Posted by islesfan:

Posted by misterearl:

TrueBlue - I challenge you to a duel with pistols at twenty paces.

Oh by the way, my opinion on the salary cap was rendered yesterday. Since you missed it, here is a copy for your reading pleasure:


Bonn1997 - if you look at the history of the Knicks franchise, dating back to the days of Gulf+Western, the objective has NEVER been to manage salaries. The Knicks have been top-bidder for players like Bob McAdoo, Truck Robinson, George McGinnis (to a league penalty), Kiki, Paul Westphal, Spencer Haywood...
the list is infinite

The corporate philosophy was always to maximize the advantages of having cash reserves deeper than Lake Tahoe. The resentment for those riches created animosity around the league long before Isiah Thomas.

Gulf+Westerm, Sonny Werblin and Dolan all understood that in order to remain competitive and maintain headlines and attention in competition for the NY entertainment dollar, you gotta make a splash.

They pursued the big names that would look good on Broadway.

Was it the correct philosophy to produce a champion? Obviously not. The bright moments of the Ewing years were tempered with coach and front office turnover... and the reliance on spending cash to fill holes, over having a long range strategy.

Note how quickly, without the continuity of philosophy, the Knicks fell apart when Ewing was shown the door.

All I am suggesting, as my my rembee suggests, is that continuity (with young players like Frye, Crawford, Curry, Collins, Balkman and David Lee) is a good thing. That continuity, starting with young players who have skillz, not the dreck the Knicks have historically drafted...

...is a good thing.

where the franchise goes from here is anyone's guess.

But if one takes the blinders of resentment off and takes a fact-based look at this season's month-to-month trends...

and the noble idea these guys fight back whenever they have been left for dead... like after the Denver fight or after the sad month of November or after the heartbreaking Seattle loss...

...how can one ONLY bitch and moan (on a daily basis) about the salary cap?

For the reading impaired: Read my lips TB, the Knicks never have been, and never will be, under the salary cap

Enjoy The Ride

And the same obvious response that was given yesterday was that your opinion about the salary cap is to bring up players that were acquired prior to the salary cap being in existence. More illogical nonsense from misterearl.

So misterearl, if the Knicks have never been, and never will be, under the salary cap (complete fabrication by the way), then why do you think getting Anderson and Houston off the cap "should help"?

[Edited by - islesfan on 03-13-2007 10:41 AM]

Pretty Comical! He rambled, got lost, and came right back to where he started. Unbelieveable!

When fans call you a hater and tell you that you are blinded by hate and don't realize progress and you call them on it there is nothing wrong with that.

If your at every game supporting the team and don't want to stop supporting them because you love them you have every right to be upset, when players aren't giving you effort and just wasted an entire season the year before you can say whatever you want. When a guy who fell into the team because of daddy ruins the organization and treats everyone like ****, the fans, the msg employees, and the media you have the right to be upset and call people out.

Posted by misterearl:

MS - you have the "right" to be upset and call people out?

Really?

Have you written Dolan a letter? Called him "out"?

Look what I found

While healthy debate and discussion is fine, please refrain from rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts. If it's severe enough you will lose your account privileges.

Stop acting like you are holier than thou. You've done you're share of ugly mudslinging.

Posted by misterearl:

>>Let me ask you, why is it the haters are such jerks?

kam77 - excellent question. The number of personal insults, filled with bitterness and resentment, towards Knicks players and supporters alike, causes some reflection on what fuels such animosity?

Differences of opinion are one thing. Attacking, and cursing, someone for having a difference of opinion is quite another.

Imagine if some of these same guys owned weapons.

I agree, only a jerk would feel it necessary to constantly spew a flippant remark like "it ain't your money", whenever ANYBODY should mention the Knicks salary cap.

Posted by misterearl:

While healthy debate and discussion is fine, please refrain from rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts. If it's severe enough you will lose your account privileges.

Who the heck is this guy? The acting moderator? We need you to start another Knick Fan Police thread about which posters have "Pure Knick Love". Or is that tomorrow's assignment from Isiah?

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 03-13-2007 11:07 AM]

Posted by misterearl:

nyk4ever - if you can point to a single post where I insulted someone I want to see it. Otherwise, you should retract that statement.

TrueBlue - no one has any syllabus for what being a "Fan" is. You mentioned "calling people out". I simply want to know what you have done to voice your valid opinion in the right places.

and what's up with the insults?

It aint your money.

nyk4ever - "it ain't your money" is far from a personal insult dude

lighten up

sheesh

oh, one more thing. It's a fact.

"It ain't your money"

Or at least, it doesn't hafta be if you ain't happy with the Knicks, the players or the management. Have a pretzel.

Posted by misterearl:

oh, one more thing. It's a fact.

"It ain't your money"

Or at least, it doesn't hafta be if you ain't happy with the Knicks, the players or the management. Have a pretzel.

There you go again being obnoxious and rude.

"Have a pretzel"? That's not condescending and demeaning?