Mods - if you want to move this to another forum, I understand

I find it interesting nonetheless......

http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/7/16/59102...mphis-look

"I'm pretty comfortable with New York. I just never thought I'd be living here ... especially after being 12 years in Memphis," he said smiling, adding, "Memphis is like, compared to New York, it's back in the stone age when you didn't have electricity or something. That's not a knock on Memphis, just a contrast in how developed and how unbelievably electric New York is versus Memphis. People are laid back, they move slow, they talk slow, drag their words out. Here everybody talks too fast."

**** that *****

Lionel always did have a way with words...not a good way though.

I would like to think he didn't mean anything by it, that he poorly worded his compliment for New York. I doubt it though.

He is helping some people get over him.

Silly of him to even compare the two. No city is like New York.

F him

Guess that Dale Carnegie public speaking course Michael Heisley put him through didn't take.

So, here in Memphis we move at a slower pace? more laid back? talk slower? This is a bad thing???

As a Memphis born / NYC local, they both have their charms. It is not a better/worse thing, just different. I prefer to live here and visit the 901 often, but they each have great things going for them.

The talk fast thing is true. I visit home and want to pull the words out of peoples mouths I'm so impatient.

(07-16-2014 10:12 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  Silly of him to even compare the two. No city is like New York.

I understand that, but....

"it's back in the stone age when you didn't have electricity"

is a major cheap shot

This reminds me of the Phil Jackson comment about dresden.

I hope he remembers how slow and backwards we are when we kick his ass next season.

(07-16-2014 11:13 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  

(07-16-2014 10:12 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  Silly of him to even compare the two. No city is like New York.

I understand that, but....

"it's back in the stone age when you didn't have electricity"

is a major cheap shot

This reminds me of the Phil Jackson comment about dresden.

I agree. Just the fact that he even made such a comparison was rude, uncouth and insulting.

You guys are funny. It wasn't a shot at all. He stuck around in Memphis this past year. I'd rather live in Memphis than NY any day. Too fast. Slow times during the summer.

Much ado about nothing. It's not the first time Hollins stuck his foot in his mouth. I suspect it won't be the last time he does it. That's just who he is. It cost him his job last time. Wait until he feels the heat of the New York press sometime this season. He'll be wishing he was back here in the Stone Age.

(07-17-2014 06:38 AM)oldmangrizz Wrote:  Much ado about nothing. It's not the first time Hollins stuck his foot in his mouth. I suspect it won't be the last time he does it. That's just who he is. It cost him his job last time. Wait until he feels the heat of the New York press sometime this season. He'll be wishing he was back here in the Stone Age.

Good point, his next faux pas will be amplified far more than in Memphis.

I just never thought I'd be living here = I never dreamed NY would hire me.

(07-16-2014 11:45 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2014 11:13 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  

(07-16-2014 10:12 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  Silly of him to even compare the two. No city is like New York.

I understand that, but....

"it's back in the stone age when you didn't have electricity"

is a major cheap shot

This reminds me of the Phil Jackson comment about dresden.

I agree. Just the fact that he even made such a comparison was rude, uncouth and insulting.

I thought it was a huge mistake to let him leave, but now...not so much.

Just wait till the New Yorkers get a taste of his brand of basketball. They'll think they are in the stone age per say. NY is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there except maybe in the rural areas such as Binghampton or Cooperstown. There are lots of open scenery and woods in those areas.

(07-17-2014 11:43 AM)Rocko Wrote:  Just wait till the New Yorkers get a taste of his brand of basketball. They'll think they are in the stone age per say. NY is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there except maybe in the rural areas such as Binghampton or Cooperstown. There are lots of open scenery and woods in those areas.

Say what you will about his social graces...you can't deny what he got out of his players in Memphis.
The defensive system for 'grit n grind' was already in place here...Memphis' defense just needed Tony Allen to be given a chance to show what he could to to make it a legit NBA D.|
Lionel will figure something out in Brooklyn I am sure.