http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks/2009/06/brown-out-in-cleveland-could-h.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks/2009/06/riley-cavs-media-all-living-in.html

So Isola is posting thoughts on his blog such as Mike Brown being fired and Pat Riley being stolen away from Miami, and considers them innocent thoughts of a webblogger. Now, saw them as bs, cause I am familiar with his writing and I doubt that he even has one legitimate source (does this forum count as a source?). I also think anyone who reads Frank Isola's work would agree that he has the least journalistic integrity of any Knicks beat writer-- even though Hahn's paper is owned by Cablevision and Berman has some serious man-love issues with Marbury---they still write the news. Realizing that, I am not certain why anyone would take Isola serious in any event.

All of this said, why would Isola just make up these scenarios that have next to no basis in reality, post them on a commercial newspaper website and then act offended when Miami and Cleveland hold press conferences to deny the rumor he started?

I mean, I get it, as a beat writer with a 'blog' he beleives that in that blog, he is not subject to the basic tenets of journalistic integrity and can write his thoughts freely. While he may be right on that point, just because it says 'blog' and is a forum to state his opinion doesn't mean that it doesn't reflect poorly on him as a journalist. Not everyone picks up the term 'blog' to mean "opinion editorial" or "BS forum".

I think Isola should be more careful about the bs he is feeding the world.

I read the tabloids, so keep in mind the Daily News is that and not a paper. I saw that, and Isola is what you would call a ****ing moron. Pat Riley is not going to leave Miami... what, he's going to sell his stake of the team in a down economy so he can go to Cleveland without LeBron locked into an extension? Give me a break.

But at least his bull**** is entertaining.

I think the Jersey papers try harder... I think their writing is clearly better. Maybe its like they are in the minor leagues and are trying to get a spot in one of the larger markets. I dunno.

Hey at least he isn't quoting us 80's hip lingo and old hip hop lyrics in a desperate attempt to appear hip. Do they still call those type of guys posers?