PASSIONATE FANS.

Keep it POPPIN SCHOLAR…

You know my feelings on Steph. His skills when he is mentally right would put the Knicks over the hump. He has not been mentally right for most of the season and he should not start. Just as the Knicks don’t have the luxury of allowing Mardy to play himself back into NBA shape, they don’t have the time for Steph to play himself back to mental health as a starter.
The Steph starts now promoters continue to ignore that he is not mentally well and that his teammates have not played well with him on the floor. I know, I know, it’s his teammates’ fault.

THe more I think about it, the more I see this as Isiah’s worst coaching job to date and he really can be a very good coach. This trial and the pressures of coaching in the city have clearly affected his performance. That’s too bad. I hope he can get his act together, becuase the underlying message of this excellent post is that this team needs to be coached. Unlike the Celtics with three stars that you can just throw on the floor for 42 minutes and get a win, Isiah needs to use that intellect and manage this team for most of those 48 minutes. He does not have the player that can lead his system on a consistent basis.

Aldridge is averaging 18 points & 7 rebounds, and Thomas has been workin’ on his latest album with Amy Winehouse.

Next up…Larry Brown, Rick Carlisle,Mike Fratello?

WoW…i dont feel so bad as a Knicks Fan.

All we gotta do is get blown out by the Celtics and Rockets… and have our top draft pick record with an addict an Isiah is outta here?
The Celtics already blow us out..!Somebody get Wilson Chandler and Britney on the line…

If Skiles is out…Are they replacing him with someone internal?… If so why now?.. and not at the beginning of the season?

Definitely understand your levity on my suggestion.

To that end a sincere but private mea culpa to the Knicks before the game against the Orlando Magic should be issued by Isiah.