“Yes, Brown could have settled on a rotation, but this Knicks team was doomed from the start by all of Thomas’s ill-conceived moves in the offseason and during the season.”

He also linked to this article as a reference link and is where i found this tidbit:

But, yes, Thomas can do this(coach a young team in NYK). He proved it in Indy. He took a team of children to the playoffs three straight years. On his watch, Jermaine O’Neal became a star. On his watch, Ron Artest became a beast.

As a bonus, D’Alessandro may have called the trade for Zach Randolph with the following statement:

Before he (Isiah) changes into sweats, of course, he has to move out at least two extraneous pieces — Jalen Rose and Steve Francis, for starters — and that won’t be easy.

Steve Francis has since been replaced by a double double averaging Zach Randolph. Of course Jalen Rose has since been bought-out, but since the time this article was published, Balkman has shown flashes of the player he will become. If he continues developing, he be a starter soon.
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I already realize I’m in for a long season. They’re going to be busy making sure Isiah’s isn’t as long as mine.

The few games that the team has lost has already made these reporters angry. And there’s 78 games more to play?

Last year, the first player to get killed in the papers was Stephon.

He wears his emotions on his sleeve and this city’s press is ruthless. If he says too much to the media, he’s out of here. He has to keep his head down and find the pulse of this team on the court. If he doesn’t get it together and become the point guard they need in the lead spot, there’s going to be a lot of pressure coming at him. The only way he’s going to get out of this year in NYC is by having a better season than the one he had last year. From start to finish. Plain and simple. He has no time, meaning leeway, to be glum or wait to have his back pinned against the wall.

He’s done some good but the media’s not buying it. They’re not selling it either.

Stephon donated $4 million of his money to NYC’s teachers, firefighters, and police organizations. He’s gone out, started and expanded a tangible consumerist revolution in the form of $15 sneakers. He’s given of his time, his money, his image…but the only thing left to give is stellar play on the court.

He can’t do it alone and the team may not be a final product, but he’s got to make something happen.

I see your point. It would rub those old white mens egos the wrong way to have to be directed by a successful black man with that much power.

Imagine yourself being an owner of a CBA team and taking order from someone who sounds like Isiah. Not Isiah in front of the camera, but Isiah in the boardroom.

Scary ain’t it.

Probably not cuz white people don’t like him.

Sorry guys.

Do you think a DL under Isiah’s guidance would have been more succesful? It’s sad that we’ll never know since Zeke keeps things close to the vest these days. We all know of his eye for talent and acumen and desire to develop young talent. I wonder if his business and organizational acumen would have been able to institutionalize/rationalize the process of turning raw coal–diamonds in the rough– into diamonds. We’ll just never know since in a business environment, sports included,history cannont be reinvestigated unless succesful results are produced.

If we trade him, what are we getting in return?

You never see a PG for a PG trade.

The problem with talking trades is how unrealistic/unreasonable fans trade proposals are. They are always fanboyistically lop-sided toward the home team. I’m always looking to find a fair trade.

Andre Miller would be a great PG ahead of Nate. 6’4″, vet, somewhat defensive, pass first, mid range jumpshot, running oriented.

The perfect compliment to Nate. But what else can we get for Stephon after they agree to Miller. Stephon is too expensive and Philly has no cap space. Every team with cap space already has a young PG prospect.

Atlanta could be a good fit. But it will be hard to match salary. Much less when you realize how allergic they’ve been to take on big contracts. Joe Johnson is a big contract but there was massive drama surrounding that deal.

It would be nice to have a team in Harlem, Newark, Philadelphia (Pittsburg is too much into Football Bratwurst and fat football fans to appreciate hoops), and Connecticut. It’ be nice if those NBADL sites incorporated somthing ot the local areas Basketball traditions like some sorts of mini shrines or hall of past and present greats and current basketball prospects from those respective cities.

Regarding the Isola Marbury story… I wonder if such a story is sort of allowed to happen, to leak out if you will, in order to get Stephon to step up his game. We all know he should us last year that he was capable of playing very solidly at the point. I wonder if this story was allowed to leak or be manufactured to give the old Coney Island Kid a reason to Ball like his life depended on it. To that end Harlemboy has a point.

Now, years later, an NBA farm system is exactly what they are making happen. Funny indeed.

A D-League team in Harlem would be great for Harlem and all the borough kids dreaming hoop dreams.