Comments on: A little more fan reaction

By: dan

dan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:53:28 +0000

A lot of folks I know never liked the Isiah hire. My brother said, prophetically, “He’s got an eye for finding players, he just puts together ***tty teams”. I was excited about Isiah and I defended him. His quick trigger was an answer to the stagnation of the Layden years. I supported him through Steve Francis and Zach Randolph, though, I was slow to understand the cap ramifications. I became livid when the sexual harassment suit came to light. I realized that under that smile was not necessarily a person capable of leading an organization. His deteriorating relationship with Marbury and his alienation of the rest of the team this fall sealed the deal in my eyes. So here I am writing a post mordem, however, he’s still here. His toxic presence will hurt the franchise if he is allowed to remain. Walsh seems like a patient, thoughtful person. How he handles the Isiah situation going forward will be his first major test.

By: MJ

MJ — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:47:04 +0000

Something needed to be done with the NYK, but I reserve judgement on this particular move as I still think that Walsh is too old for the task at hand. If he brings in a younger GM, runs a tight ship, providing a LOT of input at first, with the goal of insuring that the NYK are on the road to recovery in 2-3 years, he can retire and turn the reins over in a few years. There are many good assistant front office people who could come under Walsh’s wing, but we will se how that goes. There will be much to discuss as time goes on. We have a long way to go.

As for Isiah. I think that it is pathetic for him to say that he wants to continue to work for the NYK in any capacity. I was also a big fan of his when he first came here. He has been a complete disappointment. I now see that he was in WAY over his head. Because of that the NYK have become a complete train wreck that will take years to fix. If this was 4 years ago, Isiah would have been a good candiate to work under a Walsh and learn how to be a GM. Too late for that now. At this point the best thing that he could do for the NYK is to be working on his resignation letter. Goodbye and good luck to him. Perhaps he can give the college ranks a try.

By: edubbs

edubbs — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:32:32 +0000

I’m not so excitied about the hire. I think something clearly needed to done in terms of a move but I am not sure if D-Walsh is the answer. Time will tell though.

I have been a Zeke supporter from day one and will always be a fan of Isiah. Better to fail then not try at all, I guess.

By: Not Hawthorne Wingo

Not Hawthorne Wingo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:08:48 +0000

So far so good. I’m giving this guy at least a year and see what he does. It would be cool if he can start a true rebuilding program and it would be even cooler if the fans can actually buy into a rebuilding program. I know we’ll all say we’re fine with a rebuilding program but it’ll be interesting to see if that turns out to actually be true. If the record is the same this time next year, but the knicks have gotten rid of some of the dead wood, will fans be patient or will they be screaming for Walsh’s head?

I really hope we get D Rose.

P.S. for those who read multiple blogs, sorry for the cross post.

By: Giaps

Giaps — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:07:06 +0000

So far so good, but there is still a lot of work to be done. I’m happy with this move and I’ll give him his fair shot as I would anyone else, but naturally, I’m going to be a bit defensive/critical of each move he makes because I was foolishly ecstatic with each move Isiah made.

Save us, Donnie Walsh.

In Stern we trust.

By: Pat G

Pat G — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:21:51 +0000

Classy words from Bird. I wonder how this is going to go. I was genuinely excited when Thomas was hired to take over for Layden. I look back on that and laugh a little.