bitty41 wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

TMS wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:It was a mistake and very poor judgement on his part. I think I am more angry with his pretentiousness. I really don't care what they do next year and will not watch them unless they play the Knicks or are in the playoffs. Stern and the owners need to set something up in the next collective bargaining agreement that does not allow for this type of thing. I am only interested in the Knicks and teams not in Miami at this point. I am sick of hearing about the three stooges and I like what the Knicks have done. I think there is something to be said about having the integrity to win in a traditional manner.

the fact that he would lay the blame on the media for misinterpreting his own words is kinda funny tho... just own up to your mistake & apologize, don't try & deflect blame on someone else for your own indiscretion... he did say he was sorry if people were offended, but using that media twist copout excuse was lame IMO.

Correct words: "You all are going to make it seem like the World Trade has just went down again. But it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games lost and we'll have to get back on track."

Incorrect words: "If we lose a couple in a row this season, it will be like the World Trade (Center) is coming down again."

Should have said that he made a very foolish comment about a subject too serious to even be mentioned in the same breath as Basketball, and that one media outlet's interpretation made his foolish/thoughtless statement seem totally irresponsible and insulting to people affected by that tragedy. Then he would have to go on and give a heartfelt apology.

Should the words World Trade Center be stricken from the English language? I get the sense that people read Dwayne Wade using the words World Trade Center and wanted to jump all over him no matter what his intent or words were.
He wasn't comparing basketball to the WTC tragedy he was simply saying that people will make an entirely too big of a deal over a few lost games because a few losses in basketball is nothing compared to the WTC tragedy.

It's just a bad analogy and inappropriate. What he meant to say is pretty obvious; he had a poor choice of words. Unfortunately, he simply missed a golden opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

I think when you talk about something like the World Trade Center, you have to be especially careful and considerate about what you say, because the ramifications of that disaster are still in the minds of a lot of people, even 9 years later. The ramifications are still affecting a lot of people. He would've been equally condemned, as well, if he had compared it to the Haiti or China earthquakes or any other disaster. It's just courtesy.

If he wanted to make a point, how about this:

"You all are going to make it seem like the sky is falling. But it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games lost and we'll have to get back on track."

There are plenty of things he could've plugged in without mentioning the worst act of terrorism in this country's history.

Solace wrote:

bitty41 wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

TMS wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:It was a mistake and very poor judgement on his part. I think I am more angry with his pretentiousness. I really don't care what they do next year and will not watch them unless they play the Knicks or are in the playoffs. Stern and the owners need to set something up in the next collective bargaining agreement that does not allow for this type of thing. I am only interested in the Knicks and teams not in Miami at this point. I am sick of hearing about the three stooges and I like what the Knicks have done. I think there is something to be said about having the integrity to win in a traditional manner.

the fact that he would lay the blame on the media for misinterpreting his own words is kinda funny tho... just own up to your mistake & apologize, don't try & deflect blame on someone else for your own indiscretion... he did say he was sorry if people were offended, but using that media twist copout excuse was lame IMO.

Correct words: "You all are going to make it seem like the World Trade has just went down again. But it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games lost and we'll have to get back on track."

Incorrect words: "If we lose a couple in a row this season, it will be like the World Trade (Center) is coming down again."

Should have said that he made a very foolish comment about a subject too serious to even be mentioned in the same breath as Basketball, and that one media outlet's interpretation made his foolish/thoughtless statement seem totally irresponsible and insulting to people affected by that tragedy. Then he would have to go on and give a heartfelt apology.

Should the words World Trade Center be stricken from the English language? I get the sense that people read Dwayne Wade using the words World Trade Center and wanted to jump all over him no matter what his intent or words were.
He wasn't comparing basketball to the WTC tragedy he was simply saying that people will make an entirely too big of a deal over a few lost games because a few losses in basketball is nothing compared to the WTC tragedy.

It's just a bad analogy and inappropriate. What he meant to say is pretty obvious; he had a poor choice of words. Unfortunately, he simply missed a golden opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

I think when you talk about something like the World Trade Center, you have to be especially careful and considerate about what you say, because the ramifications of that disaster are still in the minds of a lot of people, even 9 years later. The ramifications are still affecting a lot of people. He would've been equally condemned, as well, if he had compared it to the Haiti or China earthquakes or any other disaster. It's just courtesy.

If he wanted to make a point, how about this:

"You all are going to make it seem like the sky is falling. But it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games lost and we'll have to get back on track."

There are plenty of things he could've plugged in without mentioning the worst act of terrorism in this country's history.

Wade probably thought of the most horrific thing that came to mind and settled on the WTC tragedy. I think his analogy would have been offensive if he actually compared basketball to the WTC tragedy.