Oh man, misterearl, I'm dying, but you sure cleared out my sinus passages.

oh man, good rewrite. metra, ask and you recieved.

(cruising my Bentley gently alongside Naold's Rolls Royce at a stoplight)

Nalod - "pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?"

Guarantee: All Dialogue reported verbatum

Via Brian Mahoney, AP

"I really don't know too much about it, but at the same time they are doing a great job of hiding whatever thing is going on," North Carolina forward David Noel said. "So for the most part, we just went out there and worked out and they did a great job of working us out."

Translation for the naive: "before the workout Isiah sat us down in the locker room, informed us "this ain't charity" and calmly reminded us that if any of the invitees hinted at anything remotely related to coach Brown - other than basketball - he would personally break both of their knees"

You could look it up

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Separated At Birth

From Calvin Booth

... dos Santos admitting to be “a little bit shocked” through his Portuguese interpreter. “I knew this was a big team, big time, big coach and everything,” the thin 21-year old, wearing a “deer in the headlights” look, confessed. “But I never expected THIS.”

“I’m actually a Knicks fan, though,” he said. “They are one of my two favorite NBA teams. I won’t tell you the other one. But I watch all their games on TV back in Brazil.”

$10 says it's Denver, where Nene is also from Brazil.

Taylor said despite all the criticism Brown levied on the players, no one lost respect for him during the season.

"It's no secret that he had problems with some individuals on the team," Taylor said, "but he still had the respect of the whole team. So much went on over the season, and it was chaotic at times, but it was NOT just one person's problem. We were disorganized from top to bottom. We were all to blame. Now it's time to move forward and as players, do what we have to do to get better."

Taylor was one of several players who had his run-ins with Brown. In March he injured his left knee and was inactive for several games, but when the knee healed he expected to play at Indiana on March 7. But Brown left him off the active list and never informed him directly, leaving it to Supranowitz to tell the nine-year veteran.

Taylor was incensed at the time, saying, "It's typical of what goes on here. It's a slap in the face. Nobody ever knows who's going to play and who's not."

Yesterday Taylor was willing to forgive those transgressions.

"It's sad to see a Hall of Fame coach go like that," he said. "We all have to take responsibility for what happened."

fishmike - would Isiah cut Marbury loose to play with the same freedom of a Duane Wade?

Or does the Knicks offense mimic the runnning style of the Phoenix Suns?

Imagine the juicy quotes Marbury would have today.

rvhoss - one of the most entertaining sub-plots will be Isiah's use of his backcourt.

The draft will be an early indicator of Isiah's level of satisfaction with the incumbent crew. If he passes on Douby and Farmar, expect an investment play for the defensive frontcourt potential of Saer Sene or the smooth taste potential of Shawne Williams

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Taylor said despite all the criticism Brown levied on the players, no one lost respect for him during the season.

"It's no secret that he had problems with some individuals on the team," Taylor said, "but he still had the respect of the whole team. So much went on over the season, and it was chaotic at times, but it was NOT just one person's problem. We were disorganized from top to bottom. We were all to blame. Now it's time to move forward and as players, do what we have to do to get better."

Taylor was one of several players who had his run-ins with Brown. In March he injured his left knee and was inactive for several games, but when the knee healed he expected to play at Indiana on March 7. But Brown left him off the active list and never informed him directly, leaving it to Supranowitz to tell the nine-year veteran.

Taylor was incensed at the time, saying, "It's typical of what goes on here. It's a slap in the face. Nobody ever knows who's going to play and who's not."

Yesterday Taylor was willing to forgive those transgressions.

"It's sad to see a Hall of Fame coach go like that," he said. "We all have to take responsibility for what happened."

Hear yee hear yee,
The black hole hath spoken we take this as gospel, I hope IT give him the Tiny Tim treatment and let him fall off the books at the end of the year or buy him out.

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The Players and Coaches Vote On Life After Larry Brown

Frye - thumbs up

Lee- thumbs up

Nate - thumbs way up, after all he IS only 5'8.5

Marbury - "the best year of my life", you do the math

Quentin - "damn, I miss Brandy..."

Curry - no comment

Malik Rose - I tried to warm them the mofo was crazy

Jalen Rose - Larry who?

Steve Francis - no comment so far

Mo Taylor - see post above

Jamal Crawford - I tried my best to keep a straight face, but it wasn't easy

Qyntel Woods - will work for food

Jackie Butler - show me the chedda

Mark Aguirre - "okay, now that I can talk..."

Jerome James - "happy new year!"

we are talking rookies and about 9 out of 10 guys who have never won, right?

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>>we are talking rookies and about 9 out of 10 guys who have never won, right?

Martin - is this America?

this is America, where anyone with a megaphone can speak, don't mean it's smart.

Earl, everyone who speaks is gold?