McHale sucks. Bring JVG back.

slowmustang · Jul 7, 2012

Should we bump some old "Fire JVG" threads for fun?

hooroo · Jul 7, 2012

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Actually, he stated on many occasions how difficult todays star players were to coach (ie pain in the arse). Thats why I brought it up. One of my friends was JVG's neighbor here in Houston and he mentioned this fact as well. Why is he not coaching any more if he is such a "current players" coach who understands their feelings? Why bring up this thread to fire McHale and bring back JVG if JVG also wants to coach more old school type no-nonsense hard-nosed players? They are more the same than different.
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Can't imagine a more suitable time to divulge, as promised, how Jeff ruthlessly ran Frederic Weis out of the country. Because of the then-Knicks coach's boorish behavior, the 7-foot Frenchman has been branded the worst draft choice (No. 15 in '99 when Ron Artest was still on tap) in Knicks history.

When debating this issue, keep in mind Weis never was expected by interim GM Ed Tapscott to become any more than a solid role player understudying Ewing. He was to be just a piece, so all his "stats" since are irrelevant, it says here.

It's also important to remember Jeff was flexing muscle at the time. He was fresh from undermining Ernie Grunfeld out of his president/GM job and reaching the Finals on the lengthy defensive forte of Marcus Camby (and Latrell Sprewell), whom he refused to play early and often to spite his later deposed boss (and himself) to avenge trading Charles Oakley .

The night Dave Checketts fired Grunfeld on orders from above (it was either-or, Marc Lustgarten dcreed), he called to inform me of his tortured decision.

"Jeff will be fired immediately after the season," he vowed . . . a plan that had to be postponed due to unforeseen clement success.

OK, so here are the Knicks preparing for the summer league and Weis shows up. Though unsigned, he'd agreed to work out, but it was implicit he could play but a couple games on account of French national team obligations.

"Those first workouts were indicative of what was in store for Fred," said a forward observer. "He had little English skills, especially when you hear most Americans speak 'English.' He was capable of speaking and understanding, but it was at best, faulty.

"Jeff began drills by propping Frederic first in line, explaining how the drill has to be done, using NY slang and NBA basketball jargon," the source continues.

"Fred is instantly lost, comprehending maybe half of what's being said. The drills go very badly. Jeff loses patience after two minutes and starts hurling insults, his usual freakin' sissy routine. From then on it was expletive this and expletive that as Weis got lost in every aspect of what Jeff was trying to implement tactically."

That abuse carried over to the summer league, where Weis played lost and Jeff handled him like he had leprosy. The final straw was when Weis offered to play the first half of the third game; he had a flight to catch (to France) and the time factor only allowed him to play that much, shower and get to the airport.

"Jeff sent him off with a tongue-lashing and a 'no need to play' the first half because 'the Knicks don't need you,' " recounted the source.

Back in the hotel, while packing his bags, Weis, teary-eyed, swore he'd never have anything to do with the Knicks and Jeff after such mistreatment.

"He's a good kid and could've been an asset," the source concluded. "Instead, Jeff took the 'French Toast' New York Post full-page shot at him. I was ashamed I didn't say something to that arrogant little [bleep]. Everybody who was there should be ashamed."
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jseahorn · Jul 18, 2012

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Do you guys agree that McHale is horrible and has bad rotation decisions? He's never been a good playoff coach so how do we expect a rebuilding team would win enough to matter. Even players don't wanna play for him.

If you missed games last year where we could've won more games but thanks to really bad rotation and coaching decisions, then you didn't see how not a coach he is.
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I agree, the rockets made a big mistake hiring McHale. Look at what he did in Minnesota he personally decimated that team. Ask anybody from Minnesota. Why should the people in Houston, think he can do better, look a the draft & the trade debacle. Wait and see! before it's to late I have a great trade McHale and Mowery for Dwight Howard. Now we may have something...wake up Houston fans.

Bandwagoner · May 23, 2014

bratna8 · May 23, 2014

Are we keeping McHale to lure Love?

anchel · May 26, 2014

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DaDakota · May 26, 2014

bratna8 said: ↑

Are we keeping McHale to lure Love?
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That is what I think.

DD

napalm06 · May 26, 2014

hooroo said: ↑

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/item_gD5A2O3LZ9ucUd7PLkztuM/1
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And then there was the Spanoulis situation.

mr. 13 in 33 · May 26, 2014

Gimmmethemike · May 26, 2014

Mchale does sucks! Bring JVG back!

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