Link:West's long-anticipated departure from Memphis was confirmed yesterday when he announced he's leaving the Grizzlies after five years as director of basketball operations. Garden chairman James Dolan, speaking on WFAN yesterday, said he would only contact West about joining the Knicks "if Isiah asked for it."
"I wouldn't say to Isiah, 'Hey, Isiah, Jerry's coming in and you've got to take it,'" Dolan said. "No, I would never do that."
Why not?
"Because I made a commitment to Isiah," Dolan said. "And I made a commitment that the whole team feels, and a commitment to a strategy. And when you make a commitment, a commitment's a commitment."
But the presence of West, 68, on the open market when his contract expires July 1 raises further questions about Dolan's decision to give Thomas a contract extension as coach and president on March 11. Since then, the injury-ravaged Knicks have lost 14 of 17 and could clinch a second straight 50-loss season tonight in their finale at Charlotte.
"If he thought that Jerry could help him, and Jerry was willing to go and they could work it out, I'd be prime for this," Dolan said. "But I think that's highly speculative."
Would you guys want West to come join our franchise? if so why?
