Posted by franco12:

Posted by BRIGGS:

offering him 50-60 mm is fiscal insanity. according to joe dumars he is no-where near healthy and the last thing we need is constant disruptions with the coach leaving the team.

I say it's better to bring him on as a consultant for one year at 2mm, make sure his health is in order and then offer him a 3 yr 22m$


just throwing 50-60mm$ at this guy blindly is , well crazy

I'm shocked at how many folks don't care Briggs. I would think though you're being a bit extreme.

I'm somewhere in between.

Larry aint going to coach the Knicks for five years. We'll be lucky if we can get two! Sh!t, we might not get one!

So, if the deal is to bring LB in for two years and have he move up into the front office, great.

If we're going to have LB lay someone kind of foundation for future success, great.

But I'm willing to bet money that we don't really go anywhere with Larry as a coach- the roster ain't there, don't matter who's driving.

Yes, we're going to find out is Marbury a star or diva numbers player.

We're going to find out can Crawford and Q learn to play defense.

In five years, with some serious talent upgrade, we might be in a position to make a championship run, but that effort would be better served by parking in the lotto for the next four years.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by franco12:

Posted by BRIGGS:

offering him 50-60 mm is fiscal insanity. according to joe dumars he is no-where near healthy and the last thing we need is constant disruptions with the coach leaving the team.

I say it's better to bring him on as a consultant for one year at 2mm, make sure his health is in order and then offer him a 3 yr 22m$


just throwing 50-60mm$ at this guy blindly is , well crazy

I'm shocked at how many folks don't care Briggs. I would think though you're being a bit extreme.

I'm somewhere in between.

Larry aint going to coach the Knicks for five years. We'll be lucky if we can get two! Sh!t, we might not get one!

So, if the deal is to bring LB in for two years and have he move up into the front office, great.

If we're going to have LB lay someone kind of foundation for future success, great.

But I'm willing to bet money that we don't really go anywhere with Larry as a coach- the roster ain't there, don't matter who's driving.

Yes, we're going to find out is Marbury a star or diva numbers player.

We're going to find out can Crawford and Q learn to play defense.

In five years, with some serious talent upgrade, we might be in a position to make a championship run, but that effort would be better served by parking in the lotto for the next four years.

It's how you run a business. You don't compete against yourself. There is no competition for Larry, so why overpay in $ and years? Just to say you did? Just to pass the buck along to the fans? Didnt enough fans have problems losing MSGthis year? No one will pay more than us, so I see 3 years and 22mm$[not including the 5mm$ he pocketed as more than fair compensation}

if he s 48 and healthy, OK. Hes going to be 65 and far from healthy, so why run up a huge bill like that? He was getting paid 5 mm from the pistons--now he needs to get paid 11-12 mm from the knicks

next time people dont have msg, or cant afford tickets, dont complain

Posted by BigRedDog:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by franco12:

Posted by BRIGGS:

offering him 50-60 mm is fiscal insanity. according to joe dumars he is no-where near healthy and the last thing we need is constant disruptions with the coach leaving the team.

I say it's better to bring him on as a consultant for one year at 2mm, make sure his health is in order and then offer him a 3 yr 22m$


just throwing 50-60mm$ at this guy blindly is , well crazy

I'm shocked at how many folks don't care Briggs. I would think though you're being a bit extreme.

I'm somewhere in between.

Larry aint going to coach the Knicks for five years. We'll be lucky if we can get two! Sh!t, we might not get one!

So, if the deal is to bring LB in for two years and have he move up into the front office, great.

If we're going to have LB lay someone kind of foundation for future success, great.

But I'm willing to bet money that we don't really go anywhere with Larry as a coach- the roster ain't there, don't matter who's driving.

Yes, we're going to find out is Marbury a star or diva numbers player.

We're going to find out can Crawford and Q learn to play defense.

In five years, with some serious talent upgrade, we might be in a position to make a championship run, but that effort would be better served by parking in the lotto for the next four years.

It's how you run a business. You don't compete against yourself. There is no competition for Larry, so why overpay in $ and years? Just to say you did? Just to pass the buck along to the fans? Didnt enough fans have problems losing MSGthis year? No one will pay more than us, so I see 3 years and 22mm$[not including the 5mm$ he pocketed as more than fair compensation}

if he s 48 and healthy, OK. Hes going to be 65 and far from healthy, so why run up a huge bill like that? He was getting paid 5 mm from the pistons--now he needs to get paid 11-12 mm from the knicks

next time people dont have msg, or cant afford tickets, dont complain

You have to treat him with respect. This isn't a coach coming out of college. His resume speaks for itself. He should be paid at or slightly below phil. Maybe he only lasts 2 yrs here, but what if this is a place he decides to end it with and he lasts 5 yrs here.Imagine how nice that will be. You don't lowball him trying to save some bucks. Thats bad buisness.If he wants to coach this year you let him . You don't stick him in as consulting. Even if he gets ill and misses games its far superior and better for the future of the knicks for him to coach this year vs. herb.This is our chance to get someone great, don't mess it up.

[Edited by - bigreddog on 07/20/2005 20:02:00]