James: Knicks Lack a Leader

[Shapecity]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SEATTLE ? Jerome James knows what a winning team feels like as he experienced Seattle's monster season a year ago.

And James knows that feeling hasn't taken root with the 5-11 Knicks, who face the Sonics tonight to start a three-game West Coast trip at Key Arena.

Referring to the prodding James took from teammate Ray Allen last season in Seattle, the Knicks center responded he wishes more of that went on in the Knicks' locker room.

In a very candid statement about a potential leadership void, James said, "This team needs to go through some of that. If you're not fighting with each other when you're losing, then what's the true test of your team chemistry. That's how you get close together, through arguments and fights.

"If everything is always so grand, great and hunky-dory when you're losing, then it almost feels nobody cares. We're starting to get in those arguments and tiffs around here, so I think we're on the right track."

The Knicks are on the wrong track after Sunday's Garden matinee heartbreaker to Boston. Larry Brown and Isiah Thomas knew the first 19 games, with 13 on the road, could get ugly. And it has. </div>

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[bbwAce]

For a man making that kind of ridiculous money and doing little that validates it, you would think James would try and be that leader that he claims the Knicks need...what a waste...

 

[Shapecity]

Jerome James response to Larry Brown critiquing his play.

"I don't even know what he is talking about, I just worry about Jerome."

 

[Bobcats]

This guy is really lucky Isiah Thomas was stupid enough to give him 30 Million dollars. Now he's just going to slack even more for the rest of his career.

 

[Avery]

Actually, this is like the only things that makes sense within the Knicks organization. The Knicks really do lack leadership. They just need someone on the court who can guide them ala Reggie Miller to the Pacers. Now that he is gone the team chemistry is horrible. The Knicks don't need another "superstar" they just need guideance. Guys to likes of Kevin Willis, Aaron Mckie and so on well help this team out a lot. Malik Rose is doing the best he can to be a leader but they need a little more than him.