Posted by iyamwutiam:

Who is davidson?

Good old Isiah. Always the same. No accountability. Always moaning and trying to put the blame on someone else for his own failures.
He bankrupted the CBA and refused to acknowledge he was at least 50% responsible for THAT.
He failed to advance to the 2nd round with the Pacers, Carlisle went to the East Finals with the same roster minus Brad Miller the year after ! And still, Isiah blames Larry Bird and claims he was fired for no reason and the Pacers were on path to win a title with him.
Now he failed with the Knicks and is trying to find more BS excuses for his failure and inability to get a star player.

About the KG trade it's not only KG. During the last 4 seasons, T-Mac, Shaq, Ray Allen, Ron Artest, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter have all been traded. I guess he's putting the blame on McHale and Ainge for that too ? LOL

This talk about McHale giving away KG for free to his buddy Ainge is ridiculous. Of course, it helps in negociations if you're friend with the other party. Hello there ??? I guess Isiah didn't know that already ?
That's how Riley and Pfund got Shaq in the first place, thanks to their connections as former Lakers. I'm still waiting for the Lakers GM, Mitch Kupchak, to join Riley in Miami ! LOL
Rod Thorn got Vince Carter for two first round picks (non lotto picks) and Toronto accepted to take Zo's ridiculous contract. Again I'm still waiting for Toronto's former GM (don't remember his name) to join Thorn in New Jersey. LOL
Larry Bird traded Ron Artest to SacTown for Peja's expiring contract and then let him walk. I'm still waiting for Bird to join the Maloofs in Sacramento. LOL

So it's not like the KG trade was the most lopsided ever. Before moaning about it Isiah should name at least one team which was ready to surrender a top 5 pick + young players for KG. Not to mention that team needed KG's approval. The funny thing is I think McHale was lucky Ainge accepted the trade because all other NBA teams were waiting for the february trade deadline to pressure the Wolves as we all knew KG would opt out at the end of the season. The truth is McHale waited too long and was lucky to get away with a top 5 pick and young players. He was on the verge of getting nothing for KG.

All things considered, the fact Isiah and McHale hated eachother made it difficult for us but it was impossible for Isiah to get KG mainly because we didn't have the pieces (Isiah already traded our lotto pick for Curry) and Isiah always refused to trade value to get value. He always tried to trade picks, expiring contracts and unwanted players. He wanted to get players on the cheap. When was the last time Isiah traded a player he really liked and was reluctant to give him away ????? Trevor Ariza ?
It never happened.
Isiah also failed to mention that KG first refused to be traded to Boston. He accepted only once the Celtics traded for Ray Allen and he was excited to play with both Pierce and Allen. He thought he had a shot at a championship. Where are our Pierce and Allen ?
Let's face it, KG would not have accepted a trade to NY with our current roster. Especially after Isiah traded for Randolph.

Instead of moaning about the Celtics connections, Isiah should acknowledge he traded most of our assets for crap (4 first round ppicks for Marbury and Curry). He totally mismanaged our assets and only has himself to blame.

The number one reason Isiah has been a failure everywhere he's been since he retired as a player is he constantly refuses to acknowledge his mistakes.
How can you correct your mistakes if you don't acknowledge them ?
Obviously you can't. You have to see the light and be humble about what you've done wrong.
As long as he refuses to be held accountable, Isiah will repeat the same mistakes time and time again. It's as simple as that. Sad to see someone being so stubborn after all the bad things he done in NY. Unbelievable.

Posted by TMS:

Isiah's waiting for Joe D to trade us Rasheed when he's washed up & on his last legs.

Posted by Vmart:

You guys can bash Isiah for everything he has done but he is right about the KG trade those two Celtics GM bitch slapped the entire league with the deal. Phil Jackson still questions the deal and to me Phil Jackson usually tells it like it is. This was a deal that the league should have not allowed. This was a deal between friends and that has very little basketball deraling involved in it.

Posted by Vmart:

You guys can bash Isiah for everything he has done but he is right about the KG trade those two Celtics GM bitch slapped the entire league with the deal. Phil Jackson still questions the deal and to me Phil Jackson usually tells it like it is. This was a deal that the league should have not allowed. This was a deal between friends and that has very little basketball deraling involved in it.