Hey Knicks, Get on the Ball!

It’s been a decade of suffering for Knicks fans. Things seemed to hit rock bottom during the Isaiah Thomas era, but I doubt they’ll get much better. In fact, with the team making one insignificant move after another, the pain is going to get even worse if they don’t turn things around very soon.

The season opener is still months away, and the desperate organization has made some changes. The Knicks drafted Italy’s Danilo Gallinari with the sixth pick in this year’s draft. They have also added point guard Chris Duhon (as if they needed another guard). Their biggest move was the hiring of Coach Mike D’Antoni from the Phoenix Suns.

Do you remember when the Knicks were the talk of the town? They used to sell out every game before September! The Knicks are one of the most storied organizations in NBA history and their collapse has been disgraceful. This downfall began when they offered Allan Houston a mega-million deal which would limit their spending for quite a long time. Don’t get me wrong. He was a great player and did a lot of good things, but he was no Kobe Bryant. Next, the Knicks began acquiring average players with big contracts, such as Antonio McDyess and Steve Francis. And let’s not forget all of their worthless draft picks, which they ended up trading away. (The Knicks haven’t drafted a star since Patrick Ewing.) Read more after the jump.

It’s time for the Knicks to go after a franchise type of player! They can’t just hire a great coach and expect that to turn things around by itself. It didn’t work with Larry Brown, did it? Who’s to say the D’Antoni move will be any better? Sure, he’s taken the Suns to the playoffs every year, but that’s not too hard when you have an all-star cast including Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. Plus, the Knicks still have Stephon Marbury, who has been a cancer to every franchise he’s ever played for.

There’s no more time for experiments. The Knicks need to take some chances. Fans have already begun to give up on them, and that’s horrible, especially with the New Jersey Nets moving to Brooklyn in the near future. This is New York City, for crying out loud! What little patience Knicks fans have left is thinning out fast. – Matan Cohen, Special to Bobby v. the World