The Knicks are 1-5 on the second night of back-to-backs. Â They’re also 1-9 for their last 10 games and now are tied with the Nets for 10th place. Â The team was projected to do quite well this season and so far they’ve fallen beyond short. Â Of course it’s time for finger-pointing. Â Check what Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler had to say after the jump.
Amar’e Stoudemire sounded graver than ever, and ripped some players for not preparing for games and not learning from mistakes, seemingly trying to protect D’Antoni for this wreckage. Stoudemire also agreed this 1-9 stretch is probably the low point of his Knicks stint.
“We got to start reading the board before games,’’ Stoudemire, who had 23 points, said. “We have to prepare ourselves better as individuals. Coaches give the game plan. We have to be ready to execute the game plan. If we’re not ready to execute the game plan, we’re not helping our teammates.’
“We have to learn to comprehend and learn from our mistakes and right now we’re not doing that,’’ Stoudemire added. “The only thing that could put a smile on my face is my kids and they’re not in New York. It’s not a great feeling right now.’’
Tyson Chandler also sounded the alarm in the locker room afterward, indicating the club is falling back on excuses. The Knicks fell behind Houston (12-8) by 21 points even without its star Kevin Martin.
“I refuse to have a losing season,’’ Chandler said. “We have to do what it takes. I refuse to go through a losing season. We got to man up.’’
“I’m not going to build any excuses,’’ Chandler said. “Everybody has this schedule. Everybody’s going through four games in five nights and back to backs. Everybody’s banged up. It’s times like this you have to dig deep. It’s about the team that wants it more.’’
