The Knicks Thread....

[Leander]

Curry
Randolph
Lee
Crawford
Robinson

Chandler
Jeffries
Jones
Balkman

Keep them!

[Klayface]

Us knicks fans united at the garden last ight chanting MVP as LeBron lit up the city for 50 pts, 10 assists and 8 rebounds.

I thought that was ridiculous. IMO, a true fan doesn't cheer for the opposition. You can respect the kid's talent, but cheering for him? I never cheered for Jordan, Bird, Magic, Kareem & Doc when they torched my guys. They're not wearing a Knick uniform, they're the enemy. But the Knicks are such sh!t these days, I guess the suckers who pay to see them need something to root for.

Now a days the guys on the Knicks bench ARE the enemys. And nobody even gives a crap about the Knicks anymore, the only a Knicks game is a hot ticket is when Kobe or Lebron come to town, its sad but true.

And besides, if anything can mess with Dolan its got to be an opposing player being cheered for in the Garden.

AAAAAND before I forget, I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but why does anyone even bother to take the Daily News seriously? Everything they put out is a heap of crap. I mean, I'm not saying Dolans a genius or anything. But how could hiring Kiki as GM but keeping Thomas as coach make sence to anyone? Just saying.

[Andrew]

I guess the old line of "stranger things have happened" gives even the oddest rumours a shred of credibility, particularly in professional sports.

[Klayface]

Agreed, but they don't even put out "rumors" they just come out with an "exclusive", which they made up. I remember they had on the back cover a couple of years ago that Mike Fratello was going to be the new coach, when Fratello wasn't even slightly interested and then a day later they hired whoever they did.

Then that "exclusive" they had a couple of months ago about the fight between Marbury and IT. Everytime it was brought up on ESPN or any where else they would mention the Daily News as the source. I mean, if it was true atleast one other paper would have had something about it.

If it was any other paper in the city, maybe it would be believeable. And not to say that every newspaper buts out nothing but facts. But when they have promotions for free mp3 downloads, its kind of hard to believe anything they put out.

[Andrew]

True, but I guess when someone else picks up the story it somehow lends them credibility despite their reputation.

[Jeffx]

I mean, I'm not saying Dolans a genius or anything. But how could hiring Kiki as GM but keeping Thomas as coach make sence to anyone? Just saying.

It would make sense to Dolan. This cat has NO clue on how to run a franchise, man. He's nothing but a rich man's son. It's not like he built a business from the ground up. Paris Hilton would do a better job running the Knicks.

[Lamrock]

Curry

Why would you keep a fat, inefficient guy who can't rebound?

[Dan's Brain]

Paris Hilton would do a better job running the Knicks.

There's a reality TV show waiting to happen.

[Jeffx]

Curry

Why would you keep a fat, inefficient guy who can't rebound?

Well, acording to Isiah, Curry's conditioning is not a problem. He actually said this at last night's press conference. I'm surprised the reporters didn't drop dead from laughter.

SAVE THE KNICKS!!!!!!!!

[Leander]

Today I had a strange dream. O'Neal grabbed 24 rebounds for Phoenix and Renaldo Balkman was traded away to Denver or something.

[shadowgrin]

K-Mart is going to NYK! YEAH.

[Andrew]

More news to be taken with a grain of salt:

Knicks may move soon on Pacers' CEO Donnie Walsh

Another interesting note posted in that article:

Former Knick Mark Jackson and former Bulls coach Scott Skiles are the most likely coaching candidates. Others could include Paul Silas, Tom Thibodeau, Mike Fratello and Terry Porter.

Both scenarios assume that Thomas will be removed from all of duties at the end of the season, which seems a bit too optimistic to me. If there's any truth in that report then the Knicks could certainly do worse, though Skiles and the Knicks' current roster don't seem like a natural fit.

[shadowgrin]

It can work, Skiles can make those Knicks work their arse off.

Not Mike Fratello, hiring him isn't really an upgrade from Isiah Thomas.

More interesting quotes:

Skiles has been mentioned as a possible successor to Pat Riley in Miami.

Walsh had pushed Jackson for the Pacers coaching job, but Bird, who was in charge of the hiring process, didn't interview Jackson and eventually named Jim O'Brien coach.

So that's what the friction in Indiana is all about.

[BIG GREEN]

I'd rather have a hard nosed guy like mark jackson....i'm 100% sure he'd do a good job...he knows his shit

[Andrew]

It can work, Skiles can make those Knicks work their arse off.

Do you think they're going to respond to that though? I can't see Zach Randolph going along with Skiles' philosophy.

Meanwhile, the annual Jerry West rumours have surfaced, with "sources" claiming he'd be interested in the job while West himself denies any active interest in assuming the GM role anywhere.

[shadowgrin]

Skiles can just bench him and give up on him. He did it before with Tyson Chandler.

[Andrew]

True, though didn't work out too well for Skiles' most recent employer.

[Jeffx]

More news to be taken with a grain of salt:

Knicks may move soon on Pacers' CEO Donnie Walsh

Another interesting note posted in that article:

Former Knick Mark Jackson and former Bulls coach Scott Skiles are the most likely coaching candidates. Others could include Paul Silas, Tom Thibodeau, Mike Fratello and Terry Porter.

Both scenarios assume that Thomas will be removed from all of duties at the end of the season, which seems a bit too optimistic to me. If there's any truth in that report then the Knicks could certainly do worse, though Skiles and the Knicks' current roster don't seem like a natural fit.

Andrew, If Walsh doesn't demand COMPLETE control(including the power to hire his own coach), he shouldn't take the job. With Dolan's meddling, it'll be business as usual. He'd better get it in writing that Brain-Dead Dolan will stay away.

[Klayface]

Nobody would ever take the job having the keep Isiah Thomas. But I don't think Isiahs going to be fired anytime soon to be honest.

[Andrew]

Andrew, If Walsh doesn't demand COMPLETE control(including the power to hire his own coach), he shouldn't take the job. With Dolan's meddling, it'll be business as usual. He'd better get it in writing that Brain-Dead Dolan will stay away.

Absolutely. I guess if Dolan is disappointed enough in the team's performance he might curb his ego and grant Walsh or someone else complete control. As far as Walsh goes, I've read speculation that it's a ploy to gain wrest more power away from Larry Bird in Indiana so he might not truly intend to do business with Dolan at all.

EDIT: Scratch that, whether he goes to New York or not remains to be seen but it seems he won't be in Indiana.

[Lamrock]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi ... _new_york/

[Jeffx]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/51585/20080325/donnie_walsh_to_new_york/

This will only work if Isiah's gone. Isiah's damaged this franchise for years. I don't even want him as a scout - divorce him from the Knick organization. Problem is, we don't know what Brain-Dead Dolan will do.

[Cartar]

delete

[Andrew]

The Pacers have denied Walsh is going to the Knicks, which in pro sports probably means there could be more than just a shred of truth in the initial report.

[Bruce]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/spo ... 48730.html

So it seems Mutombo might have leaked out a little something about Thomas' situation in NY. This might turn out to be a good day for Knicks fans.