Anyone who doesn't think it was Dolan's fault is a fool. This had NOTHING to do with being either a basketball or financial decision, it was a tantrum by an old man acting like an 11 year old fool. This is similiar to other organizations that were ruined by bad ownership. One example is the Chicago Blackhawks who had a similiar owner, it took his death for them to break their 49 year Stanley Cup drought.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-knicks-james-dolan-betrayed-deceived-161820611--nba.html