Bonn1997 wrote:

ItalianStallion wrote:I loved Oakley as a player, but he's basically an idiot. Every time he opens his mouth he's trashing someone or something about the Knicks. Then he wonders why they won't bring him in for a job. He's dumber than a bag of rocks.

So he was wrong when he was a critic of the Isiah regime?

It doesn't matter if you are right or wrong. When you are looking for employment, it's dumber than a bag of rocks to criticize that organization, individuals that work for that organization, management decisions, ownership etc... You play the "game" and find the positives you can talk about or keep your dumb ass mouth shut. No one is EVER going to hire someone that is consistently critical of them in public. Ewing is beginning to understand that, but Oakley is obviously still a A-HOLE.

Bonn1997 wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:I didn't see or read any mention he made of Isiah. I read him saying "BAD" to Curry when he came to slap Oak's hand. That and the fact that the team is the same so they should be better.

To pick a dig at Thomas out of that article you really have to be creative. He could have been pointing the finger at the player, who knows. I know he didn't say anything OVERTLY critical of Isiah there or anywhere else that I know of.

What? Did you read the article? He's never been pissed off enough at D'Antoni to threaten violence against him, but read below...

Speaking of Thomas, Oakley did little to hide his feelings about the former team president.

“I don’t understand how he even got a job with management,” said Oakley, 47. “He had nothing to do with the Knicks, then he talked bad about the Knicks ... If I see him, he’d better turn around and go the other way.”

you kind of missed the point. I was commenting on the link you osted about EARLIER statements made by Oak. Don't get the time lines and articles confused :)

Before he got the Job in Orland Pat felt he was already head coach material. The job in Orlando came because no other coaching options were out there.

And yeah Oak was right about the franchise being in a shambles but, do we really need to hear it from him. His statement about IT not being a new york dude and such...they would have been brilliant had Isiah still be coaching NY. A few years too late Oak and you just sound bitter.