Posted by JesseDark:

This would be great news if they sell. Then we want have Dolan to kick arond anymore.

Posted by arkrud:

Posted by EwingsGlass:

Posted by arkrud:

If Cablevision planning to put MSG/Knicks/Rangers on sale they will spend NO money on this for a year or so.
This brings back the following:
1. Why to pay-off Eddy? - New owner will pay in 2010-11.
2. No need to sign Lee/Nate - let them go.
3. No need to spend on MLE, etc. why bother?
4. No cash for future picks, signings, etc.

So be prepared for slooooooooooowwwwwwwwww year.

I just disagree. Without wondering whether they are really looking to sell, if there was an intent to sell the Knicks, its at that time when you want the business to look its best. For example, if you are selling your home, put a fresh coat of paint on it and sweep the floors. If you are about to sell your car, you don't drive it into a tree because you don't care...

What I did before selling my house is hired some contractor with bunch of Mexicans to fresh-paint some scratches on my walls and cover the rust on my water heater.
No one in clear mind will invest in something he wants to sell.
He will cut the cost to make it look more profitable and to make new owner think he can start from clean.

That's business 101. Forget 2010, cut cost, max out with the assets you have and turn a quick profit. New owners will not have the resources that a Cablevision have even if it is a spinoff. No one is going to pay a price tage of $3 billion and then come in and add $200 million on top of it. This was already done with the Knicks during the late 80s and early 90s from ITS, Paramount, CBS and Viacom. Still recall Checketts being unable to add salary because of these restrictions and having a new boss every few months. Ownership was unstable (one of Riley's biggest complaints) and didn't truly turn and profit and look to add resources until Cablevision brought it from Paramount. Hate Dolan but he spent the money. This news won't sit to well with Stern at all. The Knicks will under the cap but will stay far under the cap for awhile. Adios D'Antoni, Miami is on line 3 waiting for a response. You can just fax over your response to the Knicks.

Industry analysts have speculated for some time that Cablevision would sell itself to Time Warner Cable and Comcast, the country’s two largest cable companies. They say that the cable division, which represents nearly 70 percent of Cablevision’s revenue, would be easier to sell if M.S.G. and Rainbow, which runs three cable television networks, were peeled off.

Some analysts suspect that the Dolan family, which controls 70 percent of Cablevision’s voting rights, could spin off M.S.G., selling the cable business and focusing on the sports and entertainment business.