Posted by 4949:

Posted by Bobby:

i hope kobe is using the calculator on his cell. y'all forgot the deal nike suggested if kobe hit the ny market....cha-ching $$$

They already tried that with Webber several years ago and he wasn't going to sign no 2 to 4 mil a year contract, just to hit the NY market jackpot.

i would not put kobe and cweb in the same kind of deal. rob pelinka, kobe, nike and the knicks may be able to get real creative if kobe wants new york

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by arkrud:

A lot of people on this board who think Isiah snake job can be negated by his drafting success are really underestimating the deep damage he did to Knicks organization.
MSG degrades to bbal doghouse from being the Mecca of basketball.
Knicks are not a desired destination for big time players, coaches, and GM's any more. And this is the sad reality.
Yes Dolan can buy some other guy’s time (like he did with LB). But nobody can do a great job just for being paid without passion, dedication, and good work environment.
Too much to repair and we are not yet in the mode of removing the poison...

[Edited by - arkrud on 10-14-2007 11:29 AM]

This is BS you are spewing Isiah has made the Knicks a place to be. Players want to come here. He has done well with the draft and building up the Knicks with talent. Kobe doesn't want to come here that is his wish. He think the Knicks will be deviod of talent if were to come to the Knicks well if he goes to the Bulls they will put basically a talentless team around him. Isiah got caught with a bad situation with a sex harrasment case when that happened even if he was found innocent in some peoples eyes he would have been guilty. People need to understand that the trial system is very flawed and even you can get caught in a situation where you have to prove your innocence when you did nothing wrong. Anyone can bring charges on someone anytime. People need to stop judging Isiah and the SH case and move on.

Posted by bigbeast:

It can't be denied that Isiah & Dolan have tarnished the name of the Knicks franchise of late, but the idea that Kobe or any other superstar doesn't want to come here now because of what Isiah has done is absurd.

Its all about the Money. Always has been always will be. Where were all the superstars lined-up to come here before Isiah took over? Who was the much needed superstar that took less money to come here and help Ewing win a ring? All these superstar players talk about wanting to come to the garden (the mecca) when they are free agents but at the end of the day, they sign elsewhere. Vince? Webber? Last I checked, they've never been sized up for blue & Orange uniforms.

Even when Isiah is removed, if we don't show them the money, they aint coming here.

Posted by misterearl:

The Character Files

arkrud - so you are saying you don't want Kobe, because of his sordid past and ego-centric personality - yes?

No.
I sad Kobe don't want Knicks.
I would take Kobe over Eddy, Zack, Marbs, Craf combined with addition of other scrubs like Jeffries and
Jerome James any day.
But I would not take him with the expense of Balk, Lee, and, yes, your man Chan.
It is always better to have ONE head case with talent like Kobe than bunch of average primadonnas.

Posted by djsunyc:

how about this trade proposal...

kobe for yao?

Posted by Bobby:

Posted by 4949:

Posted by Bobby:

i hope kobe is using the calculator on his cell. y'all forgot the deal nike suggested if kobe hit the ny market....cha-ching $$$

They already tried that with Webber several years ago and he wasn't going to sign no 2 to 4 mil a year contract, just to hit the NY market jackpot.

i would not put kobe and cweb in the same kind of deal. rob pelinka, kobe, nike and the knicks may be able to get real creative if kobe wants new york

I was referring to all the marketing deals outside of the regualar contract.