CrushAlot wrote:Nalod wrote:CrushAlot wrote:nixluva wrote:Nalod wrote:NY ball looked bad today. Should have two epic matchups with best of league and instead we got two owners with more money then sense.Embarrassing day for New York. The Mecca is sad.
The sad thing is I can see this team actually capturing 1st place in the Altlantic and Dolan not allowing the team to be broken up. He'll go all in for this year and make some kind of deal just to make this seem like there's a chance this year. Nothing will have changed.
Dolan is pretty tough to figure out. Signing Isiah to an extension when he was coaching but firing Grunwald after the team won 54 games, the atlantic and made it out of the first round for the first time in a decade and a half doesn't make much sense.
Tough to figure out? are you kidding? You think this dude has a clue?
He called BS on chris Smith, on Bargnani vs Aldridge.
Yeah I think he is tough to figure out. I don't think you ever know what is coming next. Recently there was a period of success with little apparent meddling and then suddenly the gm gets fired, the guy that was head of msg when the Knicks were the most dysfunctional organization in sports is rehired and Chris Smith is given the 15th roster spot. Did you expect any of that ish to happen in the beginning of September? I didn't think anything that I wrote indicated that I thought Dolan had a clue. I thought discussing his bizarre erratic behavior made it clear that you never know what is coming next. I will try to be more clear next time.
Donnie wanted to hire Mullens as GM as successor but Dolan would not have it. Why? Why have a succession plan? Can't do it because there is no plan. Grunwald gets the gig because he is already in place. team succeeded because a lot of things came together but its not like a grand scheme played out. Grunwald was canned for reasons we don't know but you have "reports" he was not all in on Chris smith, Bargnani trade and not getting a contract extension. What owner fires his GM right before the season starts? He could have bought in MIlls to run the business side as thats what he does anyway.
Whats tough to figure out? They guy is impulsive and acts on emotion. Because of that the team is what it is. Now Mills is actually a pretty smart guy and maybe it was his idea to get dolan to agree to having an independent consultant in.
What you don't get is DOlan has had some very bright coaches and GM's. These are very smart guys and it seems the organization fails time and time again!!!
Why? The owner is not listening to them!!!!!! Read up on Layden. He is very smart man. Isiah was charismatic and had a plan, Donnie had experience in building a culture (organization), Grunwald is also a very bright man whose work outside basketball in toronto was top notch. GrunFELD was building a nice team and should have been allowed to fire JVG. Dolan allowed his GM and coach in conflict and eventually had to can Grunfeld. In time JVG, as much as I liked hiim was not the right coach for what Grunfeld was doing.
Whats tough to figure out? Dolan canned Checketts because he was bigger than Dolan. SInce then this fool has been the de-facto CEO of the team and and his record speaks for itself!!