Comments on: An Open Letter to James Dolan

By: Z

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:13:26 +0000

Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta): You scurvy dog!

I get it, man, I get it... You're feeling the warm breath of Phil Jackson all over your neck. Just like Mike D'Antoni, and a decade before him Jeff Van Gundy. Welcome to the Big Apple, Silverman! You asked for the job, now deal with it! (but if you want to tuck your tail between your legs and run from coaching back into journalism, send me an email (as an admin you should have access to my registration info, yes?) and I'll reveal to you Deep Throat's well of knowledge... (then you can decide if it was worth quitting coaching over or not :)

By: Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta)

Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:12:22 +0000

Z: C’mon, coach– you were a journalist before you turned to CEOing a 12 man rotation, right!? (I can only reveal my source to my editor, which to be honest, I really don’t know who it is when reporting in the comments section of a joke letter. Maybe I should have gone to journalism school myself, before trying to break a major story :)

You scurvy dog!

By: Owen

Owen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:51:15 +0000

(you know Phil– he doesn’t usually go to war without at least one, preferably two, of the best players in the league)

That’s funny and true.

Love the message board thunder here, whispers in the dark….

By: Z

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:50:10 +0000

Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta): Who’s your source?

C'mon, coach-- you were a journalist before you turned to CEOing a 12 man rotation, right!? (I can only reveal my source to my editor, which to be honest, I really don't know who it is when reporting in the comments section of a joke letter. Maybe I should have gone to journalism school myself, before trying to break a major story :)

By: SeeWhyDee77

SeeWhyDee77 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:12:21 +0000

L…O..L!!!

By: Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta)

Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:21:21 +0000

Z: Jackson apparently IS willing to coach the Knicks. (this comes from a source that’s not completely bad (KB scoop!)). BUT, the Knicks need to show that they have a roster that he can win with. (you know Phil– he doesn’t usually go to war without at least one, preferably two, of the best players in the league) so he probably won’t come out of retirement to coach a lottery team without any draft picks. So basically D’Antoni is damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t: If the team loses, he’s gone, and if the team shows it can win, he’s gone.

Who's your source?

By: Z

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:09:47 +0000

BigBlueAL: W/o hesitation if Phil Jackson is willing to coach the Knicks next season hell yeah I would hire him.

Jackson apparently IS willing to coach the Knicks. (this comes from a source that's not completely bad (KB scoop!)). BUT, the Knicks need to show that they have a roster that he can win with. (you know Phil-- he doesn't usually go to war without at least one, preferably two, of the best players in the league) so he probably won't come out of retirement to coach a lottery team without any draft picks. So basically D'Antoni is damned if he does, damned if he doesn't: If the team loses, he's gone, and if the team shows it can win, he's gone.

By: Brian Cronin (@Brian_Cronin)

Brian Cronin (@Brian_Cronin) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:24:57 +0000

As bad as the Melo trade was, at least it was nowhere nearly as bad as the Curry trade. Then again, and this is a sad, sad reality – the only reason the Melo trade didn’t involve two first rounders is because the Knicks dealt their 2012 pick to the Rockets already. If they hadn’t, what are the chances that the Knicks would have traded the 2012 and the 2014 pick to Denver? I say roughly 90%.

By: max fisher-cohen

max fisher-cohen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:10:07 +0000

If you mean ping pong balls haven’t been favorable, then you’re right, but talent wise, we’ve made out pretty well. Redraft the 2002 draft, and Nene might be the number one pick. Gallo probably goes in the 3-5 range. In ’05 we drafted Lee, Robinson, and Frye. Lee would probably go around 6th right now, Frye in the top ten, Nate right around where we took him.

then there are the players the picks we gave away became — Noah, Aldridge, and the picks we have already promised to Denver…

Noah, Aldridge, Gallinari would be an amazing frontline.

We’ve made our own luck in the lotto. We’ve thrown away our own luck on second rate stars.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:43:51 +0000

Brian Cronin (@Brian_Cronin): Yeah, Top 5 protected. That would be kind of funny.

It would be freaking hilarious. Knicks wont be able to get the 4th or 5th pick since if they miss the playoffs I assume their pick will be in the 10-12 range so only way they move up will be to a Top 3 pick if they get lucky in the lottery. Id still rather make the playoffs than hope for lottery luck which this team has had absolutely none of since 1985.