Perry and Mills seem to be adhering to a process that is fundamentally sound. Disposing of Melo took a bit of patience. Not hard really. I thought both knicks and Melo handled it professionally. KP was very unusual but it appears Knicks were prepared for what ever reasons. KP and Janus were rolling thinking into Mills/Perry's office thinking they leverage and short window to pressure to make a deal and Knicks listened and then "Bam" did the deed. In fairness Cube made a fair deal by positioned KP to pair with Luka and have culture with Dirk so it was a good move for all. KP in Dallas is a good fit for him. Knicks were prepared. I applaud the timing and the swift move to move past and create opportunity for free agency.
Was it the right thing to do? Fundamentally it was. The results will tell the story. Not Rainman, not the media, and not any of our opinions.
Vmart wrote:Chandler wrote:Q: Maybe Perry knows WTF he is doing?Respone: let me know when you are fielding bets on that
The luxury afforded to Perry is beyond belief. I guarantee you if Phil did this people would be screaming their heads off and asking for his resignation. I guarantee you next year if the and when the Knicks strike out in FA. Everyone is going to ask for his head on a platter.
This reads like phil-fan-boy post....Not only was most of phil's personnel decisions terrible, but his off the court tactics were an embarrassment. Falling asleep during workouts, developing a bad-case of twitter-fingers and alienating half the league and players with dumb posts on social media, ripping Melo in public rather than meeting with him behind closed doors. The triangle non-sense, players not wanting to come here and play in his dated system and the negative perceptions this organization had, stepping on the toes of his hand-picked coach by interrupting practice. Half-ass rebuild, half-ass trying to make the playoffs...He made us more of a laughing stock than we already were. He was picked to clean up the mess left behind by the previous front office, instead kept the circus-like atmosphere going.
Perry has cleaned up the PR aspects of it as we look like a desirable place for future prospects. While phil added to our already bloated salary cap, In one year, Perry set a record for the most money under the cap by one franchise. He did this in ONE YEAR!!! Phil had Carte Blanche and couldn't pull it off!!!! DUDE was an embarrassment!!!
Also, KP wanting out of MSG started under phil's watch. KP skipped the meeting with phil, not Perry. Perry and crew had to try to reel KP back into the fold after his falling out with the last regime. So all that sh** started under phil's watch...So glad he is outta here!!!!
Well said Uptown. Some people want to argue with math. That’s their problem.
Let's see .. Dolan and Mills has had say-so over MSG and the Knicks organization since 1998 .. the two has poison every NBA HOF that came to the Knicks, Perry is just another casualty !!!
Perry gets a Grade F for FAILURE in the 2018-19 season (17 win season) !!!
Will Perry's decision-making in the 2018-19 season make a 360 turn around in the Knicks 2019-20 season ???
Kemet wrote:Let's see .. Dolan and Mills has had say-so over MSG and the Knicks organization since 1998 .. the two has poison every NBA HOF that came to the Knicks, Perry is just another casualty !!!
Perry gets a Grade F for FAILURE in the 2018-19 season (17 win season) !!!
Will Perry's decision-making in the 2018-19 season make a 360 turn around in the Knicks 2019-20 season ???
Who cares about wins? We finally did a good job of losing the right amount and this still bad for some fans who cannot see beyond their own nose.
I guess we did a good job by trying to be mediocre for 20 year. I guess we even overdo it by being mostly terrible for no reason and no common sense.
I think there is no other exec in NBA who would do better job with this train wreck of epic proportions.
It’s not so easy to lay blame. Dolan is the major culprit as the owner sets the directives. They sign the checks. Mills has been in the mix but rarely as making personnel decisions.
Phil was awful but not 100%. Some for Isiah and others.
To his credit Phil was correct in his desire to trade KP. The timing and reasoning at the moment was off and it appeared to be hasty but in the long run he was right. No vindication, just talking points.
If you judge a team solely on its record knicks were a disaster. But go back and remember KP was suppose to return and even he was spouting how he’d be back in 11 months.
Also you judge a team by how its setting itself up for the future. Knicks for years did little in this area.
54 Woodson season was great fun but knicks failed miserable to think beyond the moment. 5 players retrieving, traded pick for Bargnani and JR reliance. MIlls might have been in the room but with no voice. When he did his only mistake was signing Hardaway which really was not a franchise killer by any stretch. What did he do? He signed Perry and has kept Dolan away. They cleaned house and made a youth commitment and historic cap space.
Thats what Mills did. No results to speak of but that is a historic policy shift!!! He did not perpetuate the starphuch era. That itself is monumental.
