Posted by 4949:

Posted by djsunyc:

and if the knicks were going to win...this wasn't going to be swept under the rug.

30 minute oprah special had dolan and isiah blame lb for everything and said they had a stack of papers "that high" with evidence to fire with "just cause". so if they were going to win...then a settlement wouldn't have been agreed to.

stern DID NOT want to make a ruling here as it would set a precedent.

so logical thinking says he told dolan to pay up, sweep it under the rug, and move on.

Here's a question no one asks: 'Why didn't Dolan or Zeke fire Brown before the season ended, if they planned to do it anyway, as some are saying'.? I mean just how bad did things have to get, to finally get rid of him? Why didn't they?

Posted by BlueSeats:

I don't care how much brown did or didn't get, I just want to hear his side of the story.

Come on LB, give us 20 mins with Steven A.

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by holfresh:


Sounds just like the last situation to me...

Instead of telling us what you hoped would be the case, can you tell us what you think logically happened?

Well my friend, in case you missed my last post, Larry was paid half of what he was owed in his last buyout agreement with the Pistons...So it would make sense to me that he agreed to a similar percentage given the similar circumstances....If you need any other clarification of post that I already written, please let me know...

Knicks settle with Brown
Both sides agree not to discuss it, meaning David Stern won't have to decide.

BY KEN BERGER
Newsday Staff Writer

October 31, 2006, 12:17 AM EST

The dysfunctional relationship between the Knicks and their former coach, Larry Brown, took one more surprising turn last night when NBA commissioner David Stern announced a sudden settlement in their lengthy contract dispute.

After weeks of negotiations that heated up in recent days more than anyone knew, Stern announced late last night that the two sides had reached an agreement in the impasse, in which Brown had been seeking $53.5 million for being fired with four years left on his contract.

Terms of the settlement were not released, and according to Stern, won't be. His 76-word statement, released to the media at 11:13 last night, said the Knicks and Brown agreed not to discuss the matter in public.

"At my request, the New York Knicks and Larry Brown have agreed to a compromise resolution of the dispute between them," Stern said in his statement. "Neither the club nor Larry have any future obligation to each other and have assured me, in response to my direction and request, that there will be no further public discussion of the matter. In addition, I have assured the parties that this resolution will have no precedential value in any future disputes before me."

Just last week, Stern said during his annual tip-off conference call with the national media that he didn't expect to make a ruling on the Brown case until the second week of the regular season.

One person familiar with the situation said the settlement reached last night was the result of Brown and the Garden buckling to weeks of pressure from Stern to resolve their dispute without forcing him to render a decision.

"Dave has been trying to get them to resolve it for a long time, and he was finally able to do it," the person said.

Stern called one of his top assistants shortly after 9 p.m. last night to say the two sides were so close to a resolution that an announcement might need to be made.

A little more than two hours later, Brown's tumultuous association with the Knicks was over.

Brown compiled a 23-59 record in his only Knicks season.

His successor, Isiah Thomas, goes to work Wednesday night when the Knicks open the regular season at Memphis.

Posted by Rich:

Larry had big bucks before he swindled the Knicks.

Posted by 4949:

This causes another big problem for the Knicks. Who's going to want to come coach the Knicks, if Zeke fails and if we need another coach, with them knowing there's no guarantee. Another Knicks mis-management! Nice going Dolan!!!

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by holfresh:


Sounds just like the last situation to me...

Instead of telling us what you hoped would be the case, can you tell us what you think logically happened?

Well my friend, in case you missed my last post, Larry was paid half of what he was owed in his last buyout agreement with the Pistons...So it would make sense to me that he agreed to a similar percentage given the similar circumstances....If you need any other clarification of post that I already written, please let me know...

I just wanted your opinion, no need to be sarcastic. But now that you mention it, I'd like you to clarify your last post, the one that you "already written".

The circumstances were hardly similar. As was previously mentioned, LB had a huge deal waiting for him in NY. So he wanted to leave Detroit. There was no such deal waiting for him after he was fired in NY.

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by holfresh:


Sounds just like the last situation to me...

Instead of telling us what you hoped would be the case, can you tell us what you think logically happened?

Well my friend, in case you missed my last post, Larry was paid half of what he was owed in his last buyout agreement with the Pistons...So it would make sense to me that he agreed to a similar percentage given the similar circumstances....If you need any other clarification of post that I already written, please let me know...

I just wanted your opinion, no need to be sarcastic. But now that you mention it, I'd like you to clarify your last post, the one that you "already written".

The circumstances were hardly similar. As was previously mentioned, LB had a huge deal waiting for him in NY. So he wanted to leave Detroit. There was no such deal waiting for him after he was fired in NY.

The circumstances available for LB has nothing to do with the way on how Stern will rule in the case...More than likely there will and was a compromise meaning both side have to give some...The idea that Brown will determine what the outcome is just ridiculous...Stern has final say..