Jim Buss and Jim Dolan have A LOT in common.
I disagree completely. Busswas part of an incredibly successful franchise with a fantastic structure in place (sportwise and businesswise). He was left with a fluently humming efficient machine that required a little fine tuning to keep up with the times. Instead, Busschose to tear apart all that his father built, and if the behind the scenes gossip is true, it was all about ego and his desire to place his "imprint" on the Lakers. Sadly the demise of the lakers reminds me of our demise after our last league title. Utter failure, and even though I hate the Lakers, it's pains me to see them the way they are. They always did things the right way, or at least, better than the rest of the league.
Dolan is on another planet. He means well, has no compulsion with spending cash on building the Knicks, sadly he has little concept on what it takes to build a winning franchise (or at least a competitive one). In his defence, we were never, ever, as successful as the Lakers, so he's building a blueprint and winging it along the way.
Tristan Thompson 5yr/82 mil. Damn what a contract. Getting more per year than Steph Curry.
To be fair, Curry is underpaid, and only because he had some ankle issues during his first few years and chose to sign earlier on a smaller deal than take the risk. It's not Thompson's fault he's paid more. And is Thompson overpaid? Sure, but not as much as it seems
today. His contract only looks so massive because relative to other contracts signed prior to the cap blowing up, his just looks massive. But I think a few years down the line he'll just be another slightly overpaid big fella. Still overpaid, but not massively. My only issue with the deal is LeBron's role in pressurising the Cavs in signing him (via his agent). But what the hey, it's not my cash, and I'm just glad that
for once the Knicks haven't gone and overpaid on a Thompson type player!