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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
James Dolan. He's the anti-Christ, or at least the anti-Steinbrenner. As much as people dump on The Boss for throwing obscene amounts of money at players, at least he draws in quality talent, or talent good enough to keep the fans entertained. The Knicks, on the other hand, throw money at mediocre players, they're afraid of any criticism (they fired Marv Albert for god's sake. MARV ALBERT!!!), the front office is run like some frat house (as we've already seen from the much publicized sexual harassment lawsuit), and the only thing they care about is being good enough to get celebrities to the game. For a charter franchise playing in a city that supposed to be the Mecca of basketball, the Knicks are an embarrassment to both the the city and the league, and Dolan is the reason they're such an embarrassment.
I really wish some giant media rival would engage in a hostile-takeover of Cablevision just so they can force the sale of the Knicks to an owner that actually cares about basketball. I feel sorry for Walsh and D'Antoni. If Lenny Wilkens and Larry Brown couldn't save this team, really, who can?
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I wonder if Dolan has seen this...he's made some strange decisions last few years, especially his decision to keep Marbury. It's not like in Detroit where the fans have rewarded the Ford family's pathetic handling of the Lions for decades by showing up for games whether the team is unwatchable or not. NY isn't going to put up with sub-500 Knicks teams forever. Perhaps he is waiting for 2010 free agency, when guys like LeBron, Chris Paul, Wade, Anthony, Nowitzki, Stoudemire etc, will be on the market. Personally I think LeBron will end up a Knick in 2010 (or Kobe to NY, LeBron to LA), Cleveland is no place (or franchise) for a talent like him. Good point about the coaches - hall of famers some of them - if the likes of Iverson and Billups can make such progress under Larry Brown, why can't Marbury?
Hope Isaiah gets some help...probably not the most well-liked guy in New York lately.