from ESPN, http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3386183

Posted by BigSm00th:

from ESPN, http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3386183

This organization will never learn and this has Dolan written all over it. D'Antoni is accomplishing his mission and that was to drive his price up and it appears we've fallen for it.

true enough true blue. i do think, however, that if they offer d'antoni a big enough amount he'll wait until the lottery to see if the knicks can get rose to run his offense. wouldn't be surprised if he took less and went to the bulls anyway, keep in mind this is a guy who on april fool's day told barbosa he got traded to the knicks and barbosa started crying. he obviously doesn't hold us in high regard.

trueblue, how will this organization never learn? why not offer d'antoni a lot of $$$ he's definitely the best coach on the market and literally the only asset the knicks have is dolan's deep pockets.

Posted by BigSm00th:

true enough true blue. i do think, however, that if they offer d'antoni a big enough amount he'll wait until the lottery to see if the knicks can get rose to run his offense. wouldn't be surprised if he took less and went to the bulls anyway, keep in mind this is a guy who on april fool's day told barbosa he got traded to the knicks and barbosa started crying. he obviously doesn't hold us in high regard.

trueblue, how will this organization never learn? why not offer d'antoni a lot of $$$ he's definitely the best coach on the market and literally the only asset the knicks have is dolan's deep pockets.

Because it's a matter of establishing the most beneficial vision. We're still operating with the teenager mentality... instant gratification, swing for the fences type of thinking. We're a team in transition and of course first move, we may go All-In IMO with shortsightedness. We shouldn't throw the farm financially at D'Antoni just because he's available.

Posted by BigSm00th:

true enough true blue. i do think, however, that if they offer d'antoni a big enough amount he'll wait until the lottery to see if the knicks can get rose to run his offense. wouldn't be surprised if he took less and went to the bulls anyway, keep in mind this is a guy who on april fool's day told barbosa he got traded to the knicks and barbosa started crying. he obviously doesn't hold us in high regard.

I think that was Steve Kerr not D'antoni. Also, no one holds the Knicks in high regard, and rightly so.

I don't trust anybody until they show me they can be trusted. I trusted the previous GM's when they first came and look where that got us. Keeping Isiah wasn't the best start but nobody will care if he makes the right moves. D'Antoni is not the right move. Not now, not ever.

This move has Isiah and Dolan written all over it. Of course that's understandable since Walsh is Dolan's new front man and Isiah is his <cough> trusted consultant.

Overspending to get someone who doesn't fit here, when he'd rather go someplace else but can't say no to the money, is the same crap that's been going on here since Isiah got here. Not coincidentally, Isiah's grand plan was to make the Knicks the Phoenix Suns of the East. If Isiah had his wish, D'Antoni would be his choice as head coach. Isiah's continued presence couldn't be felt any stronger.

D'Antoni's system works if you have a Steve Nash at the point running things and athletic freaks like Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire to run with. It's not easy getting those kinds of players. Even then, when it comes to the playoffs and things slow down to half court, D'Antoni's style doesn't win because they don't execute well in the half court.

I want to win championships, not be entertaining enough to sell tickets and lose in the 2nd rd every year. But then again, that's what Dolan wants and Walsh is his puppet. Like I said, this move has Isiah and Dolan written all over it.

Posted by islesfan:

This move has Isiah and Dolan written all over it. Of course that's understandable since Walsh is Dolan's new front man and Isiah is his <cough> trusted consultant.

Overspending to get someone who doesn't fit here, when he'd rather go someplace else but can't say no to the money, is the same crap that's been going on here since Isiah got here. Not coincidentally, Isiah's grand plan was to make the Knicks the Phoenix Suns of the East. If Isiah had his wish, D'Antoni would be his choice as head coach. Isiah's continued presence couldn't be felt any stronger.

D'Antoni's system works if you have a Steve Nash at the point running things and athletic freaks like Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire to run with. It's not easy getting those kinds of players. Even then, when it comes to the playoffs and things slow down to half court, D'Antoni's style doesn't win because they don't execute well in the half court.

I want to win championships, not be entertaining enough to sell tickets and lose in the 2nd rd every year. But then again, that's what Dolan wants and Walsh is his puppet. Like I said, this move has Isiah and Dolan written all over it.

I beat you to it.

i didn't know what to think as to whether isiah still had a role in the organization or not. i was waiting for a sign before making up my mind.

...and this is not a good sign.

I got a feeling I'm going to have to stay away from here for awhile if D'Antoni is hired. I'm willing to give things a chance with Walsh and D'Antoni, but the negativity is going to be relentless, haha.

Posted by BRIGGS:

I don't know if this is true and certianly I would not *get it* unless they want Dantoni to try to help create what Phoenix had over the next few years. But he was not responsible for creating the team--colangelo was.

I guess one would assume that D'Antoni knows what kind of players he needs to have run his system and my guess is that Walsh would be sticking to that plan and looking for those players. Yes it would take a few years to get those guys, but this roster has to be gutted anyway.