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Q. GKFv2 - Uh when did he say this....?

A. During a satellite radio interview over the weekend.

Q. GKFv2 - ...and why?

A. The Garden was more fun during the 1999 NBA Playoffs

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GKFv2 - Why did this issue get brought up?

A. Beacuse people can write on message boards until their fingers are numb, but when a person of influence such as Tom Brokaw (or anyone else in the expensive seats) complains publicly, the Dolan family is forced to listen.

Knicks were 9th in attendance in the league.

21 sell outs.

Pretty strong considering they won only 23 games.

It ain't special, but people are still going to see Isiah and his band clowns.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2008/04/tom_brokaw_is_not_renewing_his.html


This was gutsy by Brokaw. I think the way the Knicks operate--as I said in another post--is their goal is to win 41 games and make the playoffs so they can do just enough to keep peak attendance levels and have the ability to raise prices. Obviously there are some smart posters here--some who probably work for the Knicks. I can tell from their views that this is the way the Knicks are. Would the NY Knicks ever risk their lottery pick on a Dirk Nowitski a Kevin Garnett a Kobe Bryant--no no no. They will always go for a Channing Frye type they will go for the player who they believe thinks that can help them the most. IMHO--the Knicks total lack of execution out of the draft has beena huge reason why they have failed--even back into the great years of the 90's--they could never make one draft pick really count other than Ward who was really a secondary player although valuable to the team.


I don't know if hiring a 67-68 year old man the right choice for the franchise. To me this is not a move that looks like the Knicks are interested in winning a championship because it will take 4-5 good years and perfect execution to get back. I think Donnie Walsh was hired to get them back to 41 games.

Posted by BRIGGS:


Would the NY Knicks ever risk their lottery pick on a Dirk Nowitski a Kevin Garnett a Kobe Bryant--no no no. They will always go for a Channing Frye type they will go for the player who they believe thinks that can help them the most. IMHO--the Knicks total lack of execution out of the draft has beena huge reason why they have failed--even back into the great years of the 90's--they could never make one draft pick really count other than Ward who was really a secondary player although valuable to the team.

Just curious Briggs.. who do you view as a 'safe pick' this year? Brook Lopez?

Posted by BRIGGS:

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2008/04/tom_brokaw_is_not_renewing_his.html


This was gutsy by Brokaw. I think the way the Knicks operate--as I said in another post--is their goal is to win 41 games and make the playoffs so they can do just enough to keep peak attendance levels and have the ability to raise prices. Obviously there are some smart posters here--some who probably work for the Knicks. I can tell from their views that this is the way the Knicks are. Would the NY Knicks ever risk their lottery pick on a Dirk Nowitski a Kevin Garnett a Kobe Bryant--no no no. They will always go for a Channing Frye type they will go for the player who they believe thinks that can help them the most. IMHO--the Knicks total lack of execution out of the draft has beena huge reason why they have failed--even back into the great years of the 90's--they could never make one draft pick really count other than Ward who was really a secondary player although valuable to the team.


I don't know if hiring a 67-68 year old man the right choice for the franchise. To me this is not a move that looks like the Knicks are interested in winning a championship because it will take 4-5 good years and perfect execution to get back. I think Donnie Walsh was hired to get them back to 41 games.

Seems like there is definately a pattern there, but knicks were never in the lottery back in the 90ies, after getting Ewing so we are only judging from recent years.

I don't know if i can agree with you on DW tho. Yeah he is old, but he is still sharp. He has a huge amount of experience. He's made some franchise type of draft picks. The one of the definate things he might be after now is perfecting his ways in order to get the Final Reward.

I definately want to see him at work, as a matter of fact, as a fan i can't wait

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by BRIGGS:


Would the NY Knicks ever risk their lottery pick on a Dirk Nowitski a Kevin Garnett a Kobe Bryant--no no no. They will always go for a Channing Frye type they will go for the player who they believe thinks that can help them the most. IMHO--the Knicks total lack of execution out of the draft has beena huge reason why they have failed--even back into the great years of the 90's--they could never make one draft pick really count other than Ward who was really a secondary player although valuable to the team.

Just curious Briggs.. who do you view as a 'safe pick' this year? Brook Lopez?

Hopefully our safe pick is Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley. The less this organization has to think about anything --the better. I think that the atmosphere that Dolan has created stifles the ambition of the personnel staff.

While I definitely agree with that sentiment, the only 2 safe picks for anyone is Rose/Beasely but I'm talking about in terms of taking a guy because you're pretty sure what you're going to get from him rather than taking a chance on a guy who has potential but could be a bust. You know how we passed up Bynum for Frye, in all of Isiah's wisdom...

Whose that guy this year?

I think we have to find out where we actually pick before we can truly answer that--there is a player like that in every tier--the player who may be more advanced than other players who are not physically developed in game or body yet possess top 3 ceilings.

Posted by BRIGGS:

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2008/04/tom_brokaw_is_not_renewing_his.html


This was gutsy by Brokaw. I think the way the Knicks operate--as I said in another post--is their goal is to win 41 games and make the playoffs so they can do just enough to keep peak attendance levels and have the ability to raise prices. Obviously there are some smart posters here--some who probably work for the Knicks. I can tell from their views that this is the way the Knicks are. Would the NY Knicks ever risk their lottery pick on a Dirk Nowitski a Kevin Garnett a Kobe Bryant--no no no. They will always go for a Channing Frye type they will go for the player who they believe thinks that can help them the most. IMHO--the Knicks total lack of execution out of the draft has beena huge reason why they have failed--even back into the great years of the 90's--they could never make one draft pick really count other than Ward who was really a secondary player although valuable to the team.


I don't know if hiring a 67-68 year old man the right choice for the franchise. To me this is not a move that looks like the Knicks are interested in winning a championship because it will take 4-5 good years and perfect execution to get back. I think Donnie Walsh was hired to get them back to 41 games.

I dont know how on earth you are drawing these conclusions based on the hire of Donnie Walsh. Quite honestly, and I only say this because you know better, this is the kind of dart-throwing that gives the internet its rep as a petri-dish of short-sighted, and over baked criticism from self-important blowhards. Walsh is coming here with strong credentials and you are throwing him under the bus before he even has a chance?? Sad.

You're a fairly knowledgeable fan on the internet. You're not Jerry West, fam (who BTW, is old as hell himself). Walsh knows more than you --- hate to break it to ya.