Posted by islesfan:

I don't remember those other coaches getting all kissy face and teary eyed when it came to their players.

I'm not saying that it's not a good idea to have a strong relationship between a coach or GM and their best player. Isiah just goes overboard in showing how "close" they are. Like a leach making sure that he's attached himself securely to his host. It just goes to show what type of person he is and what he's all about. Namely himself.

him being so arrogant and worried about himself is actually a good thing b/c that means he doesn't want to fail as a GM.

A lot of good that did him as the GM in Toronto and the coach in Indy. Or as the owner of the CBA but I digress.

Isles,

of course its a little hokey here today. So what, its fun. See my earlier post. But you don't see me trying to pee on the parade. Why? Cuz you think your superior to all?

Second point, so what if he is trying to suck up to his best players. These guys are emotionally immature in many cases and need some love. ITs a hard cut throat biz and Isiah will chop off their nuts if they don't perform.

ANd if they need a big brother mentor to succeed, whom loses?

For those whom dont get the love, they have contracts, or they are about to expire. Its business, thats all. Nobody is enslaved to the NBA. They can walk away any time.

While He has his faults, particually the way he handedled Don Chaney, but unless he is family, so what! The dude had a nice run and got paid very nice. And he will land on his feet. Chaney is a good man, and deserved better, but get over yourself, its not the end of the world.

ANd if Isiah with all this adding of payroll falls on his face and knicks don't do well, someone will be there to throw his asz out to the curb and kick his payroll adding butt down. And he will have earned all the scorn. But that ain't reality just yet.

The fact is Marbury just set an olympic record and we won. Its a story. People are happy, jump on and enjoy it. If they lose, you still won't be respected.

so the running total is everyone thinks Isiah's relationship w/ Marbury is a positive thing. Isles' opinion is regardless of good or bad, Isiah is a fake brown nosing fanny kisser.

Lets move on

Posted by islesfan:

Exactly, he attaches himself to his best players. It won't work otherwise since there's nothing to gain from attaching himself to the mediocre ones.

Did I say it was a destructive pattern? I just said it was Isiah being a leach who attaches himself to people he can get something from.

Every coach and GM, at every level, from Little League to the pros does that.