
Leon Rose should exhaust all options for Giannis Antetokounmpo — but there’s a hurdle standing in Knicks’ way
NY Post
If we’re taking Leon Rose at his press-release words — which represents his only form of public communication these days — then the Knicks absolutely have to blitz for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Remember when Rose and James Dolan fired Tom Thibodeau in June, when the team president explained the shocking decision with these words at the very top: “Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship …”
It was, in my opinion, the most meaningful nine words from the front office since it took over. They weren’t exactly true or all-encompassing (there were other reasons Thibs was fired). But it’s important to be consistent.
So, if you’re claiming you fired a successful coach because you want to win a championship, then you better do everything you can to win that championship.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












