Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by Finestrg:

He's gone man. If there was any thought of bringing him back for a 1 year deal, it may have just gone out the window. D'Antoni doesn't like him anyway - he doesn't want to deal with this guy anymore. Sad, this guy's got great talent for such a little dude, but his head's just not screwed on right. Not as bad as Marbury, but bad. I just get the feeling management thinks he's too much of a handful and more trouble than he's worth. Maybe I'm wrong but I'd say at this point, the only reason he'll be resigned is to be included in a S&T, not to actually continue playing for the Knicks.

[Edited by - finestrg on 08-18-2009 9:37 PM]

Yeah lets crucify Nate for traffic violations with everything that goes on in sports. This is worse than were going to get our all star PG out of the second round of the 2010 draft picking 58th my man! Anyone who has lived in the city has been pinched for double parking at a minimum and most people forget to pay the tickets--oh well.

Posted by technomaster:

Well, whether he drives with or without a license or not, given his celebrity status, it's not like he's trying to hide his identity by not carrying his license. I don't think it's the most terrible thing - I've had a situation where I've misplaced have have driven w/o my wallet, and have driven above 55mph along the way process. And without knowing, one of my rear lights wasn't working.

I found my license a day later. But a day after, I got pulled over - and the cop just noted the lights as a public service announcement. I had my license that day, but easily my luck could have been different.

Not really defending Nate too hard, but I really don't think this is a particularly robust reason why Nate should be crucified. His NYC tickets are hilarious.

I hear you techno, but the thing is you are talking about an isolated incident in your case. Lil' man's license has been suspended four times prior to this. I'm just saying this is not a first time offender type thing here.

I thought the twittering thing was funny as all hell, but that is not saying it was the smartest, most mature, most logical thing to do.

As I said before if you take this as an isolated incident it's cool. It happens, but take into consideration that Nate has done(or has not done) 8 actions that were against the law prior to this in regards to his car. Getting ticketed then not paying(x2 or x3?), and getting a ticket then not appearing. What makes it worse is the double action that led to each suspension. It's like he's had 8 chances, imo.

Posted by joec32033:

Posted by sebstar:

Of course the papers are going to latch onto this like a hungry ass mutt given that there has been such little Knicks offseason activity. I see they are already trying to stir up shyt and say that this could affect whether he gets a new deal and all that...lol at that. Layden is gone, nobody in their right mind could be that sanctimonious.

I feel bad for anybody who gets worked up over another man getting his license suspended over a few traffic violations. Thats taking self-righteousness to a whole new level. It says nothing about somebody's character. People my age do stuff like that all the time on their best days. You have to make SOME mistakes in order to learn from them. Life.



[Edited by - sebstar on 08-19-2009 6:57 PM]

Seb, I can understand the occasional "Dude, I didn't know she was your wife", or the occasional disorderly conduct charge, or even the, "Dude we went to Mexico one time and you'll never believe what this chick did with this horse...", But Seb, getting your license suspended four times stemming from four seperate incidents?

[Edited by - joec32033 on 19 August 2009 19:15]

[Edited by - joec32033 on 19 August 2009 19:16]

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by martin:

Posted by sebstar:

Of course the papers are going to latch onto this like a hungry ass mutt given that there has been such little Knicks offseason activity. I see they are already trying to stir up shyt and say that this could affect whether he gets a new deal and all that...lol at that. Layden is gone, nobody in their right mind could be that sanctimonious.

I feel bad for anybody who gets worked up over another man getting his license suspended over a few traffic violations. Thats taking self-righteousness to a whole new level. It says nothing about somebody's character. People my age do stuff like that all the time on their best days. You have to make SOME mistakes in order to learn from them. Life.

[Edited by - sebstar on 08-19-2009 6:57 PM]

how many of your friends are making multi million and have business managers handling most of their affairs and also represent a company and their marketing department?

I feel bad for anybody who would equate Nate and his work opportunity with the average person

If anything that is even more of a reason to give this story less weight given how much responsibilities a pro athlete must assume on a day-to-day basis.

This is just something he needs to address and stay on top of more...how this can be any deeper than that to some, I dont know.

Posted by arkrud:

Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by martin:

Posted by sebstar:

Of course the papers are going to latch onto this like a hungry ass mutt given that there has been such little Knicks offseason activity. I see they are already trying to stir up shyt and say that this could affect whether he gets a new deal and all that...lol at that. Layden is gone, nobody in their right mind could be that sanctimonious.

I feel bad for anybody who gets worked up over another man getting his license suspended over a few traffic violations. Thats taking self-righteousness to a whole new level. It says nothing about somebody's character. People my age do stuff like that all the time on their best days. You have to make SOME mistakes in order to learn from them. Life.

[Edited by - sebstar on 08-19-2009 6:57 PM]

how many of your friends are making multi million and have business managers handling most of their affairs and also represent a company and their marketing department?

I feel bad for anybody who would equate Nate and his work opportunity with the average person

If anything that is even more of a reason to give this story less weight given how much responsibilities a pro athlete must assume on a day-to-day basis.

This is just something he needs to address and stay on top of more...how this can be any deeper than that to some, I dont know.

No you're right. All this shows is that he needs to be more responsible and needs to do a better job handling his money. Those are big things, but they aren't character flaws.

If you are stupid as a tree,
You will born again like Baobab,
And will be Baobab thousand years before you die...



[Edited by - arkrud on 08-19-2009 11:52 PM]

By DAN MANGAN and LARRY CELONA
NATE ROBINSON Hoopster put "rap" on cop.
Last updated: 3:33 am
August 20, 2009
Posted: 3:06 am
August 20, 2009

Knick star Nate Robinson blasted rap music and got belligerent with a cop who stopped his SUV, then tried to use his hoop-player status to avoid being arrested, sources said yesterday.

Robinson, 25, was pulled over in The Bronx Tuesday for driving with an unfastened seat belt. Sources said he cranked up a rap song when the cop walked off to check his license, and then sang along when the officer returned.

But Robinson changed his tune when told he was being arrested for driving with a suspended license.

"Well, I'm Nate Robinson from the Knicks," sputtered the player, the sources said.

"OK, Nate Robinson from the Knicks, you're under arrest," replied the cop, who hauled him off to be booked and held pending arraignment, according to the sources.

But later, police brass ordered that Robinson be freed that night with just a desk-appearance ticket.

Posted by Bippity10:

I don't have a problem with this on it's own, but I do think it's just another example of how Nate doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes. It's obvious that he has been able to use his celebrity status to get out of problems in the past and it seems to be part of the problem as to why he doesn't listen to authority. Why listen when you can do what you want anyway?

We really need to go back to the days when the tough coach was respected instead of being considered a "disciplinarian" or "meany". Guys like Nate would learn a heck of a lot faster if they were forced to learn from their mistakes instead of having people cater to them or making excuses for them.

Anyway, back to this incident. Nate drives me nuts but I'm still a fan. I don't think he's a jerk because he did these things. He's just an irresponsible guy that still needs time to grow up. Most of us were like that at his age. Unfortunately our basketball team as well as many others can't wait to long for players to grow up.