Knicks, Knicks Where Have You Gone?
Holy crap are the Knicks ever strange. Two offseasons ago, they had a brilliant draft night, which brought them KP and Willy. Before and after that, it's been twenty years of pure insanity. A few weeks ago, the Knicks fired Phil Jackson, presumably for cause and for threatening to trade KP on draft night. Since then, they have been casually looking for a new President or GM. Now it's only and or situation instead of a new President and GM, both of which are needed, because Mills is running the search. Even with his proven incompetence running the show, this morning it looked like they were starting contract talks with David Griffin, who was a free agent exec and would have restored credibility in fairly short order. Then early this afternoon, Griffin took himself out of the running, presumably because Mills wouldn't allow him to bring along his own peeps. In other words, someone who Griffin would probably replace blocked him. It seems the only chance the Knicks have at honest and intelligent leadership is if some brilliant basketball guy runs into Dolan when Mills and Houston aren't around. Otherwise, they'll gaslight him. They are the Herb Williams's of NBA Execs. And we're probably as screwed by them as we are by having Dolan as the owner. Or Melo with a no-trade deal.
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Just rehire lsiah and be done with the charade.
We need a new owner that will gut everyone in that franchise and start over. How can some of these guys be rewarded for constant failure.
NYDN Bondy says Griffin wanted Houston out. Not sure if it's because he is bad or just wanted the position open.
Maybe Houston will be the GM. He fits the specs.
https://twitter.com/TomBiersdorfer/status/884243353700888577/photo/1
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/david-griffin-withdraws-knicks-gm-opening-report-article-1.3313291
As an aside about GM in waiting Houston, a lot of former players have became GMs without any FO experience. To date, neither the Knicks nor any other team have believed Houston deserves that position.
Now, he is so valuable that no accomplished NBA exec is allowed to get rid of him.
Let's face reality. The handwriting was on the wall about Mills when he was permitted to give what seemed like a significantly above market deal to Tim H, thereby leaving any new exec without cap room.
And what were the odds that he would hire an exec who would have more power than him? < 0
It's such a joke. Let's just hire a GM who has to use the same guys that have been here for a decade and have proven to be incompetent.
Unless someone can convince Dolan that we need an experienced exec who can clean house, we will never be relevant.
AH is Dolans best buddy and I'd bet Dolan (not Mills) shot Griffin down when he wanted Houston gone ..
I doubt, however, that it was Dolan's idea to give Hardaway $71m
Dolan is not a bright guy though.
http://nypost.com/2017/07/10/the-knicks-already-have-their-next-phil-jackson/
Ponderous
With the Knicks signing Ron Baker to the full room exception, they have less than $1.5 million in cap space left & still need a veteran PG -- @IanBegley
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