Posted by franco12:

Transformative will be if Dolan comes out and apologizes to fans for what he has done to the franchise, admits its time to rebuild, and rebuild the right way. Levels with fans like adults and says we're probably not going to win many games, but our guys will try hard every night- the effort and enthusiasm for the game will be there.

And he needs to bring Marv Albert back too!

Posted by Solace:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by islesfan:

"What I would say [is] that this is going to be one of the most important offseasons the Knicks are going to have," Stern said.

"Because on the court, they're going to have to be prepared to have a better year next year, if you're a Knicks fan. As you watch it, ownership is prepared to spend money to improve the team and do what has to be done. They haven't had the results, but I have to believe that this is going to be an interesting and potentially transformative offseason."

So we'll be spending more money, that's comforting to know.

I agree. Terrible news if we're going to "fix" this mess by spending more money. That's how we got into the mess.

Posted by eViL:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by Solace:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by islesfan:

"What I would say [is] that this is going to be one of the most important offseasons the Knicks are going to have," Stern said.

"Because on the court, they're going to have to be prepared to have a better year next year, if you're a Knicks fan. As you watch it, ownership is prepared to spend money to improve the team and do what has to be done. They haven't had the results, but I have to believe that this is going to be an interesting and potentially transformative offseason."

So we'll be spending more money, that's comforting to know.

I agree. Terrible news if we're going to "fix" this mess by spending more money. That's how we got into the mess.

I hope fans understand how bad the situation is. It's going to take a while to undo I SAY UGH's mess. He piled on Layden's mess 100fold by trading away our most valuable assets and acquiring untradeable ASS-S-H-I-T-S. We have nothing to build around and our financial situation isn't all that great when looked at objectively, almost 5yrs removed from the Layden era.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 03-18-2008 4:42 PM]

Hopefully, Stern meant that Dolan would spend the money to buyout the garbage on this team and purge us of the toxic personalities that have been holding the team back. If he meant that we're gonna be piling even more bad contracts on then I ain't happy about that one bit.

Posted by BasketballJones:

Posted by islesfan:

"What I would say [is] that this is going to be one of the most important offseasons the Knicks are going to have," Stern said.

"Because on the court, they're going to have to be prepared to have a better year next year, if you're a Knicks fan. As you watch it, ownership is prepared to spend money to improve the team and do what has to be done. They haven't had the results, but I have to believe that this is going to be an interesting and potentially transformative offseason."

I'm glad to hear that Stern gets it. He understands that Isiah Thomas is the man to transform the Knicks this off-season. With the help of Dolan, Isiah stands ready to build on all that he has achieved since driving out Layden, Brown & Browne. All the pieces are there, and this off-season, the last piece of the puzzle will fall into place. I feel that Marbury will be a big part of it, and that Isiah will find a way to package our pick with David Lee to finally bring Steve Francis back home. With Stevie & Marbs in the back court, and Zach and Curry holding down the front court, the Knicks will be unstoppable next year, and win their first championship in 30+ years.



[Edited by - basketballjones on 03-18-2008 20:03]