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Sounds great on its face to have a new owner after the last 20 years. Lets see who that will be, before popping the corks.

Ira wrote:I know this won't be a popular response, but I think Dolan was starting to get what's involved in being a good owner.

ha neglect is not learning

“This is what I’ve pieced together. [Dolan] really cares about the buildings and the in-game/in-concert experience. And he wants to put even more money into that,” Simmons explained. “The Knicks are just a pain in the a--, people s--t on him for it. He feels if he can just sell the Knicks for some crazy price, then he can put the money into that music/in-game experience stuff that he cares about. So, the Knicks are available.”

GustavBahler wrote:

Ira wrote:I know this won't be a popular response, but I think Dolan was starting to get what's involved in being a good owner.

Agree, which is why we should be careful of what we wish for...

How long of a list can there be of people with $5 billion to spend on a one-up franchise from the Suns?

Cue Triple with 14 paragraphs about how billionaires think and act and have their being...

martin wrote:IF this is true, I don't think it would have been a coincidence that the Knicks cleared salary and KP (headache, contract, etc.) and left a wide open chance for FA's

I was observing as the events were unfolding and had no doubt this is going to happen.
The Garden will be moved from current location. This is inevitable.
So the future of Knicks is in limbo.
May even go to another City altogether.
Some thing can be spoiled beyond repair and Knocks looks like this kind of thing.
I think that press should start changing the tune on the franchise and have more humility.
Otherwise they will have nothing to pray on.
It will be also the moment of truth for the fans.
Who wants can jump the ship with no impression of being a traitor.
Clearly a new beginning is coming.

ekstarks94 wrote:

arkrud wrote:

martin wrote:IF this is true, I don't think it would have been a coincidence that the Knicks cleared salary and KP (headache, contract, etc.) and left a wide open chance for FA's

I was observing as the events were unfolding and had no doubt this is going to happen.
The Garden will be moved from current location. This is inevitable.
So the future of Knicks is in limbo.
May even go to another City altogether.
Some thing can be spoiled beyond repair and Knocks looks like this kind of thing.
I think that press should start changing the tune on the franchise and have more humility.
Otherwise they will have nothing to pray on.
It will be also the moment of truth for the fans.
Who wants can jump the ship with no impression of being a traitor.
Clearly a new beginning is coming.

Garden is not moving....they spent a $hitload of money with the renovations a couple of years ago...I think it was $1 bill spent....they are not moving...

In the podcast, they speculated Dolan only wants to sell the Knicks, not MSG.

Dolan has said, if he was offered 5+ billion for the knicks he'd owe it to shareholders to strongly consider the sale. There are numerous individual investors that could afford to buy the Knicks, but if there ever was a sale, I wouldn't be surprised if it was through a group of investors. BTW, if you ever look into how much of the Nets Jay Z actually owned, it was a miniscule amount.

From another post in the thread, MSG is not moving. Like someone said, they just spent $1bn+ on reno work. And why would you move one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in not only NYC, but the US as a whole? The air rights to MSG alone are staggering..

MSG, the company, is spending billions on entertainment venues with Sphere going up in Las Vegas right now and another in London in the next couple years. They also bought TAO Group within the last couple years. Regardless, if the Knicks are sold or not, the company is in the process of spinning off the sports franchises from the entertainment side of the business. Which IMO, is a smart move.

martin wrote:

Ira wrote:I know this won't be a popular response, but I think Dolan was starting to get what's involved in being a good owner.

ha neglect is not learning

An owner that cares more about the investment and his Image..

Hey, mind as well Sell while it's high

ekstarks94 wrote:

arkrud wrote:

martin wrote:IF this is true, I don't think it would have been a coincidence that the Knicks cleared salary and KP (headache, contract, etc.) and left a wide open chance for FA's

I was observing as the events were unfolding and had no doubt this is going to happen.
The Garden will be moved from current location. This is inevitable.
So the future of Knicks is in limbo.
May even go to another City altogether.
Some thing can be spoiled beyond repair and Knocks looks like this kind of thing.
I think that press should start changing the tune on the franchise and have more humility.
Otherwise they will have nothing to pray on.
It will be also the moment of truth for the fans.
Who wants can jump the ship with no impression of being a traitor.
Clearly a new beginning is coming.

Garden is not moving....they spent a $hitload of money with the renovations a couple of years ago...I think it was $1 bill spent....they are not moving...

They don't have a choice. The city has refused to renew their lease above Penn Station so Penn can be renovated.