Why are the Knicks so boring to watch?
969344
To me they are boring because they don't wear the Laker uniform.
638661
DUMP ISAIAH.\n\nKeep Larry Brown!\n\nGet rid of some of the cancers they have, like Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis and other mediocre jokes.\n\nEnd the cycle of mediocrity and go after talented players aggressively. I'm not talking about scoring machines, I'm talking about players who excel at one or more skills, like blocking, threes, whatever. The Knicks have too many NAMES and not enough guys who have proven themselves to be winners.\n\nThey need to build a TEAM. Trade away Francis to someone desperate and get a couple of decent role players in return...Marbury...same thing, retain Channing Frye...\n\nIsaiah is just a total clown at running a basketball team. I hear he's a megalomaniac, and I can see it at play in this situation. He's stark raving lazy, and for a ex-NBA player from the good days, he's lousy at building a team. \n\nLarry Brown is the best thing to ever happen to the Knicks. Keep him and dump Thomas, PLEASE! That owner needs to GO! \n\nHell, even David Stern and other league officials want to intervene! It's just gotten so terrible! This is a top market, and it's killing the NBA when the Knicks are in the basement! Stern probably threatened to help move the Nets into Brooklyn and the Knicks owner waved him off! Who the hell is the guy that owns the Knicks, and how retarded is he?
1125819
They simply did not have NBA skill.  If they had top-level passion, they may have been able to hang on as role players, but they were used to being stars and could not adjust to a lesser role.
800888
i wish i knew, most of the games seem  boring, maybe it's because there are fouls called for every little bump now. and the players are just not playing with the same level of intensity.
398518
If you are a basketball fan than it is never boring. Playoffs are more exciting though. And the New York Knicks Fan. No wonder your bored. Lack of superstars NBA has plenty of superstars. I dont think you know what you are  talking about. \n\n       And to the person with the comment of the Olympics. We would win every time if our players were not so cocky and selfish. More than half of the superstars did not play in the Olympics where we won bronze. And still a lot of superstars arent playing. If they had Kobe Shaq Duncan AI WADE LEBRON TMAC MARION GARNETT CARTER Jermaine Amare and Arenas we would be the Dream team and blow out teams by at least 30 points.
497416
Obviously they arent that great of a team. They didn't make the playoffs. they have one great player, Allen Iverson, but their team sucks.
1175369
hell yea.  they need to fire isiah thomas for bringing in marbury and francis.  what in the world was he thinking...i don't see the knicks being competitive for many years....\n\nmarbury, as good as he is, is a proven loser.  he doesn't know how to lead his team to victory.  francis is just too short and he's not that good a PG.  he doesn't do a good job finding his teammates and his shot sucks.
947565
The Lakers are a lot better than they were last year, but I still don't see them being very competitive in the playoffs considering how good Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix and even Houston will be by the end of the season...remember, the season just began and everyone is rusty right now.\n\nAs for the Knicks, they are probably the worst team in the East this year.  Once they fire Isaiah Thomas and get a decent coach and trade away some of those ridiculous salaries, they'll end up a lot better...but it's going to take a while
1103991
Lots of things.  #1, they couldn't make a single shot.  #2, the short bench finally caught up to them.  #3, They put too much effort into beating the franchise record instead of holding it for the playoffs.  And finally, #4 the refs called nothing for them, nadda, zip, zilch.
578852
I think they are the most uninteresting boring group of people ever to come on the Big Brother show. I don't care who wins.The highly paid TV execs who run the show should lift their game, itching powder, wetting beds it's kids stuff.
986266
Its all part of the game that is show business.\nIt would be really boring if there was only fairness & politeness.\nWho would watch?
1108325
The Knicks has been a bad team mainly because of poor judgement and the pressure to win. Having the highest payroll in the league year after year doesn't always guarenteed victories and playoff berth (teamwork and trust does). The Knicks have a history of giving big contracts that never pans out in the end (see Larry Johnson and Allan Houston) and still have big contracts to deal with no end in sight. Management are making poor decisions on what to do with this team (pulling the trigger on uncecessary trades, bad free agent signing) that results to forcing to trade players with big contracts anaually, but everytime they do that, they inherit another big contract that doesn't pan out. Add to the fact that they don't have a team leader with a heart and soul make the Knicks a discouraging team. Marbury is a good player but not exactly a role model to start with and with Francis on board, this could get even worse. With a bunch of veterans on a team, I expected to see at least one leader that could motivate this team. \n\nIt's sad to see Larry Brown being let go like that after one season. Brown has been nothing short of being a great head coach, not only in the NBA, but basketball in general. Everywhere he goes, he has success (UCLA, Kansas, Spurs, Clippers, Pacers, Sixers, Pistons, etc. all either made it into the playoffs or winning a title) and along with Phil Jackson and Pat Riley, has a great philospohy on the game that makes him a sucessful coach. The Knicks never bought into that philosophy, always caring about themselves and how much they should spend rather than learning plays and making an effort to hustle on the court night in and night out. Brown didn't need all this drama and I should have think that he would have retire after he left the Pistons. Again, this was a poor decision made by the Knicks and I'm sure that Brown is going to recover from all of this, but the team is still going to suffer.\n\nThe arrival of Isiah Thomas being the new head coach comes as a desperation move by the Knicks to start winning now, rather than rebuilding. Thomas is not exactly a winner's material to start with. He has success mostly as a player for the Pistons (All-Star, Titles) but never translated that success into other ventures he commited (Raptors, CBA, etc.) expect for the Pacers. He has that reputation of being the gentleman in the NBA and I think his name alone is maybe the reason that he's staying in the organization for so long. However, being a nice guy is not going to cut it in the NBA and although his last run as an NBA coach was a success, don't count the Knicks for a sudden turnaround anytime soon.\n\nOverall, the Knicks are still popular, namesake wise (Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, etc.), but the team is still going paying for their mistakes and pretty soon, MSG is not going to be a basketball "mecca" that people once knew.
292529
Most blogs are boring, but when a famous person has their own blog, sometimes its cool to read about what they are thinking or what they are up to.\nI especially like reading Nate Robinson's blog (He plays for the NY KNICKS) at : http://www.gr8life.msnbc.com/
525602
The only way the Knicks will become a powerhouse again is if they get a true point guard and not like four shooting guards. Marbury, Rose, Crawford, Francis, and Robinson all of them look to shoot before passing.
44741
players today are great athletes,but the vast majority don't have basic fundamental skills. You can count on one hand the number of players who can hit a 12 foot shot from the baseline. Everything is either a dunk attempt or a 3 pointer. I don't really blame the players for that, I would put most of the blame on ESPN...what do they show in their basketball highlights? Dunks and 3 pointers. That's how you get on ESPN... \n\nThere is no real team play (on most teams) because of the lack of all around skills of most players. (San Antonio and Detroit are the exceptions, that's why they win the way they do). \n\nEuropean players are better all around players than U.S. players now (evidenced by the USA's pathetic showing in recent Olympic and International competition). This is because they learned the game from the USA in the 50s and 60s, and are now using that style of play against us.\n\nYeah, I know, our "best" nba players don't all go to the olympics anymore, but our college players used to wipe the floor against the best professional teams from the USSR and Eastern Europe...\n\nThen, you've got the non-existent, made-for-ESPN "rivalry" between "Bron" and "Melo"... ESPN and the NBA are trying to make this into the new Bird vs Magic rivalry... guess what NBA? it's NOT WORKING!\n\nThey're both in their 3rd year, and their teams still suck...\n\nThere are no good centers in the league any more, other than Shaq (it remains to be seen how good Yao will become). Ben Wallace is a good player, but even his game is very limited...he's a good rebounder, and a good defender, but can't shoot worth a.....\n\nJermaine ONeal is a great player, made greater by the lack of decent centers...\n\nKwame Brown?  Zydrunas Ilgauskas? Are you kidding me?\n\nYou have shooting guards that can't put the ball on the floor, and you have point guards like Jason Kidd that can't shoot worth a .... \n\nPlayers are becoming so specialized that it's becoming impossible to sit through a game any more... \n\nFans are more accepting of this type of play now, and ESPN gets carried away with a player's 'accomplishments'... a 10 point, 5 rebound, 4 assist game is considered a great all around game..just watch espn sportcenter or espn news, they'll actually highlight that a player had 15 pts and 3 rebounds, as though that constitued a great all around effort...\n\nFor the most part, the dunks we see today are often more exciting than they were 20 or so years ago (except for Dr J's), but in terms of the ability to play all facets of the game, it's getting worse. Players are drafted after high school or after 1 year of college, and they can't play the game yet..but it doesn't matter, because most of the guys in the league can't play either...
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I have to agree with all of the answers.  They do not have one elite superstar. But they have 5 people who should make the all star team. Tashaun should have made the allstar team.\n\n           I also agree to the statement that they are good because they have unselfish listeners who play Larry Brown Basketball. The reason the Knicks suck is because they have selfish cocky players. The only reason that Detroit are doing better than last year is that Larry Brown hates jump shots. But Flip Saunders only did one thing different than Larry Brown he says they can shoot threes and they have 4 good 3 poi nt starters. And 2 great 3 point shooters in Chauncey and Rip.  \n\n             I also agree that Detroit is the most boring team to watch in the NBA. Its worse than watching the Bobcats. I remember watching the All Star Game and it was a great game and then Flip Saunders puts in the 4 Detroit Pistons. I fell asleep it was terrible everyone else was doing it for show and fun they were playing defense like it was the season. They broke the first rule of the All Star Game " No Defense till the last 5 minutes of the 4th Quarter."  \n\n           I can see them getting less people to go to the games and then the owner who wants more money will do something stupid like getting a superstar and bring back the crowds. \n\n            Thats why people hate the Pistons they are mad boring. I know real NBA fans should love the Pistons but truth is real NBA Fans would Rather see a Lebron Vs. Kobe Game. Where one Superstar goes back and forth with jaw dropping plays.
685380
Because its WAY more boring than baseball