- the young core is marbury, crawford, ariza, sweetney and that's the team he's building around.

- he's likes rose and wants him. thinks he can defend the 3/4 and thinks he can defend the 2 as well. and thinks he can score on some 3's and 2's. (didnt' mention him as a 5)

- talks about getting the picks and accumulating assets is this team's #1 priority. so with the late picks, they can use them in a trade or keep the player they like at that pick.

- moving nazr helped tim b/c he can now play the 4. he thinks tim is "stuck" at the 3 and now he can play the 4 where he has his advantages.

- he likes malik rose better than nazr. his mode of thinking is that if they re-signed nazr $7 or $8 mil a year, then malik makes less so it's a good deal.

- in response to "is this mix and match or is there a set gameplan" is that we are a work in progress. isiah moved 7 bad untradeable contracts to have assets. he thinks we need a center, until then they have to play PF's at C. he needs a quality backup combo guard.

- he has to plan as if h20 won't be there. he has to move on if h20 is not going to play.

- he equates ward + eisley in that deal to penny.

- he won't say what the assets are.

- he's dissapointed with the record. he thinks if they didn't loses crawford and tim, they would have a better record. he's not disappointed in the effort of the team. he thinks all those close losses will turnaround.

- he has a close relationship with alot of players but it's closest to marbury. he thinks it's good since they both played the same position and he's trying to get better. he has no problem with the fight b/c he thinks it's a good thing. since then, marbury and kurt have possibly been the best pick and roll in the league.

- he doesn't know where rose's minutes come from. he doesn't think anybody is owed minutes since he's "old school". he wants sweets to have fire under him so he earns everything he gets. he wants competition on the roster.

- he knew this was going to be a hard job. he thinks fixing this is the hardest job in the world. he's energized by the challenge. he knows he's been slapped around by the media the past few days and he's ok with it. he sees the team in practice and he knows what he's doing is right.

- he likes herb. he likes what herb is doing. he'll evaluate the coach at the end of the season.

- you can't play in new york with trying to get under the cap. he thinks that since when you start with a $100 mil payroll then you have to operate in different ways.

it ended abruptly b/c of technical difficulties.

amazing recap i made sure I taped it. You seem like you got all the main points. I am glad zeke did not name assets because that would have caused drama.

dj.. thats great man.. thanks. You a moderator here now also?

Good stuff... EXACTLY what you want to hear. I'm not sure those 4 guys are that great a 'core' but I like the idea of the core being young

I love the core! And aren't we assuming that that means everyone else is an "asset?"

Thanks for the recap, I missed it on the fan.

Anyways, I like Ariza and glad he's going to stay...but I guess you never know with Isiah!

Thanks dj, great skills....

I love the part about Houston, if anyone is still waiting for this guy to walk on water forget about it. Put about 200 pounds on him, a cheeseburger in hand you would swear it is Mo Vaughn in a tight suit. Dolan should sue him to retire.

Did you get the feeling that Mad Dog was trying to bait Isiah into saying something outlandish? Isiah did a good job in controlling himself.

mad dog doesn't like him so he gives him sh!t everytime he's on, and especially now b/c they're losing. he has every right to b/c there are alot of people that agree with what the gist of chris is trying to say:

1. keep adding payroll, keep losing
2. marbury is not the savior or a top flight player
3. what are the assets?

those that agree with isiah drink kool aid and those that agree with the points above are haters.

isiah doesn't have to explain himself to anybody but when he comes on a show like that, i wish for once he'd give a real logical response like we say here many times (we won't be under the cap til 07, i'm doing sign and trades for players that'll help in the interim while still building a pipeline, stuff like that). but he doesn't say it, he gets fed up and let's chris go all out.

it's ok tho, b/c i don't care what he says to the press. i just want to see results.

as for mo taylor - wasn't really addressed fully but he said he likes mo taylor and the talent he got back was better than the talent he sent out.

thats good stuff dj...thanks

it's the fear of having the ball in his hands in the clutch. That better stop or we're in big trouble

they re-airing the interview on Yes!