The "Nova" brotherhood and team friendly contracts all aggregate to the form our best era in over two decades resulting in our trip to the ECF's and now a solid base of talent moving forward. Thibs helped build it, taking it as far as he could, was paid well and now Mike Brown is tasked to elevate it further. They are in a prime position to succeed.

the 2024-25 campaign was successful but felt abrasive given the struggle of great talent to find a path resistant for many reasons. How far they go? Many questions to be answered. Tune in and find out!

The destiination is important but the journey is where the fun is.

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Alpha1971 wrote:Is Doris Burks out next year in the playoffs ?

I think for the finals. She'll still be part of the rotation I believe.
Bur Richard Jefferson will be onn he "A" team with Breen and Legler.
In the post Woke world folk don't like women call a mans game?

Doris was a woman ????

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BigDaddyG wrote:Dallas just waived O-Max, according to Shams. I really like that kids potential. I hope Knicks are doing due diligence on this.

Man drafted 2 years ago.

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OKC has so many pics I wonder if they won't be waving some of their past pics as well. Ousmane Diemg a former lottery pic hasn't gotten any time with the big club, may be in the same boat as OMax. Plus OKC may just have to package current pics for future pics for pennies on the dollar. Perhaps the Knicks will be able to take advantage in the next few years. This new salary cap will force teams with solid rosters and little cap space to shed multiple picks to punt them and release younger players. Look at the Knicks roster we can't even add McCuller to the regular roster. Next year the Knicks will have a few incoming pics and can we even have them on the roster ?

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Nalod wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:Is Doris Burks out next year in the playoffs ?

I think for the finals. She'll still be part of the rotation I believe.
Bur Richard Jefferson will be onn he "A" team with Breen and Legler.
In the post Woke world folk don't like women call a mans game?

Doris was a woman ????

Oh man, you gave away the "Secret of the Crying Game"! LOL........

The title song was very good I recall

The Juwan Howard Heat contract penalty refers to the threat of a $5 million fine and a one-year suspension for Coach Pat Riley if the Miami Heat lost their arbitration hearing with the NBA over a salary cap violation related to Howard's proposed $98 million, seven-year contract. The NBA voided the contract because the Heat exceeded the salary cap by failing to account for the performance bonuses of Tim Hardaway and P.J. Brown, and a prior agreement with Alonzo Mourning. The Heat ultimately backed down from the arbitration fight, and Howard re-signed with the Washington Bullets instead.
The Contract Dispute
The NBA's Claim:
The league maintained that the Heat's calculations for the Howard contract were incorrect, specifically by:
Excluding performance bonuses in the contracts of Tim Hardaway and P. J. Brown.
Failing to account for a prior agreement with Alonzo Mourning, which was a violation of salary cap rules.
The Heat's Position:
The team initially disputed the NBA's ruling, with team officials stating the claims were "frivolous" and the matter was open to interpretation. They had already made moves to clear cap space and make room for Howard, highlighting the team's significant efforts to acquire him.
The Potential Penalty:
The Heat faced severe penalties, including a $5 million fine and a one-year suspension for team President Pat Riley, if they pursued the case and lost in arbitration.
Resolution
Abandoning the Fight:
Facing the significant potential repercussions, the Miami Heat chose to abandon the arbitration hearing.
Howard Re-signs:
The dispute was settled, and Juwan Howard re-signed with the Washington Bullets for a comparable contract, becoming the first player in NBA history to sign a $100 million deal.

All seems innocent now but if Juwan was as good as that contract they would have been a really great team. He was not. Thus they win for not challenging nor carrying that monster contract.

Context: the deal was never approved by the league so they were not in violation unless they resisted. They did not.

Im going ot be snarky here for a moment and remind ourselves that the league does better when knicks are relevant. You see the away games get sold out and viewership goes up. The notion that league, or ESPN, or others with finanicial interest "Hates" us is a fan thing. Knicks sucking was self inflicted by bad decisoins. Doris and others hate on team losing or lack of enthusiasm to match a fans hope. More times than not they were accurate. We sucked.