As a Knicks fan, I wish you would come here. Madison Square Garden is so great. Damian Lillard: I thought I was headed there a few years ago; I was hearing trade rumors. The Garden is my favorite place to play. – via Lisa Robinson @ Vanity Fair
https://hoopshype.com/rumors/
Kiid, there is a long and honored tradition of players swearing love and fealty to New York City and its fans.
And who ended up coming here?
Hmmmm.
Amare. K.
Melo forced a trade, which eviscerated our roster and prevented us from being contenders, irrespective of Anthony's all-star stature as an offensive force.
Who else?
Jason Kidd in the winter of his career, and he was a mogtherfucker until old age caught up with him in the playoffs. Woodson gets undue credit for Kidd's leadership and skill on the floor, let alone KT and Rasheed.
This is a job for BoD, but correct me if I am wrong, wasn't the last significant FREE AGENT to sign with New York...ALLAN HOUSTON?
The problem is not the players on the floor, it is not the city, it is not THE FANS, or THE GARDEN.
The problem is the decision makers, and that begins at the top with Mister Dolan.
DECISION MAKING. Trickles Down.
Larry Brown dissing Ariza.
D'Antoni humiliating Marbury.
Phil Jackson (and his sheep dog, Charlie Rosen) hanging Melo out to dry.
Rambis humiliating Fredette.
Hornacek humiliating Noah.
Fizdale humiliating Kanter.
You would never see such petty, dickweedish behavior from an actual factual MAN, like Greg Popovtich.
Most people say that one on one, Dolan is a likeable guy. I sat next to him at the Cream Concert in 2005, and he was a pleasant enough person.
But it is almost as if he occupies his own personal BIZARRO WORLD, where wrong it right, down is up, black is white.
Given his relationship with his father, he seems to have a real need to prove himself, as if, I DID IT ON MY OWN.
Well...as far as making money, for himself and his share holders, James has been pretty prescient, no doubt.
But again, he has this tick, where he is almost compelled to do the exact opposite of what is called for, to dig in his heels for no good reason other than obstinacy. It is a childish compulsion. Like what went down with Zeke and Stephon and the sex harassment suit. Would have been so easy just to settle, but it became a matter of principle, the principle being, apparently, PRIVILEGE.
This whole Black Lives Matter thang has been SO MISHANDLED, and it was such a no-brainer.
It's not like Dolan seems a racist. He has empowered a lot of African Americans in positions of authority, visble reps of the corporate state.
My personal take?
Dolan counts Trump as a friend, God help him, but hey, different strokes.
Still, standing up for Trump, as Dolan is a MAJOR TRUM DONOR, would not sit well with his fan base or the local media, save for the POST, so he tried to finesse the whole George Floyd martyrdom and the Movement it birthed, world wide, by saying nothing, pretty much.
Trouble is, in a court of law, SILENCE = ASSENT.
No, I don't think Dolan is a fucking racist, more like a toddleresque ass-clown. He didn't want to negatively impact Trump, so he basically tap danced around things with not one, but two very too little too late, testosterone-deficient corporate statements. Which in so many words, said in so many words....NOTHING.
But his lack of action spoke voumes.
And this, AND THIS, after hiring Leon Rose, who has a lifetime of positive interactions with African American clients, who made solid African American additions to the Knicks corporate and hoops hierarchy, who was brought on to project, and so far so good, competency, professionalism, and an abillity to relate to the modern pro hoopster, and create a welcoming environment for talent.
So, sorry Kiid, but Dolan, once again, is a dime late and a dollar short, and pausing only to reload, has shot himself and this sotired franchise, RIGHT IN THE FUCKING FOOT.
To
Be
A
Knicks
Fan
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To...OhNeverYouFuckingMind.
PS: I reckon Lillard knows he would be afforded GODLIKE treatment. But what do you reckon the over under would be that he suits up. Right up there with Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Trae Young, Giannis...Dream FUCKING onnnnnnnnnnnnn...
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