From today's article in the new york daily news-

"The Knicks, though, are pulling out all the stops to make Brown feel comfortable in New York. Yesterday, Thomas had two interns drop off Knicks merchandise for Brown's children. He also received a gift package from the Carnegie Deli and a videotape from the cast of the Sopranos asking him to come to the Knicks.

"My kids woke up today chanting 'Go Knicks,'" Brown joked, before taking a leisurely walk with his wife, Shelly. "It was amazing."

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/story/331007p-282916c.html


Well, Isiah already brainwashed the kids

Now we just gotta wait for Larry to wake up chanting "Go Knicks"...

Then the damn romance can stop and we can all finaly exhale when the deal gets done.

You gotta love the tape with the Sopranos asking for Larry to come to the Knicks. Something tells me Layden wouldn't do that.

Actually, several cast members from the Sopranos are regulars at Knick games so I'm sure most of them are fans. Isiah is really pulling all of his tricks out of the bag, gotta love that

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Posted by s3231:

You gotta love the tape with the Sopranos asking for Larry to come to the Knicks. Something tells me Layden wouldn't do that.

Being the layden ass kisser I am accoused of, its an old knick trick to use broadway and TV personalities to woo free agents. Spike lee did a few, and seinfeld has contributed. I forget off hand who the targets were.

Checketts started it years ago. Layden used it to a few times for unsuccessful sign and trades.

Layden still sucked, but he gets far too little credit for anything he at least attempted. Credit Scott as the architect for Marbury. Credit Dolan for believing far more in Isiah to bloat the payroll. It is my belief dolan was freaking out how much it was and how much we sucked under Layden! Isiah got it done, but at least Laydog left his notebook!

Jerome James was in that notebook too...

Brown wanted to speak with Williams before Dolan, but it didn't happen like the way Brown wanted it. I wonder if Zeke was out there when the two got together??


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2115616

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/sports/basketball/25knicks.html

Dolan and Brown Get to Know Each Other

NBC just showed Isiah and Dolan leaving Larry's house and getting into a limo

Dolan and Brown Get to Know Each Other

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By HOWARD BECK
Published: July 25, 2005
Larry Brown and James L. Dolan spent yesterday evening together in East Hampton, a highly anticipated rendezvous that could have a profound impact on the Knicks for years to come.

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Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' president, was also present for the meeting between Brown, a Hall of Fame coach, and Dolan, the Madison Square Garden chairman. But the chemistry between Dolan and Brown is viewed as the most critical at this stage in the Knicks' courtship of Brown.

Thomas and Brown have an established relationship spanning 25 years. Steve Mills, president of Madison Square Garden Sports and Thomas's immediate supervisor, also has a standing relationship with Brown. It is generally understood that Thomas wants Brown as the Knicks' coach and will do everything possible to make it happen.

Yet it is Dolan, the Knicks' owner, who will ultimately decide whether it is worth more than $10 million a year to hire Brown, a coach who is renowned for his on-court brilliance and his off-court drama. The job would be the 11th in Brown's storied and dizzying coaching career.

The Knicks desperately need strong leadership after four straight losing seasons, and Brown is the best available coach. It is questionable, however, whether his presence alone can transform a team that won just 33 games last season and has no established players in the frontcourt.

Money has rarely been a concern for the free-spending Knicks, though, especially when chasing a marquee name. The acquisition of Brown would, at a minimum, increase the team's credibility and perhaps its winning percentage as well.

Equally important is whether Brown feels comfortable with Dolan, whose stewardship of the Knicks has been characterized mostly by bloated payrolls and underachieving teams.

Last night's get-together was the first between Brown and Dolan. It was not immediately clear whether Dolan offered Brown the job, but if the meeting went well, that gesture will be considered a formality.

Knicks officials declined to comment yesterday. Brown did not immediately return a phone message.

Brown is scheduled to meet today with Herb Williams, who coached the Knicks for the final three months of last season. Williams retains his title as head coach, but he has been left in limbo for three months while Thomas has conducted an expansive search.

Brown has expressed sympathy and admiration for Williams, who has kept a dignified public profile despite the awkwardness of the situation. Brown has said that if he takes the job, he wants Williams on his staff. If Brown declines the job, Williams will be hired as the head coach.

Thomas has set a goal of resolving the coaching situation by Aug. 1.

There you go, Herb will be on Brown's staff (for all the Herb supporters) and if Brown doesn't accept Herb will get the position as head coach (nice gesture by IT but more of a puppet move.).