The guy is always surly, was not always the nicest person to fans and has bee mad at the Knicks since we traded him and LJ bussed his ass when they met up. Mason is one of the Knicks I really miss being around.

Oak may have been an integral part of one of Knick fans all time favorite starting fives but, I get tired of the fact that every time you hear from him its negative.

D'Antoni is an east target...too east. Fans (and media outlets at first acknowledged) know the teams he had were not built to win but built to create cap space. As such he should get a pass for every year except last year. He should be judged by last year and the years going forward.

Oak is being disingenuous and is looking like a first rate rat imo. Even Pat who truly has reason to feel aggrieved never came out and said the type of crap oak spits.

DurzoBlint wrote:Where was he when Isiah was ruining the franchise.

Here's Oakley criticizing Isiah in 2007: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2007/11/21/2007-11-21_bad_time_for_charles_oakley_to_show_up.html

He definitely isn't singling out D'Antoni.

DurzoBlint wrote:I didn't see or read any mention he made of Isiah. I read him saying "BAD" to Curry when he came to slap Oak's hand. That and the fact that the team is the same so they should be better.

To pick a dig at Thomas out of that article you really have to be creative. He could have been pointing the finger at the player, who knows. I know he didn't say anything OVERTLY critical of Isiah there or anywhere else that I know of.

Speaking of Thomas, Oakley did little to hide his feelings about the former team president.

“I don’t understand how he even got a job with management,” said Oakley, 47. “He had nothing to do with the Knicks, then he talked bad about the Knicks ... If I see him, he’d better turn around and go the other way.”

ItalianStallion wrote:I loved Oakley as a player, but he's basically an idiot. Every time he opens his mouth he's trashing someone or something about the Knicks. Then he wonders why they won't bring him in for a job. He's dumber than a bag of rocks.

Bonn1997 wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:I didn't see or read any mention he made of Isiah. I read him saying "BAD" to Curry when he came to slap Oak's hand. That and the fact that the team is the same so they should be better.

To pick a dig at Thomas out of that article you really have to be creative. He could have been pointing the finger at the player, who knows. I know he didn't say anything OVERTLY critical of Isiah there or anywhere else that I know of.

What? Did you read the article? He's never been pissed off enough at D'Antoni to threaten violence against him, but read below...

Speaking of Thomas, Oakley did little to hide his feelings about the former team president.

“I don’t understand how he even got a job with management,” said Oakley, 47. “He had nothing to do with the Knicks, then he talked bad about the Knicks ... If I see him, he’d better turn around and go the other way.”