The New York Knicks are in a serious slump, and a lot of their problems of late can be drawn back to the coaching of Mike Woodson.
Since the All-Star break, New York has gone 6-7, with Woodson's rotations and schemes coming under fire from the media and fans alike.
Earlier in the season, Woody was hailed as a Coach of the Year candidate. Following a poor year under Mike D'Antoni, his team came out of the gates running, emerging as arguably the best offensive team in the league.
Things haven't gone nearly as well since then, and all of a sudden Woodson's weaknesses have been exposed for all to see.
Stubbornness has been the main issue. Despite the obvious need for them, the Knicks have failed to make adjustments time and time again, and are losing games the same way.
The Knicks are switching on defense way too often, leading to huge mismatches that almost always end up in an opposition buckets.
Even when they don't switch, the perimeter defense still isn't up to scratch, because outside of Iman Shumpert nobody is doing their job. Raymond Felton and Jason Kidd haven't been able to stop opposing guards from penetrating, ...
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Mike Woodson’s Coaching Is Becoming Huge Problem for Struggling New York Knicks
March 16th, 2013 by Ciaran Gowan Leave a reply »
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