The New York Knicks have dropped 12 of their last 14 games and hope is not high change is coming quickly. Head coach Kurt Rambis is trying to figure out how to get the team functioning on the court again and while Jimmer Fredette was brought up to help, the starting lineup might be the next change on the horizon as Jose Calderon heads to the bench.
According to Fred Kerber of the New York Post, Rambis is considering benching Calderon in favor of Langston Galloway to see if that sparks some momentum for the team. Calderon is shooting just 39 percent overall and while he has started all 54 games, Galloway could be getting the nod now. The point guard has been averaging 8.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in just 25 minutes of play off the bench. The Knicks have yet to see how truly valuable Galloway could be for the team, but Rambis could change that.
"Always when you're losing, you are considering a lot of things. We'll see," Rambis said, via the New York Post. "We'll have some conversations with the coaching staff, management and players. We've got to find a way to play at a much higher level, and more intense level and for longer periods of time."
The idea of starting Galloway came after Rambis told Jerian Grant he would be seeing less time on the court. The rookie point guard has been struggling like the rest of the team. Rambis told Grant that he wanted him to take more time learning and that would take place on the bench and not on the court for right now. Instead, players like Fredette and Sasha Vujacic will lead off the bench along with Calderon if he ends up there.
"He's just a young player,'' Rambis said, via the New York Post. "He's growing, maturing, developing. There's a lot to learn. The point-guard position in the NBA is the most difficult position to learn."
Something needs to change for the Knicks. The team cannot continue putting up this kind of production. At one point the team was in a groove and looked like they could be playoff contenders. However, this stretch of games has changed that and frustration is high.
"Regardless of the record, just losing, accepting that -- it is hard to accept that," said Anthony, via ESPN.com. "You can't be satisfied with losing basketball games. We just got to want to do it."
