It's Judgement Day in Brooklyn

via CareerRocketeer.com

Take a collective breath Knicks fans. This year’s installment of Knicks basketball has been a disappointment to say the least. Coming off one of the better seasons the franchise has had in quite some time the team has followed that up with an early season performance reminiscent of the Isiah years. It comes as no surprise that there has to be a fall guy when such a disaster occurs. After failing to make Iman Shumpert that guy it looks like Jim Dolan has moved on to head coach Mike Woodson. According to Frank Isola of the Daily News a Knick loss to rival Brooklyn might have Woodson joining his buddy George Karl on the unemployment line. This coming after Dolan pledged his vote of confidence in Woodson, a vote that holds as much weight as a Rex Ryan Super Bowl guarantee.

The replacement for Woodson could be GM in training and former Knick cap buster Allan Houston. It’s no secret that Dolan loves Houston and would have no problem handing Woodson a pink slip and giving Houston his job.

This may be Dolan’s way of motivating Woodson and the team or it might be the truth. Firing Woodson at this point does not make much sense, and will most likely worsen the situation. Woodson coached the team to 54 wins last season with a well-built roster and got the Knicks out of the first round of the playoffs. The fall guys should be Jim Dolan and the front office for putting together a shaky roster, featuring no viable backup for the most important position on the team.

It all comes down to Thursday night in Brooklyn. We’ll see if Woodson’s players got his back. If the Nets embarrass the Knicks expect Houston to be on the bench by halftime. Now is the time for players that have defended their coach to back him up. Carmelo has often praised Woodson and J.R. Smith owes his new contract to him. Now would be the perfect time for them to really show their gratitude. Tomorrow is Judgment Day for Woody. Tomorrow we’ll see if his name will be tossed in the same group as Mike D’Antoni, Larry Brown and Isisah Thomas or with the Jeff Van Gundy or Pat Rileys. He’s been presented with a win or go home proposition from his owner, let’s see how his players respond.