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Amar'e bewildered, Knicks in crisis

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08:15 AM ET 11.15 | Amar'e Stoudemire is a new player in a new town, but he's already having a hard time fitting in with what feels like a losing culture. Amar'e, you're not in Phoenix anymore. ... "We're not playing like we want it. We're not digging out loose balls, diving on the floor." Nobody could have expected the revamped Knicks to be world-beaters this season, but they also wouldn't have expected them to be a disgrace. And that's what they are as they head into a four-game West Coast trip, starting with a match against Carmelo Anthony, with a chance of returning at 3-11. Sunday was the last game Donnie Walsh watched in person before he undergoes hip replacement surgery this week. When he returns, the Knicks could already be irrelevant and perhaps D'Antoni will be on the hot seat.

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Amar'e Stoudemire, AP Amar'e Stoudemire, AP
November 15, 2010  08:20 AM ET

Losing to the Wolves & Rockets within a week will do that to you

November 15, 2010  08:26 AM ET

What I'm wondering is why doesn't D'antoni or Walsh hire an assistant who is there to do nothing but defense. Similiar to how Doc Rivers had Tom Thibodeax install a defense which made guys like Allen and Pierce more responsible defenders. We all know the knicks don't have any premier defenders but when you look at the length and athleticsm on the roster you can see them with any kind of defensive coaching at all at least being a mediocre defensive team instead of a wet paper towel.


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November 15, 2010  08:43 AM ET

The truth is no point bashing on the Knicks when the team was constructed to not win. The team isn't any better from last year. The Knicks doesnt have a go to guy and still dont have a go to guy. The Knicks have a long ways to go before reaching the playoffs or even competing. Where is Gman talking about Antoni system is a proven system that wins championship??

November 15, 2010  08:45 AM ET
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They are already irrelevant, and an embarassment......no need for any more knick threadsWe need more utah threads as THAT is a team with heart

You still think Amare is your go to guy. Amare is not a go to guy in situation when a bucket is needed. I would still pick Lee over Amare in any giving day.

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November 15, 2010  08:47 AM ET

Come to the Bobcats, bro.

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November 15, 2010  08:49 AM ET

Ha! Ha! Ha! I can hardly wait to hear from gmanfan. I'm sure he can explain this.

November 15, 2010  08:49 AM ET

Well at this rate they can forfeit their season and host more taylor swift concerts to get some revenue.

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November 15, 2010  08:53 AM ET
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Once again I cannot argue. I am so pissed off. How professional athletes being paid a mint to play a game they'd play for free can lack the minimal heart and drive to apply themselves is a mystery to me. have they no ****ing pride?!?!?!Last night was just another chapter in the sad storybook that is the NY Knicks. They actually lost me in the debacle against the Timberwolves. THE TIMBERWOLVES! REALLY??? THE T-WOLVES SUCK, YET WE LOST AGAINST THEM THE WAY WE DID! I swear to God, I am drawing closer and closer to trading in my Knicks gear for Laker gear. OH MYLANTA!

Say it ain't so. You can'y jump off the bandwagon that easy. 2 weeks ago you were talking playoffs.

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November 15, 2010  09:00 AM ET
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I don't why you keep on with this. Nobody even hired Amare to be the answer. NOBODY. He was acquired to be the first piece toward improvement. But what's the use in my explaining that yet again? You have your own version of things and obviously won't be shaken, so have at it. The real point is that the Knicks suck and don't seem to have a real plan. If Carmelo has any sense at all he'll play for the Nets in Brooklyn. They suck too, but at least they seem to have a plan.

I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to JGB, he said to me the other day that Amare was the Knicks go to guy and the Knicks never had that before. I was asking a question if he thought Amare was still that go to guy. Cranky this morning?? lol

 
November 15, 2010  09:02 AM ET

The Knicks should use Eddy Curry's expiring contract real soon for a trade

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