Comments on: The Thomas Past: Rewriting Isiah’s Resume http://www.cosellout.com/2007/10/03/media-magic-revising-the-thomas-resume/ Sports Media Bias Exposed Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:23:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=738 By: MODI http://www.cosellout.com/2007/10/03/media-magic-revising-the-thomas-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-660 MODI Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:10:14 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=130#comment-660 steady, thank you so much for your inclusion on the CBA. you know, i have heard this story before but because of lack of certainty around the story, i just gave up the CBA battle. I never found the experience too relevant to his overall background that it wasn't worth the hassle considering so much ambiguity. The other story that i couldn't find any definitive conclusions was how Isiah's bid for raptor ownership failed... maybe you know more on this steady, thank you so much for your inclusion on the CBA. you know, i have heard this story before but because of lack of certainty around the story, i just gave up the CBA battle. I never found the experience too relevant to his overall background that it wasn’t worth the hassle considering so much ambiguity.

The other story that i couldn’t find any definitive conclusions was how Isiah’s bid for raptor ownership failed… maybe you know more on this

]]> By: Steady http://www.cosellout.com/2007/10/03/media-magic-revising-the-thomas-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Steady Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:17:04 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=130#comment-655 At a site where NYK fans are portrayed as "wacky", a poster cloaked under Orange & Blue provided useful intelligence on the CBA debacle. While I find some merits in your conclusion that IT failed with the CBA, I view the experience from a different vantage point--call them rose-colored lenses if you will. I'm not one who blindly endorses or supports others just because. I'm steady until proven otherwise. I'm also a NYer and always know that there's 8 million stories in the great big city. Saying that IT failed with the CBA conjures thoughts about what we've read recently about the role of Judas in Jesus' life. The revisionists now tell us that, as Jesus' best friend and the one who understood Him the most, Judas drew the honor of being the one to sell Jesus out and betray Him to Pontius Pilate. Far analogy here and I'm not calling IT Jesus or Judas so try to follow me anyway. Fact of the matter is that IT was among (if not) the first to suggest to the Lil' General 5* (Stern) that the NBA needs a minor league similar to MLB and NHL. IT had to acquire the CBA in order to deliver his vision and plan to the NBA for the development of the NBDL. As CEO/President, he "layed down" the CBA and its owners in order for the NBA and the owners to build the NBDL in their image. How else could some of those owners acquire teams in markets that otherwise were locked out to NBA owners. The CBA had to become insolvent and the owners sold (ALL AT A PROFIT) to NBA dollars. Sure, some CBA owners wanted to stay in the game. But consider what happens when a developer needs your modest HOME to build a multi-million dollar condo-hotel bringing tax revenues, restaurant receipts, and trips to the parallel market. When they can't take it by eminent domain, they show you all the rat holes and faulty structure so that you will be encouraged to move. And then they make you an offer you can't refuse including paying your relocation cost to Phoenix, Arizona or a mansion near Disney in Orlando, FL (with some money in your pocket). IT was needed to deliver the CBA to the NBA and for that, he will be always a star in their eyes. IT was also a major proponent of the NBA age limit and dress code for players. He has done many things to ingratiate himself to the league (and other owners) to a point where during his playing days, players wondered whether he was pro-players or pro-management (owners). Thus began the rift/beef between IT and the Big Fella. My NY read says that IT has designs on ownership or getting another star on his shoulders (he's a Lil General now 4*) to become a 5-star General (as in becoming the next David Stern). Vecsey outed IT about the incident involving the Pistons owner and thereby killing that media-pupil relationship (if there ever was one). Vecsey may have considered IT dead too soon. What folks need to understand is that IT is small, came out of the trash and filth of the Chicago projects where big dogs die and cockroaches and ants live forever. IT is going to the place that he desires and when he's good and ready. I would not bet against him and his exit strategies. KFL At a site where NYK fans are portrayed as “wacky”, a poster cloaked under Orange & Blue provided useful intelligence on the CBA debacle. While I find some merits in your conclusion that IT failed with the CBA, I view the experience from a different vantage point–call them rose-colored lenses if you will. I’m not one who blindly endorses or supports others just because. I’m steady until proven otherwise. I’m also a NYer and always know that there’s 8 million stories in the great big city.

Saying that IT failed with the CBA conjures thoughts about what we’ve read recently about the role of Judas in Jesus’ life. The revisionists now tell us that, as Jesus’ best friend and the one who understood Him the most, Judas drew the honor of being the one to sell Jesus out and betray Him to Pontius Pilate. Far analogy here and I’m not calling IT Jesus or Judas so try to follow me anyway.

Fact of the matter is that IT was among (if not) the first to suggest to the Lil’ General 5* (Stern) that the NBA needs a minor league similar to MLB and NHL. IT had to acquire the CBA in order to deliver his vision and plan to the NBA for the development of the NBDL. As CEO/President, he “layed down” the CBA and its owners in order for the NBA and the owners to build the NBDL in their image. How else could some of those owners acquire teams in markets that otherwise were locked out to NBA owners. The CBA had to become insolvent and the owners sold (ALL AT A PROFIT) to NBA dollars. Sure, some CBA owners wanted to stay in the game. But consider what happens when a developer needs your modest HOME to build a multi-million dollar condo-hotel bringing tax revenues, restaurant receipts, and trips to the parallel market. When they can’t take it by eminent domain, they show you all the rat holes and faulty structure so that you will be encouraged to move. And then they make you an offer you can’t refuse including paying your relocation cost to Phoenix, Arizona or a mansion near Disney in Orlando, FL (with some money in your pocket). IT was needed to deliver the CBA to the NBA and for that, he will be always a star in their eyes.

IT was also a major proponent of the NBA age limit and dress code for players. He has done many things to ingratiate himself to the league (and other owners) to a point where during his playing days, players wondered whether he was pro-players or pro-management (owners). Thus began the rift/beef between IT and the Big Fella. My NY read says that IT has designs on ownership or getting another star on his shoulders (he’s a Lil General now 4*) to become a 5-star General (as in becoming the next David Stern). Vecsey outed IT about the incident involving the Pistons owner and thereby killing that media-pupil relationship (if there ever was one). Vecsey may have considered IT dead too soon. What folks need to understand is that IT is small, came out of the trash and filth of the Chicago projects where big dogs die and cockroaches and ants live forever. IT is going to the place that he desires and when he’s good and ready. I would not bet against him and his exit strategies.

KFL

]]> By: JoshuaPerry http://www.cosellout.com/2007/10/03/media-magic-revising-the-thomas-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-588 JoshuaPerry Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:44:02 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=130#comment-588 Sigh, if he's such a great GM, why does he trade 1st rd picks, and sign mediocre players to long term deals. Yes Im too lazy to list them all. His team will be great once it moves Smallbury for a passing PG. Both the Nets and the Suns became championship contenders after a passing PG joined the team. Sigh, if he’s such a great GM, why does he trade 1st rd picks, and sign mediocre players to long term deals. Yes Im too lazy to list them all. His team will be great once it moves Smallbury for a passing PG. Both the Nets and the Suns became championship contenders after a passing PG joined the team.

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