I want to know what you think. D'Antoni wants to be the guy calling all the shots. LeBron ain't signing any place where he can't have a say in personal. Maybe the final say.

Allanfan20 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that LeBron hasn't earned all of this power? People marching in the streets for him, making up songs, one coach fired (Even though he did a great job) and other coaches rumored to be fired? He hasn't even come close to winning a championship yet. I know he hasn't had the team around him, but still, he just hasn't won it. To me, he doesn't deserve all this.

That's just me though.

folks hope he is the next mj or kobe or magic or bird or etc... he has won 2 mvp awards, been to the finals. on mike b -- dude is lucky to have been coach with lbj. i saw very little of his great work the past several years.

if lbj says ill come here and hire cheater cal -- thats probably crossing the line.

nixluva wrote:No way DW gives in to a request to bring in Cal. I could see a tough decision being made if it was Phil Jax, but I don't see Lebron making such a bold move coming in the door. What would that say about DW? Who would really be in charge if you give to such a request? I don't see it happening in year one. If they fail to win under MDA then I see a move being made. But do you really see this team not winning big if we add Lebron?

The Cavs haven't, but otherwise I agree. LeBron doesn't deserve the power he has yet. You get power from winning championships. Kobe, Shaq, TD have earned it. Not LeBron yet.

nixluva wrote:No way DW gives in to a request to bring in Cal. I could see a tough decision being made if it was Phil Jax, but I don't see Lebron making such a bold move coming in the door. What would that say about DW? Who would really be in charge if you give to such a request? I don't see it happening in year one. If they fail to win under MDA then I see a move being made. But do you really see this team not winning big if we add Lebron?

Why not? Jordan never been to a finals before he requested that Collins be replace right before his contract year. Magic demanded a trade only after two years in the league if Westhead wasn't fired. Ewing did the same with Hubie Brown when Brown suggested he play the PF position. Shaq revolted against Stan Van Gundy his first season with the Heat. I mean what would it say about Walsh? It would say that he is basically like any other GM that has been in the league. His concerns would be about doing what is best for his team and not an individual coach who let's face it doesn't carry weight in the NBA. Star players have the pull in this league not coaches.

CrushAlot wrote:I don't think Walsh fires D'Antoni. That being said the guy is 61-103 as the Knick coach and has created a lot of unnecessary drama and devalued assets while in NY. Walsh has been extremely loyal to D'Antoni but in my opinion he is Walsh's biggest mistake. Walsh has defended and protected D'Antoni but I don't think he expected the drama, the losing or the first round picks not playing this year. If Walsh is looking for a way to move on without looking like an a-hole this might give him the opportunity.

What drama? He benched Marbury until the team decided he should be away from the Knicks, which I agreed with. He gave Nate a desperately needed benching, which he responded VERY WELL to. I agreed with that too. We've had either players who were injured, growing slowly or just simply don't play defense, yet we find a way to blame that on Mike. I'd say give Mike a shot to do what he was brought here to do. If we don't even get a free agent, THAT might be a different story, because then we're going to have to run a different route. That's not really MDAs fault though.