Felton is entitled to privacy for his personal affairs. In this case, the Knicks hostile media policy did Felton no favors. At least Woodson and Chandler filled the void.

misterearl wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

Harvey Araton to the rescue

Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

"Mills opened by declaring the team’s goal of a long-term commitment from “one of those superstar players that don’t come around very often.” That day, I predicted “a season of breathtaking pandering to Carmelo Anthony.” With injuries piling on, increasing the pressure, it’s no surprise that everyone besides Anthony has been collaterally damaged."

"One of the great scoring machines in N.B.A. history, Anthony has played undeniably hard and gone on binges that are even harder to believe. But beyond the standard knock on him — he doesn’t make players around him better — is the fair question of whether he actually makes them worse."

"How does anyone develop cohesion and confidence playing with someone who scores as effortlessly as Anthony does and always believes he is the better option, no matter the circumstances?"

"Who can be the one to remind him that he and Dolan are more responsible than any other Knick or combination thereof for the state of the franchise?"

"In the interest of getting Anthony maximum dollars and Dolan a superstar to help justify huge ticket-price increases for his refurbished arena, they cooked up the deal that cost the Knicks too many assets, including the progressively regrettable forfeiture of their 2014 first-round draft pick."

"In the interests of continuing the illusion of Anthony as a rock-solid franchise foundation, it’s much more convenient to blame the fall guys."

"In Felton’s case, his poor performance has contributed much to this season of woe. But let’s also recall he returned to the Knicks last season only because Dolan didn’t want to pay Jeremy Lin and Anthony didn’t want to play with him."

"Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves."

CHECKMATE

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

Harvey Araton to the rescue

Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

"Mills opened by declaring the team’s goal of a long-term commitment from “one of those superstar players that don’t come around very often.” That day, I predicted “a season of breathtaking pandering to Carmelo Anthony.” With injuries piling on, increasing the pressure, it’s no surprise that everyone besides Anthony has been collaterally damaged."

"One of the great scoring machines in N.B.A. history, Anthony has played undeniably hard and gone on binges that are even harder to believe. But beyond the standard knock on him — he doesn’t make players around him better — is the fair question of whether he actually makes them worse."

"How does anyone develop cohesion and confidence playing with someone who scores as effortlessly as Anthony does and always believes he is the better option, no matter the circumstances?"

"Who can be the one to remind him that he and Dolan are more responsible than any other Knick or combination thereof for the state of the franchise?"

"In the interest of getting Anthony maximum dollars and Dolan a superstar to help justify huge ticket-price increases for his refurbished arena, they cooked up the deal that cost the Knicks too many assets, including the progressively regrettable forfeiture of their 2014 first-round draft pick."

"In the interests of continuing the illusion of Anthony as a rock-solid franchise foundation, it’s much more convenient to blame the fall guys."

"In Felton’s case, his poor performance has contributed much to this season of woe. But let’s also recall he returned to the Knicks last season only because Dolan didn’t want to pay Jeremy Lin and Anthony didn’t want to play with him."

"Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves."

CHECKMATE

Your Carmelo obsession may have landed u in the wrong thread, not that it matters, it's Melo 365 with u..

dk7th wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

Harvey Araton to the rescue

Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

"Mills opened by declaring the team’s goal of a long-term commitment from “one of those superstar players that don’t come around very often.” That day, I predicted “a season of breathtaking pandering to Carmelo Anthony.” With injuries piling on, increasing the pressure, it’s no surprise that everyone besides Anthony has been collaterally damaged."

"One of the great scoring machines in N.B.A. history, Anthony has played undeniably hard and gone on binges that are even harder to believe. But beyond the standard knock on him — he doesn’t make players around him better — is the fair question of whether he actually makes them worse."

"How does anyone develop cohesion and confidence playing with someone who scores as effortlessly as Anthony does and always believes he is the better option, no matter the circumstances?"

"Who can be the one to remind him that he and Dolan are more responsible than any other Knick or combination thereof for the state of the franchise?"

"In the interest of getting Anthony maximum dollars and Dolan a superstar to help justify huge ticket-price increases for his refurbished arena, they cooked up the deal that cost the Knicks too many assets, including the progressively regrettable forfeiture of their 2014 first-round draft pick."

"In the interests of continuing the illusion of Anthony as a rock-solid franchise foundation, it’s much more convenient to blame the fall guys."

"In Felton’s case, his poor performance has contributed much to this season of woe. But let’s also recall he returned to the Knicks last season only because Dolan didn’t want to pay Jeremy Lin and Anthony didn’t want to play with him."

"Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves."

CHECKMATE

Your Carmelo obsession may have landed u in the wrong thread, not that it matters, it's Melo 365 with u..

is it an obsession when the majority of the fanbase is on board with the main sports columnist for the paper of record?

time to look in the mirror, holfresh

Yeah it Melo's fault Felton and his wife divorces and Felton got caught with a gun...How did he put, Melo's confidence in his own game that he could score with ease makes others feel bad about their game??..hilarious ...

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

Harvey Araton to the rescue

Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/sports/basketball/for-knicks-no-respite-on-the-court.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0

"Mills opened by declaring the team’s goal of a long-term commitment from “one of those superstar players that don’t come around very often.” That day, I predicted “a season of breathtaking pandering to Carmelo Anthony.” With injuries piling on, increasing the pressure, it’s no surprise that everyone besides Anthony has been collaterally damaged."

"One of the great scoring machines in N.B.A. history, Anthony has played undeniably hard and gone on binges that are even harder to believe. But beyond the standard knock on him — he doesn’t make players around him better — is the fair question of whether he actually makes them worse."

"How does anyone develop cohesion and confidence playing with someone who scores as effortlessly as Anthony does and always believes he is the better option, no matter the circumstances?"

"Who can be the one to remind him that he and Dolan are more responsible than any other Knick or combination thereof for the state of the franchise?"

"In the interest of getting Anthony maximum dollars and Dolan a superstar to help justify huge ticket-price increases for his refurbished arena, they cooked up the deal that cost the Knicks too many assets, including the progressively regrettable forfeiture of their 2014 first-round draft pick."

"In the interests of continuing the illusion of Anthony as a rock-solid franchise foundation, it’s much more convenient to blame the fall guys."

"In Felton’s case, his poor performance has contributed much to this season of woe. But let’s also recall he returned to the Knicks last season only because Dolan didn’t want to pay Jeremy Lin and Anthony didn’t want to play with him."

"Off court and on, the Knicks’ collapse has been a total team effort, from the top down. In certain ways, Dolan and Anthony have brought this dysfunction on themselves."

CHECKMATE

Your Carmelo obsession may have landed u in the wrong thread, not that it matters, it's Melo 365 with u..

is it an obsession when the majority of the fanbase is on board with the main sports columnist for the paper of record?

time to look in the mirror, holfresh

Yeah it Melo's fault Felton and his wife divorces and Felton got caught with a gun...How did he put, Melo's confidence in his own game that he could score with ease makes others feel bad about their game??..hilarious ...

yes melo actually makes his teammates worse. since i have been saying this for years now, and araton is raising it as a fair question, maybe you'd like to explore the nature of team sports just a wee bit further?

i am going to take an educated guess-- you are a huge bryant fan? and iverson, and elgin baylor?

Dagger wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

misterearl wrote:"Trying to make it to the playoffs,” he said, adding: “I’m really focusing on that with these guys, with this team. I’m trying to make that happen.”

The Answer Man rarely agrees with Mitch Lawrence, but in the case of today's so-called press interview, Raymond Felton blew a layup. He talked about the playoffs, thanked his teammates and talked about playing the Miami Heat. Unrepentant as he is towards his head coach during a timeout, Felton missed the entire reason for the gathering... and the opportunity to demonstrate that he understood the seriousness of a violation of New York gun laws.

In the middle of a media scrum, he said he didn't think his arrest would be a distraction. Most of all...

He never apologized.

He can't apologize as that's an admission of guilt- why would he do that when he's pleading not guilty?

You apologize to the fans for causing drama off the basketball court and drawing even more negative attention to the team. He doesn't have to say "I'm sorry for waving my gun at ex-wife".

Why are people always wanting people they don't know to apologise? Would you honestly feel any better if Felton apologized to you via a newspaper or camera? How the heck would he word an apology that didn't implicate him as being guilty?

misterearl wrote:smackddog - exactly. If Felton's appearance before the press does not bring any substance, what is the point of having him in front of the cameras?

Dude coulda just hit the showers early and no one would have cared.

Felton claims the affair is not a distraction. Let's count how many times it is mentioned over the next three days, including two national broadcasts.

The gun story is a distraction.

So you don't think not facing the cameras and saying he has no further comment on his personal issue would not garner more speculation and create more of a distraction??...I beg to differ...

misterearl wrote:

holfresh wrote:
So you don't think not facing the cameras and saying he has no further comment on his personal issue would not garner more speculation and create more of a distraction??...I beg to differ...

holfresh - as someone who looks forward to your posts, and holds a tremendous amount of respect for your thinking, The Answer Man is enjoying the opportunity to trade jabs with you in this virtual boxing ring.

Felton not facing the cameras would have been considered just another day in the Knicks media manipulation, misdirection and diss-information policy.

You gets ten minutes. Nothing more.

"Sorry fellas, no questions.."

Answer Man, no one looks forward to your often insightful discourse as much as I do...Let me say this, after Felton's short quiz/answer session, there aren't any more questions..We look forward to the Heat...

StarksEwing1 wrote:Now wonder Ray likes New York. The Knicks are the only team in the league stupid enough to start him AND the Knicks are the only team that will let gun charges slide. I love the Knicks but this organization is the worst in sports

Please let the courts decide if he is guilty. Not you or anyone else. This whole thing stinks. Remember there is nothing worse than a woman's scorn.