Scott Layden fired!!! The new GM is .... WTF?

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I don’t even have time to rejoice at this waste of carbon being fired, because the he’s been replaced with someone possibly worse.

ISIAH THOMAS!!

ISIAH THOMAS IS THE NEW GM OF THE NY KNICKS?!?!?!?!
OH DEAR GOD NO!

The CBA was around for 55 years until this idiot killed it in a year. Take a look at Indy this year, they are totally whipping ass without 'ol Zeke at the helm. The first thing Bird did when he got to Indy was fire him, maybe we should take that as a hint. Thanks a lot Mr. Dolan for another dumb personnel move in a long line of them.

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Well, when you put it that way, it doesn’t seem like such a hot move, now does it?

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It’s an awful move. Zeke is well known for being one of those poison pill type of guys. The word is he is lazy as hell, has no work ethic, and isn’t good at commanding the respect of others. Most importantly he has no fucking eye for talent, a skill that’s sort of required to be a good GM.

It is a typical Knick move though. Last I heard Cablevision is still cutting a profit, so why should Dolan care anway?

::::sigh::::

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more importantly

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I’m sorry, but I’m gonna spend at least one day celebrating the firing of Layden, before moaning about Zeke. I think I deserve that much after watching the Knicks these last few years.

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Well, we know Layden won’t be giving McDyess the max now. :smiley:

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>Zeke is well known for being one of those poison pill type of guys. The word is he is lazy as hell, has no work ethic, and isn’t good at commanding the respect of others. Most importantly he has no fucking eye for talent, a skill that’s sort of required to be a good GM.

He sounds like a perfect presidential candidate, however.

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Hahaha…

Chalk this one up to the “The-little-ping-pong-ball-that-knew-it-could-but-there-is-a-string-attached” Syndrome.
Re: (Patrick “We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money” Ewing)

Also, See: “Reverse Curse of the BoSox”.

I love watching the East Coast diehards foaming at the mouths every time their beloved sports team shoots themselves in the foot.

Hmmm…throw Chicago in there, too.

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Considering their recent decisions I wouldn’t be surprised if they performed “Springtime for Hitler” at halftime.

And as a lifelong Bullets fan I can say that they couldn’t have picked a better man for the job.:smiley:

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I’m no fan of the Knicks, but that is one of the crappiest decisions ever. It’s a great franchise and it deserves better than its gotten the past decade or so. Or at least since they decided to make Charlie Ward their point guard and Allen Houston their franchise player.

Where’s Biggirl?

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I started laughing when I read that on espn.com. Good God, can no one see that Thomas is completely inept? Everything he touches turns to rust.

As Bill Simmons says, someone should give him the Grand Slam of Failure trophy (general manager, broadcaster, league commissioner, coach).

Although, to be fair, Thomas did pretty well in the draft - Damon Stoudamire (when wisdom said O’Bannon), Camby and McGrady.

And he’ll still give McDyess a max contract, World Eater. Seriously, this makes me giggle.

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Bashing her head against the wall like the rest of us?

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They make it sooooooo tough to be a fan.

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Awwww…come be a Laker fan with me. We have four future Hall of Famers on the team at the same time right now. And they can all still play.

It’ll be so much fun.

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Sorry to hear you guys got the rotten Bad Boy. If you don’t mind, I’ll just sit here and give thanks that we have Dumars leading the Pistons.

Oh yeah, and that Laimbeer guy took the Shock from worst to first in one season. It’s actually fun to be a Detroit B-ball fan again.

Now if only the Tigers and Lions could get their acts together…

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Why do people continue to keep Isiah in the game of basketball??

But as long as he stays the hell out of Detroit, what the hell do I care.

The only thing that could make this story any better is if ol’ Zeke names Magic head coach. And signs Jordan to a 8-year contract.

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Or if Larry Bird buys Cablevision. :wink:

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I actually happen to be flying under their banner for this season. My desire for Karl to get a ring is even bigger then my loathe of Kobe.

He’s out for 3 games with a sprained knee though.

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I think Madison Square Garden wanted a matched set. It already had the worst coach in the league. . …

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From what I hear, Isiah is looking to take over that spot from Chaney.

Some folks are speculating that he’s itching to get back on the sidelines and show Larry what a huge mistake he made.