So the verdict is out. The Knicks and Madison Square Garden (MSG) are nothing but a little boys’ club, unprofessional, harassing female employees, perpetuating stereotypes, and letting the boys play as they please. Timeline and transcripts (requiring parental consent) are out there.

We can belabor the plaintiff’s and defense’s points at length, in an effort to remain balanced and objective, as hard as it may be before such a display of idiocy. However this post has a couple of other purposes, and for your pleasure we traveled overseas and back in time to seek the advice of an Ancient Greek clairvoyant on the 2007-2008 NY Knicks.

Read more after the jump.

Let’s start with two points on the case:

– First off I am still dumbfounded by such allegations that Thomas and company use, covered already by others, others, and others, in respect to white males calling black females various things being much worse than black males using the same words for black females… The object was the use of the words “bitch” and “ho” reminding us of “Talking before Thinking Genius of 2007″ Don Imus here, and obviously extensions go to the “n.” word used by whites v blacks… As a native European, it has taken me a few years to capture the long history behind all this and the motivations behind such comments… It still is pretty frustrating, though, that in 21st Century business settings successful African American business people would use such stereotypes or “stereohypes“… only to continue on the long road of racial divides in this country… Further, Thomas allegedly used foul language about white sponsors ( b… I don’t give a f… about these white people).
OK, even for someone coming from 5,500 miles away, it is understandable that language use between people of different backgrounds is approached and received much differently. But, Isiah… come on! The saying goes “you don’t bite the hand that feeds you”… and you most certainly don’t call for that hand to help you out when you were caught… erm… with your pants down, at least as witness testimony alleged…

– Which takes us to the other point: How many times will this guy be given a chance to work in high-profile sports businesses, because of the fact he was a smiley and nifty PG in his heyday… How many times does one have to fail for execs to eventually decide OK this is it, good riddance! Others agree with this assessment here, here, and here…What does the dude have to do anyway to get him out of there for good!

And if anyone wishes to discuss his last year with the Knicks, this drafting sage was able to again get a new contract due mainly to David Lee, who was only sparingly used before he exploded… Critics would even go to the extent of saying he didn’t start the kid because he was white, however I will give him the benefit of the doubt using the coaching motto “it’s who finishes games that counts”, still not compensating for the fact the guy only had about 20-25′ PT avg down his crazy double double stretch…

Others can’t believe Dolan did not settle this early on! Dolan and his defense team tried to create a mockery of this case, using star witnesses who engaged in various “services” for players before being given raises and hefty sums by Mr. Dolan’s boys’ club as the above brilliant post critiques. With his crazy mantra of “my way or the highway” Dolan has sentenced the Knicks to a long road to embarrassment and public ridicule. If this was dealt in any “normal” community, the fans would be protesting and the revolt would easily reach Times’ square (or any place of popular public gathering for that matter!)

But now we are still discussing how the year will evolve for the Knicks and how the new talent will be used. The City Dancers perhaps have more character and sense of business ethic than Thomas and Dolan combined. So let’s visit Pythia at Delphi and ask her for the “Knickerbockers’ Oracle for 2007-2008″. Her prophecy could go something like this:

A road plagued with injury will mark your path young man… The curse of the woman will befall upon you. The big man will have pain in his heart. Another big man will start in his place, and people will celebrate his arrival. But this man will only last until the second moon is full into the season… This is the season of the witch for you young man. After the last big man falls gloriously at an unforeseen event in an entertainment establishment, it will be time again to reacquaint yourself with an old friend, who will carry you through, only to be burnt before the priest’s way of using the other membersof your company. Your year will be marred with betrayal, deceit, stupor, foolishness, flea bites and cat urine, fights, fat people and fat contracts, and only a silver lining will be found around your cloud… You will be called to make amends through the ones named Demetris, Jordan, and the Hoosier kids. There is only one way out of this bottomless pit for you young man: Replace the priest with the heavy druid.