Dear Phil and Mike,
Maybe you should
get together coffee, talk life, and most importantly see what you can do to
make your teams worse. The Knicks and Jets have been abysmal for quite a while
now, outside of a few good seasons here and there. To be honest with you, if
you can take either of your teams even to there 1990’s-early 2000’s team fans
would take it! I am a Giants fan, so I do not to worry there, but the Knicks?
Come on Phil! The one positive the Knicks have is a star(Melo). Who’s the star
for the Jets? Rex Ryan(oops, he’s not there anymore)? Ryan Fitztragic(not
coming back, who are we kidding?). As the head of operations for your
respective teams, don’t you think you should be able to identify your problems
and fix them?
Let’s start with you
Phil. First of all, you took over as PRESIDENT of basketball operations, not
COACH. You have to let go of the triangle. It is not working for the Knicks as
you can tell. If you plan is to tank, then yes continue to use the triangle. If
you want to use the triangle, get on the sideline and implement it. Otherwise
let Jeff do is job please. No triangle with 5 players on the court, maybe the
pentagon?
Once you realize
this issue, remember that you have to build around someone. That time for Melo
has passed. You chose Kristaps for a reason right? I mean he is showing us he
IS the future for this team, so don’t screw it up. In hindsight, the Joakim
Noah signing was brilliant. Due to his injury, you no have your starting center
of the future with Mr. Hernangomez at the 5. Have KP and Willy is a start. What
bothers me most is that fact that you had a chance to obtain Ricky Rubio for
Derick Rose straight up and you blew it! Rubio is 2 years younger, has 2 plus
years of control, and is an actual point guard, who distributes, defends, and
scores. Wouldn’t that be a nice core, Rubio, KP, and Willy? Phil, you worked
with Kobe and Michael and all the talent around them, are you telling me that
you can’t identify talent? I find that hard to believe.
Lastly, you need a
coach for these young players. You initially hired Derek Fisher, fired him and
hired Jeff Hornecek, who is also failing on the sidelines. In their defense,
you have not given them enough to work with and you are forcing your ideals on
their coach styles. Let them coach their way and see if it works. What a simple
idea Phil! Give Jeff enough talent to work with and let him coach.
Mike, Mike, Mike
then we have you. Where do we start with you? Have you spoken to Phil yet?
Let’s start here. . your coach is not an issue. Your issue is your quarterback.
Since Mark Sanchez took the Jets to back to back Championship games(I know that
was not you), you’ve had at least 3 other quaterbacks besides Mark. You need
someone to build around, it’s not Christian Hackenberg or Bryce Petty. You know
just as much as anyone else, your quarterback is not on your roster. With the
number 6 pick in the draft, you have many options including making trades.
Think wisely about this option. Maybe you should talk to Todd about your draft
since he is your coach.
Granted you have
let Todd do is job coaching, you should continue to do so, but talk to him
about what he needs to do better. That is your job, Give the coach what he
needs to succeed. Maybe you should trade Brandon Marshall while
he still has some value. Let Todd have an input on defense since that is where
he shines the most. You and Todd need to be on the same page and communicate.
The biggest issue
your team has is being consistent. You have had a franchise quarterback since
Vinny Testiverde. You haven’t had a good or great coach since Bill Parcells. If
you believe in Todd, you need to let him grow as a coach, even if he has
growing pains like last season. You can’t have 1 season 10-6, then 5-11 then
11-5. If you are going to be bad, at least try and build through being bad.
That is what the Giants did and look what happened. At least the Browns are
trying to be bad in order to get better, even if its not working right away.
You are supposed to be the Messiah for the Jets fans, then act like it. Have
coffee with Phil, talk about fixing your respective franchises and be happy.
Sincerely,
A True Sports Fan
