Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by islesfan:

He disregards the salary cap because Isiah's handling of it is so incredibly indefensible. You can't even spin it positively, that's how bad it is.

If he'd go back to the drawing board and write a better article he'll realize how bad this one was.


Omitting a very important, specific, and default standard of qualification on which to be judged is open admission such individual has failed miserably at his job. When a nuthugger judges I SAY UGH all they do is look at his drafting and trades, everything else is irrelevant to them.

Posted by misterearl:

Reverse Backspin

1. Isiah tried to purchase the Raptors, after building the team with a series of shrewd roster moves? That putz!

2. the CBA deal is perpetually misrepresented. Isiah signed that deal with the understanding the CBA would become a minor league feeder system for the NBA. What happens? The NBA suddenly steps in and organizes the NBDL and guess what? ... all bets are off. Think about it, who painted Isiah as a "savior" of the CBA?

Is it Isiah's responsibility that the NBA chose the route it did when it did?

Posted by Papabear:

Posted by misterearl:

Reverse Backspin

1. Isiah tried to purchase the Raptors, after building the team with a series of shrewd roster moves? That putz!

2. the CBA deal is perpetually misrepresented. Isiah signed that deal with the understanding the CBA would become a minor league feeder system for the NBA. What happens? The NBA suddenly steps in and organizes the NBDL and guess what? ... all bets are off. Think about it, who painted Isiah as a "savior" of the CBA?

Is it Isiah's responsibility that the NBA chose the route it did when it did?

Papabear Says

Mister Earl you are waisting your breath with some of these guys. They are Fakers and Hatters and they don't want the Knicks to win.

Papabear

What would it take for you to admit that Isiah has done a poor job?

Posted by misterearl:

According to players, Thomas' new theme this camp is defense.

Posted by misterearl:

Let me get this straight

Solace - so, after you set aside your personal bias - if that is possible - and when you compare the skill sets, measurements, blend of experience/yoots and depth, you see a roster that is less encouarging than the one Isiah inherited?

Truth is, we would have sucked either way.

Posted by Marv:

why haven't you included the marbury and curry trades?

Be forewarned that there are about 8 hardcore Isiah/Knicks haters on this board that will have a hard time admitting Isiah has ever done anything right.
I personally do not even like Isiah but they go so overboard with their flat out hate I often find myself in a strange position of defending him

Posted by MODI:

I consider most Isiah haters media victims to tell you the truth.

Posted by Nalod:


the thing that really gets lost sometimes is when you break down each trade or draft, Isiah has done a decent job.

But when you add them all up, it really has not done a thing.

Take the Marbury trade. Really, pound for pound we did not give up much. But we added a huge contract for a player who has not even come close to living up to what was expected of him.

We all assume Laydens team would be frozen in time. That is untrue. Layden also had to undo some very difficult roster moves that were unequitable for the knicks. Dolan was on a morality binge at that time and the vault was not available to him.

Isiah spent an ungodly some of money to do what we thought was impossible. That is glossed over.

It is fair to say that Isiah the drafter has done a very good job of obtaining talent, but like Layden if you have to encapsulize the job done in a specific period of time then one can only conclude Isiah has been a disaster. But the only difference is he has been allowed to parlay millions into draft choices and did a very good job of drafting.

Again, the only thing missing from those rookies are actual wins!

Posted by COSSUCKS:

Posted by Solace:

Posted by COSSUCKS:

Posted by Solace:

Wow. This thread has ballooned quickly! First, I have to say that I find it suspicious that MODI suddenly joins the board today randomly to let us know his thoughts about the article "he" wrote. One might say that this is a little *too* suspicious and someone is presenting their point of view from two SNs in this thread.

You know you are a man of definitive convictions right?
You believe what you say 100% and wouldnt say something of you did not believe was true right?

Well considering you are telling people to believe that I'm indeed Modi and this is my personal website then I say we place a $1000 bet right here and now. We can do it via a paypal escrow account and give permission to Martin/Andrew to prove who is telling the truth you or me.

So is it a bet? After all you wouldnt say something that wasnt true right?

Whatever dude. I said it was suspicious. Don't have a cow. Frankly, I don't care what Martin and Andrew could find, even via an IP check. Most people have access to multiple IPs and everyone has access to multiple emails. There's no amazement here. Not interested in a loaded bet. Either you're him or you're friends, because it seems too random that he signs up just to post on this thread. Furthermore, it seems extremely odd that you and him both have very similar names. Since there's no real way for you to prove it one way or another (other than by telling the truth and me taking your word), I'll simply rely on Ockham's razor.

In other words you will just make false allegations and then stick your head in the sand.

His name is Modi. I never saw him before this morning. We are friends? Just another of your baseless lies. His website is Cosellouts as he said was to praise Howard Cosell. I told him that he probably should have made it about Lupica.
As far as him registering today my guess is since its his website he looked to see where people were visiting his website from and I had posted his link here. I saw his website link on more than one other Knicks website.

Anyway lets forget the opinions and spin. I'm tired of people making baseless lies about me. You made a claim. I'm saying your claim is BS. Lets put money ($1000) where our mouth is and let Martin/Andrew settle it. Dont you believe what you say enough to put your money where your mouth is?

Posted by Panos:

You are promoting a point of view from a site that says:

1) Keith Van Horn becomes David Lee and Mardy Collins (via draft picks obtained in interim Nazi Mohammed trade)
2) Dikembe Mutombo, O. Harrington, & F. Williams become Jamaal Crawford
3) Kurt Thomas becomes Quentin Richardson & Nate Robinson (via draft pick)
4) Antonio Davis becomes Renaldo Balkman (via draft pick acquired with Jalen Rose)