New York Knicks Will Partner With D-League's Erie BayHawks In 'Hybrid Affiliation

by hvino on Jun 8, 2011 12:44 PM EDT

http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2011/6/8/2213545/knicks-d-league-erie-bayhawks

The New York Knicks have agreedto partner with the NBA Development League's Erie BayHawks and will buy the team's basketball operations according to a source with knowledge of the agreement. An official announcement is expected soon.

The Knicks will control the basketball operations of the team including hiring of the coaches as well as handling all player personnel matters while the BayHawks continue to focus on the business side of basketball of the team Erie, Pa.

The Knicks are third team to enter into this sort of D-League affiliation as the Houston Rockets have partnered with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for two seasons while the New Jersey Nets entered into a similar agreement with the Springfield Armor this offseason.

Ridiculous Upside first mentioned rumblings of this agreement on May 5 and then again on Monday while noting the Knicks would ultimately like to eventually move a D-League team to Harlem.

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I've been wondering about this

ever since the Nets took over the Armor. I’m glad, I’d like to see the DL become more like a minor league (only without draft picks going straight there like in MLB, it makes their draft so pointless).

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

by Taylor Made on Jun 8, 2011 12:53 PM EDT reply actions

It doesn't make the draft pointless

As in the MLB, people who are ready to play will play. It would definitely help the NBA if young guys who aren’t ready to contribute spent more time in college or the D-League instead of sucking in the NBA.

Remember when rookies were actually ready to play? Like Shaq coming in and getting 23-14 with 3.5 blocks? At age 20. After 3 years of college.

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by mindfeck on Jun 8, 2011 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

funny the difference between 21 and 19

when it comes to athletes

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

by Taylor Made on Jun 8, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

I have no problem with dismantling the ridiculous NCAA money-making machine. I think it’s so ridiculous that young men and women are generating income for their schools and are getting little value back.

Now, for 2nd tier athletes who are going to finish school and go out into the non-NBA world, yes by all means go to college and work that degree. But for the top-tier talent who can make money right away while getting brought up in the D-League, why not?

by superturboultra on Jun 12, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions