Mike Woodson fired

[Bobcats2013]

Just on Mike & Mike on ESPN. Had his meeting with Phil, he's been fired.

[STATUTORY]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2625675/mikewoodsonface.gif

"Melo? we CAA doe?"

[LoneyROY7]

Inevitable, really. You're not winning a championship with Mike Woodson at the helm.

[JohnFreeman]

Shame on the Knicks for ruining his coaching career.

[RagaZ]

He's gone.

Knicks just announced it.

[edrick]

No surprise there.

[wally_world]

Shame on the Knicks for ruining his coaching career.

This. Hope he gets another run for another team.

[imdaman99]

Can't say I'll miss him. Hopefully they get a coach (Kerr???) that Shump can thrive under. Shump was miserable and it was obvious under Woodson, he would NEVER play consistently. No I am not overrating him to think he will be a star, I'm just saying he should become a consistent 15 pt scorer. Him and Hardaway Jr are the future... lol

[SilkkTheShocker]

Pretty lame. No one is going to win with that team. Im not even a Melo fan, and I don't blame it at all. That Knicks teams is a dumpster fire.

[imdaman99]

Shame on the Knicks for ruining his coaching career.
Here's hoping he coaches the Kings one day than :cheers:

[JohnFreeman]

Here's hoping he coaches the Kings one day than :cheers:
Bring him on. Bit hard to coach when you have JR and Felton being untalented shitheads

[imdaman99]

Bring him on. Bit hard to coach when you have JR and Felton being untalented shitheads
You know he loved JR right? He is the one who coddled JR from the start, he took him in as his project. It worked last year regular season and it blew up in his face in the playoffs. The beginning of this year, JR was shooting 30% but he was still given the green light, to shoot out of his gotdamn slump. I would bet all my gummy bears that he would have Marcus Thornton to continue shooting and shooting in Sac too if he was still there and he was coach.

[K Xerxes]

Not sure why he gets so much love. He's a pretty awful coach himself.

[Patrick Chewing]

Woodson is a terrible coach for those defending him. This guy's play calling is atrocious and that confused look on his face doesn't help either. You can't win with Iso ball and that's all the Knicks did the last three years. His refusal to play Amare starter minutes down the stretch possibly cost this team a playoff berth. Considering how crappy Indiana is playing, this Knicks team could have done something special.

[Nuff Said]

FDB

[RagaZ]

Knicks and Man United sacking managers same day.

[JohnFreeman]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/836562/kerr.gif

[kNIOKAS]

Inevitable, really. You're not winning a championship with Mike Woodson at the helm.
You're not really winning a championship anytime soon anyway.

Why to apply this harsh criteria? :lol

[SilkkTheShocker]

Not sure how anyone can be expected to win titles with a team that has JR Smith on it :oldlol: Dude is only human.

[DMV2]

He would be a good fit for a team with a smart PG or floor general. But overall, he's just an assistant/defensive coach.

He's kinda like Mike Brown in way. Good defensive coaches but complete shit on the offense, so that's why scrubs like JR Smith can shoot 18 3-pointers and get away with it.

[Im Still Ballin]

they gotta get lionel hollins

[red1]

Pretty lame. No one is going to win with that team. Im not even a Melo fan, and I don't blame it at all. That Knicks teams is a dumpster fire.
yeah I feel for woodson too. no one would have been able sort that mess

[Purch]

Why are people pretending like Woodsen being considered back is exclusive to New York? His damn iso ball in Atlanta was damn terrible

[AirMike]

Today can't get any better, now let's find a proper coach, persuade Melo to stay in NY and we're good to go :cheers:

[Sarcastic]

He would be a good fit for a team with a smart PG or floor general. But overall, he's just an assistant/defensive coach.

He's kinda like Mike Brown in way. Good defensive coaches but complete shit on the offense, so that's why scrubs like JR Smith can shoot 18 3-pointers and get away with it.


He's not even good on defense, with all his switching. He's all around shit, and both the NY and Atlanta fan bases with tell you the same thing.


Basically the only people who say he is good are those from the other 28 fan bases.

[red1]

He's not even good on defense, with all his switching. He's all around shit, and both the NY and Atlanta fan bases with tell you the same thing.


Basically the only people who say he is good are those from the other 28 fan bases.
Im not saying he is a good coach I am saying that any coach would have struggled in his shoes. I have a newfound respect for george karl for making a team with jr and melo work

[CelticBaller]

Woodson is trash

[Sarcastic]

Im not saying he is a good coach I am saying that any coach would have struggled in his shoes. I have a newfound respect for george karl for making a team with jr and melo work


Melo has always had a >.500% winning percentage for every year of his career. Even as a rookie. Mike Woodson is the only coach in his entire life (including HS) that coached him to a sub .500 record.

[f0und]

just read that phil fired the entire staff.

i can just imagine the meeting at the bar with all the ex-staffers. "*uck Phil, that overrated *aggot!!"

[EllEffEll]

This should make Jim Buss ecstatic when he rolls out of bed sometime this afternoon. He can add another ex-Knick coach to his list of potential D'Antoni replacements that isn't named Phil Jackson.

Then, he can laugh out loud, and say "Naw, we're keeping Pringles around just for sh!ts and giggles. Oh man, life is good!"

[Uncle Drew]

So they might actually hire Kerr? Hopefully, I hate him on TNT.

[VIntageNOvel]

please jimmy, not another mike :facepalm

[gts]

So they might actually hire Kerr? Hopefully, I hate him on TNT.

You'd think they'd hire somebody that has actually, you know... coached before

[Basketbolero]

It would be hilarious if they hired Rambis

[tontoz]

Stupid to hire him in the first place. he sucked with the Hawks. His switch everything defense allowed the opposing offense to get any matchup it wanted. His iso heavy offense was painful to watch and fell apart in the playoffs.

[Derka]

Watching Woodson walk off the court during that last game against Brooklyn, he looked 150 years old.

[Basketbolero]

Watching Woodson walk off the court during that last game against Brooklyn, he looked 150 years old.
Coaching Felton, JR Smug, Bargnani and current version of Amar'e can do that to you

[Thorpesaurous]

Melo at the three in the center of the triangle. Odom and Shump in the strong side of the triangle serving nominally as the four and one. Both passing and cutting, using instincts, not so bound up by their lack of shooting on the strong side. Both having opportunities at the focul point because of the hope of size mismatches. Hardaway on the weakside at SG, spacing the floor and defending on the other end. Bargnani serving as a floor spacing big.

Other end, you hope the versatility of playing Melo, Odom, Shump, Hardaway gives you enough ability to switch and pressure on defense to cover for the fact that there's no one defending the rim. Need all the perimeter guys to hit the glass, because Shump and Hardaway would have to be among the best defensive rebounding guards in the league for this to even remotely work. Odom's flexibility defensively could protect Melo more than he's had the last few years.

You'd have to figure out a way with weakside screen action and dives to make Chandler an actual offensive asset in that particular offense. Because you couldn't possibly play Bargnani more than him.

JR Smith would need to wake up defensively big time, because they'd need him to help cover for other defencies, because his offense isn't making up enough to cover for his.

Felton would be even more useless than he already was.

Amare would be worth trying in the focus when Melo was out, although while neither is a great passer, Melo has at least shown an aptitude for vision. Amare is far more tunnell visioned. But you'd be talking about 15 minutes a night tops.


And all of this is asking for a version of Lamar Odom that by all accounts doesn't exist anymore.

[Teanett]

i like it!

[Heavincent]

Mike Woodson reaction reel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrVWPQbEXv4

lol at the music.

[KyleKong]

Unfair to fire him and his entire staff after this season, but if that's what they need to do to try to get Melo to stay, then it makes sense.

Steve Kerr and Melo would be interesting together. :lol

[20Four]

FDB
Whos FDB?

[oarabbus]

Is he good? Can MIA get him?

[BlackVVaves]

Mike Woodon, Mike Brown, Mike D'Antoni...

Why are Mikes so bad coaching :confusedshrug:

[DukeDelonte13]

Why are knicks fans already acting like Kerr is going to be some major improvement over Woodson? :confusedshrug:

[clutchinho]

Seemed like a nice guy so hopefully the Knicks took care of him

I'm glad I don't have to look at his annoying face anymore, dudes face reminds me of a better trimmed harden

[imdaman99]

Why are knicks fans already acting like Kerr is going to be some major improvement over Woodson? :confusedshrug:
You would be an improvement over Woodson's switch on picks defense. Can you think of a better defensive gameplan?

[tontoz]

Mike Woodon, Mike Brown, Mike D'Antoni...

Why are Mikes so bad coaching :confusedshrug:


And how do they keep getting jobs?

:facepalm

[Patrick Chewing]

Seriously, you telling me old ass Kidd, Wallace, and Thomas were worth 17 wins from last season?? I don't buy it.

[Sarcastic]

Why are knicks fans already acting like Kerr is going to be some major improvement over Woodson? :confusedshrug:


An orangutan is a major improvement over Woodson.

[clutchinho]

An orangutan is a major improvement over Woodson.

Don't insult the orangutan like that. It's a majestic animal capable of highly intelligent behavior

[AnaheimLakers24]

loser melo gone for sure. i really dont think phil cares either. i honestly believe he wants to start fresh.

[TheMan]

loser melo gone for sure. i really dont think phil cares either. i honestly believe he wants to start fresh.
The Knicks are a mess, PJax is good but he ain't no miracle worker.

Hopefully this mean the Bulls can get Melo.

[FKAri]

Mike Woodon, Mike Brown, Mike D'Antoni...

Why are Mikes so bad coaching :confusedshrug:

Mike Krzyzewski :confusedshrug:


And how do they keep getting jobs?

:facepalm

aint no other nikka replyin to the craigslist ads

[20Four]

FDB
WTF is FDB?

[Nuff Said]

WTF is FDB?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=94MK2JQIgFs

[20Four]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=94MK2JQIgFs
I was gonna post that..hahah good looks!

Anybody know why my AVY isn't moving? Its the right size and everything....anybody know why its not animated?

here is the GIF:

http://i.minus.com/iLAtbwzjcBd5v.gif

[Koontzy]

Rumor has it he is first in line for a coaching job should Indiana decide to get rid of Tom Crean. Which honestly I think they should. Woodson played for Indiana, and knows abotu the motion offense that made Bob Knights Hoosiers famous.

Would love to see him at Indiana myself:)

[Nuff Said]

Rumor has it he is first in line for a coaching job should Indiana decide to get rid of Tom Crean. Which honestly I think they should. Woodson played for Indiana, and knows abotu the motion offense that made Bob Knights Hoosiers famous.

Would love to see him at Indiana myself:)
Screenshotted and bookmarked.

[Koontzy]

Screenshotted and bookmarked.

Roger:) :cheers:

[JellyBean]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2625675/mikewoodsonface.gif

"Melo? we CAA doe?"


:roll: Not to make light of somebody losing their job. But I can just see Woodson looking at Phil with that same expression.

[aboss4real24]

Gettn kerr a guy who is a great talent scout also

built that old phx team

[senelcoolidge]

He's probably going to bring back Artest, Fisher, and some other old washed up lakers. Trade Carmelo for Kobe. He's looking very predictable so far.

[PickernRoller]

Good good. Everything going according to plan. Soon Phil will have Melo shipped priority mail to LA.

[smoovegittar]

Derek Fisher will be the head coach.

[smoovegittar]

You're not really winning a championship anytime soon anyway.

Why to apply this harsh criteria? :lol
Oops, I forgot to add this maggot to the ignore list. Been hiding a while, huh?