It was all Leon. And I’ll admit, I thought his hiring was just a cheap ploy to attract his former star clients to the franchise but this guy knew how to build a fucking squad. He also knew to be patient with Thibs when no one else would.
det8924
James Dolan deserves a lot of credit. After about 15 years of being one of the worst owners in the league he finally took a step back and stopped meddling in basketball operations since 2015. Of course Dolan did hire Phil Jackson so that bagged the first few years of him actually letting basketball people handle things. Then of course Dolan puts Scott Perry in charge in 2019/20 and Perry did a good job building the team and leaving it better than he found it.
Then Leon Rose was hired and he actually had a decent starting point to build the team properly. Thibs gets brought in and then Jalen Brunson is brought in via free agency and all sort of other positive moves build on top of each other.
But it all started with Dolan stepping away and taking a chance on basketball people to fully run the team. After the Phil Jackson disaster Dolan got Scott Perry in and then Leon Rose in and it has finally clicked.
beanie_mac
Four guys are responsible for this turnaround:
Leon Rose
Jalen Brunson
Julius Randle
Tom Thibodeau
T-Bills
I wouldn’t say we were “laughing stocks” just sad af franchise and I also wouldn’t go as far as “finals contenders” just yet.
jjazznola
NBA finals contenders is pushing it. Not saying it can’t happen but with injured stars who may not be back or make it through the playoffs I have a hard time saying finals contenders. If the entire team was healthy then maybe.
cpedra925
it feels so validating when NBA writers outside of the NYC bubble take a look at this team and go, yeah, these are contenders whether you like it or not
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Yerrrrrrr
2 words: Leon Rose
The Canadian bacon (RJ contract) and truffle debacle (Fournier contract) not withstanding, Chef Rose has cooked!
2 words: Jalen Brunson
RJ Bustrett is gone. Now we are contenders
In Leon we trust
Two words: Mos Def, K West, hot shit
I cannot believe this article headline exists. We’ve waited so long…
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It was all Leon. And I’ll admit, I thought his hiring was just a cheap ploy to attract his former star clients to the franchise but this guy knew how to build a fucking squad. He also knew to be patient with Thibs when no one else would.
James Dolan deserves a lot of credit. After about 15 years of being one of the worst owners in the league he finally took a step back and stopped meddling in basketball operations since 2015. Of course Dolan did hire Phil Jackson so that bagged the first few years of him actually letting basketball people handle things. Then of course Dolan puts Scott Perry in charge in 2019/20 and Perry did a good job building the team and leaving it better than he found it.
Then Leon Rose was hired and he actually had a decent starting point to build the team properly. Thibs gets brought in and then Jalen Brunson is brought in via free agency and all sort of other positive moves build on top of each other.
But it all started with Dolan stepping away and taking a chance on basketball people to fully run the team. After the Phil Jackson disaster Dolan got Scott Perry in and then Leon Rose in and it has finally clicked.
Four guys are responsible for this turnaround:
Leon Rose
Jalen Brunson
Julius Randle
Tom Thibodeau
I wouldn’t say we were “laughing stocks” just sad af franchise and I also wouldn’t go as far as “finals contenders” just yet.
NBA finals contenders is pushing it. Not saying it can’t happen but with injured stars who may not be back or make it through the playoffs I have a hard time saying finals contenders. If the entire team was healthy then maybe.
it feels so validating when NBA writers outside of the NYC bubble take a look at this team and go, yeah, these are contenders whether you like it or not