Ex-Knick guard Iman Shumpert, during training camp at West Point, couldn't have been more effusive about having Derek Fisher as his new coach after being in Mike Woodson's doghouse.
Though Fisher hasn't shown much yet with the Knicks at 10-45, Shumpert said he sees a future for Fisher.
"He's a professional,'' Shumpert said before posting seven assists, five rebounds and four points in the Cavaliers 101-83 rout of the Knicks at the Garden. "Him being a rookie coach, he's going to get better as a rookie player would get. He's one of the guys who will do nothing but learn from this. He takes his job seriously and he'll work on ways he'll be better next year. I don't expect him to give up on anything.''
Shumpert said he doesn't fault the Knicks for shipping him and J.R. Smith to the Cavaliers on Jan. 6 for a questionable array of assets, including more cap space this summer.
Shumpert said if the group showed more chemistry, no trade would have occurred and said his injured shoulder reduced his trade value. It was nearly three weeks after the trade before Shumpert made his Cavaliers' debut.
"I was hurt so you could've sold me for a bag of chips at that point,'' Shumpert said.
The trade-deadline deal of Pablo Prigioni means just one player, Carmelo Anthony, remains from the 54-28 squad of 2012-13.
"Yeah. It's crazy,'' Shumpert said. "You don't win, that's how it goes. Can't do anything but point the finger at ourselves for not being successful with one another. We got to understand the business side. Their job is to win games.''
"I understand what's going on. You got to trust the organization. They're trying to build the right thing over there.''
The Knicks are on pace to finish with the worst record in the league. But Shumpert doesn't think that would hurt them in free agency.
"Without a doubt, it's New York,'' Shumpert said. "I think the guys in that locker room are happy to be playing here. They're working. It's been a tough year, but I don't think anyone dislikes [playing] basketball here because they're losing.''
Unlike Smith, Shumpert wouldn't trash the triangle offense.
"I didn't feel it was hard to play,'' Shumpert said.
LeBron James, a 2016 free agent, was asked again about his All-Star Weekend comment he'd like to "play 82 regular-season games'' at the Garden.
"It's just the history,'' he said. "Not just the basketball games, but the performances. So many greats have come through this building. It's always been a pleasure and honor.''
Knicks general manager Steve Mills and Cavaliers rookie coach Dave Blatt shared a hug and chat before the game. Mills and Blatt shared the backcourt at Princeton and have been friends since. … MSG Network's Jill Martin declined comment on her halftime celebrity interview with "The Hangover" actor Justin Bartha that was played up on the Internet because of suggestive remarks made by her guest. At one point, Bartha implied he, Martin and actor Bradley Cooper "do something" together. Martin looked uncomfortable during the segment. At one point, Martin said: "I'm going to cut this off.''
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Iman Shumpert doesn’t blame Fisher, Knicks for dealing him
Dengan url
http://bahayaprostat.blogspot.com/2015/02/iman-shumpert-doesnat-blame-fisher.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Iman Shumpert doesn’t blame Fisher, Knicks for dealing him
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Iman Shumpert doesn’t blame Fisher, Knicks for dealing him
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar