It has been entertaining to watch the Knicks meltdown, and it's always fun to come here and discuss the situation, but it's become too much like politics. I miss real basketball. I don't think Isiah is going anywhere, and I know Jim Dolan isn't going anywhere. I'm sick of these guys and the results they have produced.

I feel like I've become addicted to the soap-opera angle.

I also have become kind of an obnoxious presence here on the board.

I need a break.

So I'm going to take some time off from the Knicks and posting for a while. I'm going to skip the next few games. I might check out what's happening with the organization in the papers.

Of course, in the unlikely event that Isiah gets fired or resigns, I'll come back sooner to celebrate.

Peace y'all

i want to wish you all the best with your stay at fantasy island...

You'll be back when you realize its hard to spend more than 12 hours without making a joke about interns, trucks, Anucha or being "longer and more athletic."

Whose going to taunt Bip with me now?

This sucks.

Fuck you Isiah and Dolan.

BasketballJones, Peace brother and Happy Holidays.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Whose going to taunt Bip with me now?

Don't worry. You've got every other poster on the board to help with that.

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by tkf:

Posted by BlueSeats:

I could tell when your posts got sincere you were having a meltdown. It's true, there is no joy left in rooting for, or against, this team, and even joking about them feels morbid.

Hang tough, Jones, and come back as soon as you can. We need you now more than ever.

Blue: I give you credit for seeing ahead of time the marbury deal being a bad one, but did you ever in see this train wreck comming?

I don't know man, it's complicated. I knew Isiah's pandering to Marbury (dumping whoever challenged him, making him more powerful than coaches, giving him the keys to the truck, etc), always going for the same overrated castoffs, and undermining coaches was setting up a toxic environment. And I knew when LB could transform every team he ever coached but this one, etc, we had deep problems. And I predicted chemistry issues would kill us again next year when Marbury's contract was expiring and he'd feel threatened and others would try to fill the "leadership" vacuum. But somehow I thought this year would have less adversity, allowing us a stretch of mediocrity. But we've had adversity and this team just doesn't have the fiber or backbone to deal with it.

We have one-way players, and guys lacking bball brains and/or motors. And Isiah is a megalomaniac, which makes him a bad manager of people. Putting him in a position of absolute authority is a disaster waiting to happen.

So yeah, it's worse than I expected, but I can't really say I'm shocked. As much as I've hated these guys, in the back of my heart I always wish they'd prove me wrong. There's nothing I'd love more than to be eating crow while watching a proud and effective team. Having all my worst nightmares come true is just devastating.

Why the "statement of declaration" to say one is taking a break?

Hell, I even failed to post the Suns game in my gamepicker! I took a break. Ain't nuthing to say.

Posts seem down on the UK as its all been said before.

The closer you are to the mess the more it smells.

Nice thing about this its like when some vomits on the floor and it aint for you to clean it up. you just walk on by............

Bip told us all this would happen. He warned us and we didn't listen.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Whose going to taunt Bip with me now?

MI-CHAEL SWEET-NEY!
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