Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson disses Carmelo Anthony’s ” game.”

Written by  //  May 5, 2012  //  NBA, News  //  7 Comments

Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson may be alienating himself from his number one fan within the organization.

Now  that the Knicks’ exit from the playoffs are a foregone conclusion it seems that Woodson is starting to pick out changes that others need to make if the team is to become a contender.

According to the New York Post, his first target is Carmelo Anthony.

“Expectations aren’t going to change in New York, you know that,’’ Woodson said. “They shouldn’t. Rightfully so. Anthony’s going to have to raise his game. He’s got to do things this summer to better his game — as well as Tyson [Chandler] and Amar’e [Stoudemire]. If I’m the head coach here, I have to make sure it happens. It’s the only way to get out of the rut in terms of him being a first-round exit. He’s got to change that.”

“I like to see [that] and he’s made major strides this year,’’ Woodson said. “We started this journey, he made guys around him better and he was better for it. That has to be a continuation. I got to push him to be in better shape when you start the season. A lot of things that got to be changed. Not a lot of things, but … There’s got to be some changes to get to the next level.’’

Raise your hand if you think that Mike Woodson should take some responsibility for this series.

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  • knickfan212

    Of course the coach has to take some responsibility. It’s his job to make the adjustments,and draw up the plays he wants the team to run.He’s also supposed to make sure his team is in shape.Pat Riley used to make guys run a few miles everyday so they never run out of steam in a game.

  • The Real Bx Gent

    Its fair that the coach raises expectations for next season on his star players. In any event the players should want to improve themselves without the coachsa input!

    • knickfan212

      I agree,If they really want to win like they say players should take it among themselves to improve.

  • les wilks

    I think the coach has to take responsibility also.

  • Hamilton

    Let us go, New York

  • Tanna

    The coach has to take some responsibility, but if these players came to the table at the start of the season out of shape it would have fallen on the shoulders of D’ Antoni as he was the coach when the season began. Give Woodson a break as he took over in the middle of the season when cracks had already begun to show. Plus when you have a bull headed star like Melo it can really throw off the team chemistry. JUST ASK DENVER! I hate to say it but I like to see Melo struggle because he had what he needed in Denver to win but he was a ‘Me First” player. He also wanted to be a star more than a premier player. It’s not like no one knew who he was when he played for Denver. People knew he had game, but he was more interested in becoming an even bigger star, (attention seeker) but had no star quality output, (championships) to show for it! He wanted more attention and now he has it, and it ain’t pretty. He should look to Kevin Durant. He plays in a small market and he’s fine with it, and he IS a superstar! Denver is better off without Melo!!!!

  • VitellisMaximus

    Being in shape starts in training camp, not halfway through the season when the interim coach steps in. It was Dantoni’s responsibility to do that. Another thing that he failed to do and one of the reasons he was let go.
    I also believe that the coach has some responsibility for the failures of the Knicks, but these players lack the pride necessary to be champions.

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