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To: NYC GOP Chick
Thomas, according to sources, wanted to give Wilkens another two weeks, but obviously grew desperate to turn the Knicks' season around. The Knicks own the league's highest payroll at $103 million.

I know Lenny personally, and he's about basketball, not money.

4 posted on 01/21/2005 10:44:06 PM PST by JennysCool (QuarkXPress has caused an error in QuarkXPress. QuarkXPress will now close.)
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To: JennysCool

I don't know him, but as someone who used to avidly follow the NBA and was a sportswriter, that was the general assumption. A true gentleman who has been hosed. All season, that twerp GM has been undermining him.


6 posted on 01/21/2005 10:45:48 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (www.Hillary-Watch.org)
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To: JennysCool

> I know Lenny personally, and he's about basketball, not
>money.

I agree. I remember a particular team he allowed to tank because he didn't want to showcase a particular bad seed.


15 posted on 01/22/2005 12:01:27 AM PST by ROTB
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