NY Knicks - worse run franchise in the history of the NBA?

Michigan

Maybe not, but probably somewhere in the top 10 at least.

ctsoxfan

They would be the first example to come to my mind. It's going to be fun to watch Isiah (who has one year to fix his mess, according to the team ownership) try and get those spoiled, overpayed, semi-stars that he put together to listen to him next season - when they wouldn't even listen to one of the best coaches in NBA history last season.

Axtell

I think Dolan and Thomas are a perfect for one another - they are both completely inept at their jobs, they are the wost in all of basketball, and unfortunately its the fans who suffer from their incompetance.

Dolan should sell the Knicks if he isn't interested in running the franchise, and Stern should continue to talk to him to get his ass on the right track.

onlyanumber

Worst run franchise that isn't defunct. Oh wait, Isaiah is the coach...give them time

NBAFan

I'd put the Hornets right up there with them.

JoeBanzai

Hands down, Minnesota Timberwolves.

At least the Knicks have done well in the past.

The Wolves did one thing right in drafting Garnett, then paid him so much they can't afford, or find, another star player to go with him.

The Joe Smith debacle has to be the biggest blunder in sports history.

JoeBanzai

Connecticoin

<< <i>Hands down, Minnesota Timberwolves.

At least the Knicks have done well in the past.

The Wolves did one thing right in drafting Garnett, then paid him so much they can't afford, or find, another star player to go with him.

The Joe Smith debacle has to be the biggest blunder in sports history.

JoeBanzai >>



Isiah makes McHale look like a friggin' genius.

DirtyHarry

No doubt The Knicks are a disgrace. What a joke. Larry Brown is about as good as it gets in turning teams around, especially those with a new nucleus or young players. You need to give him a couple of years. He got tossed aside by these knuckleheads who can't shine his shoes. Thomas will now coach --hahahhahah. He was appointed prematurely as an executive, and will now demonstrate that his best capacity in basketball was as a player.

Connecticoin

Looks like the Knicks screwed up again -- ALL the NBA talking heads on ESPN said the Knicks made the WORST draft pick in the first round -- a player they thought was definite mid-second round, possibly not even a round 1-2 pick at all.

Right now it's gonna get much worse before it gets better -- look for 15 to 20 wins next year.

Axtell

Would a MLB spending $200 million on payroll year in and year out and not winning a championship count as poorly run?

bri2327

<< <i>Would a MLB spending $200 million on payroll year in and year out and not winning a championship count as poorly run? >>



If they finished with a .280 winning percentage yes. If they make the playoffs year in and year out and give themselves a chance at a title, no.


I mentioned this in another Knicks related post but will restate it here. If I were any of the Knicks with a banner hanging in the garden I would immediately ask the team to remove the banner so I can take it home and tuck away until said time that the team is worthy of being attached to my name. This group of clowns are pitiful from top to bottom. Dolan is the worst at his job, maybe worse than anyone who ever ran a franchise. Isiah is a foolish smiling dope who actually has the cohones to talk about " our fans " and " our city " as if NY'ers give a crap about him. News flash Isiah, we hate you and want you gone yesterday. You do not represent the city or the fans so please stop associating yourself with us. Marbury is the epitome of what is wrong with the NBA today. Selfish, poor attitude, no sense of team. Steve " franchise " Francis is finally living up to his nickname now that he is part of a lousey franchise.

I will go to a WNBA game long before I ever set foot in the garden for another Knicks game.

ctsoxfan

The news gets worse for the Knicks - as mentioned, the only first round pick the Knicks had last night has been universally proclaimed in the media today as the worst pick of the draft. And, no one is going to want to trade for anyone from that roster of selfish bums. Dolan proclaiming Isiah a lame duck before the season even starts doesn't seem like a great motivational tactic for the team, either. What a mess.

Axtell

And the fans that pay for season tickets for that club need to have their heads examined.

jad22

I hope they have to pay Larry Brown the entire 40 million. I have to admit, I paid Isiah Thomas to ruin the NY Knicks.

gfb

How could you get any worse than the Atlanta Hawks

Jon Koncak - 40 Million, Hello?

Axtell

<< <i>How could you get any worse than the Atlanta Hawks

Jon Koncak - 40 Million, Hello? >>



Heh one contracts as opposed to a team full of horrible contracts?

Knicks 'win' this contest hands down.

ToppsCo1lector

Well, when your GM personally ruined a whole LEAGUE and your owner believes that NBA championships are won on the courts of Rucker this is what happens.

A761506

Slow down... let's not forget the Lions so quickly

Isiah Thomas is the Matt Millen of the NBA

ctsoxfan

DirtyDog48

Surprise, Surprise!!



This from this morning's NY Daily News. Isiah Just Loves These Guys!

DirtyHarry

Thanks for that DDog. What a bunch of self serving blather by Thomas. Of course, he put the disjointed team together and then handed it over to Larry Brown. He has to live with this now. I give him one more year before his smiley face stuff and lack of acumen wears out Knick fans.

Axtell - have you ever dribbled a basketball? Or do you just dribble you baseball spunge on a basketball thread?