Source: Dolan To Meet With Pacer Exec Donnie Walsh
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INDIANAPOLIS - A person who spoke with Donnie Walsh yesterday told The Post the Pacers' CEO expects to speak with the Knicks about the potential presidency later on this week. And that may not be for the first time.
Walsh's name has been mentioned for months as a Knick GM candidate to replace the disastrous Isiah Thomas. But Walsh has remained mum.
As the green-clad Knicks were soundly beaten, 110-98, by the Pacers last night on St. Patrick's Day at Conseco Field House, a report suggested Walsh and Dolan probably have already talked. One of Cablevision's planes reportedly flew from Florida to Indiana twice last week.
The Knicks and Walsh's agent declined comment, and Pacer president Larry Bird claimed to know nothing. But nobody denied it.
Yesterday at Indiana's morning shoot-around, the Bronx-born Walsh appeared jumpy, saying "No comment, no comment, no comment" as he raced away from a reporter, appearing guilty. He also attended last night's game.
Meanwhile, adding to the fire, NBA Commissioner David Stern gave his strongest remark yet that he expects a major shakeup with the Knick franchise this offseason, leaving the embattled Thomas' future further muddled.
Appearing on ESPN Radio, Stern said the Knicks are in store for "a transformative offseason." Stern's choice, sources believe, is former Phoenix CEO Jerry Colangelo.
While Thomas still talks as if he's returning next season, he has yet to receive a public vote of confidence from Dolan. Walsh, meanwhile, is in the last year of his contract with Indiana, sharing the leadership with Bird, who acknowledged last night for the first time that both are in danger of losing their jobs because of the Pacers' sputtering.
Bird said, "I don't know. Let's wait and see. ... If it's changing everybody, it's changing everybody, but I would like the opportunity to have to do it."
Bird claimed he didn't know if Walsh had spoken to the Knicks. "I have no clue, Donnie and I talk about what's going on here," Bird said. "I had somebody today who said [in a published report] he met with him, but I have too much respect for the man to sit here to tell you I knew or didn't know."
When Dolan was asked last spring if he'd ever consider hiring the newly unemployed Jerry West to help out Thomas, Dolan said he would if Thomas recommended it. It makes sense with the Knicks likely having a top-five lottery pick to settle on a president soon.
Stern said vast changes await the Knicks. "What I would say [is] that this is going to be one of the most important offseasons the Knicks are going to have," Stern said.
"Because on the court, they're going to have to be prepared to have a better year next year, if you're a Knicks fan. As you watch it, ownership is prepared to spend money to improve the team and do what has to be done. They haven't had the results, but I have to believe that this is going to be an interesting and potentially transformative offseason."
Other candidates mentioned have been Kiki Vandeweghe and Chris Mullin.
I'm not too happy that he is meeting wth Walsh, but I am happy if it's true that he is looking to get Isiah out of here.
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Re: Source: Dolan To Meet With Pacer Exec Donnie Walsh
Anyone but Thomas is AOK with me
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Re: Source: Dolan To Meet With Pacer Exec Donnie Walsh
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Anyone but Thomas is AOK with me
I just hope to God that we don't bring in Kiki because he's no improvement over Isiah in anyway shape or form. To be honest, I don't even know why his name is mentioned because he is not nearly a qualified an executive as people make him out to be. Take away Carmelo Anthony (who he would have passed on had Darko Milicic been available) and his resume would not nearly be so sparkly. Just about any GM should turn a team into a winner drafting a guy like Carmelo Anthony.
Re: Source: Dolan To Meet With Pacer Exec Donnie Walsh
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Originally Posted by Truknicksfan
Anyone but Thomas is AOK with me
I hear that...but I rather had someone else, but if he gets the job so be it, I'll just be glad IT is out the door so I'm not going to be too picky.
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