Nice to see more confirmations that this is mainly a nothing burger.
toothpaste-hearts
Screw the Knicks and especially James Dolan. To take this kind of unprecedented action against a new head coach and his staff is egregious, and I hope the Raptors counterclaim.
Equivalent_Fox_1546
Just a petty James Dolan, I look forward to the Knicks title drought going well past 50 years.
SuperSix
Petty as fuck lmao, what a nothingburger
>How serious is the Knicks’ lawsuit against the Raptors? The Knicks allege that the Raptors gained a competitive advantage at nine separate points in their complaint.
>All of the anonymous team employees who were surveyed found this to be a bit of a stretch.
>The videos that Azotam is alleged to have transferred via Synergy are available to every team in the league, along with thousands of other people who pay for access to the software. Synergy is a very commonly-used tool throughout the NBA, and so the prevailing thought among those who work/worked in the league is that Azotam’s actions weren’t a big deal.
>“In the most advantageous possible case, [Azotam’s alleged activity] could be used to speed up the employee’s personal work,” one team employee told Sporting News. “But unless the employee transitioned during the playoffs from one team to their opponent, there is no real benefit…[Sharing Synergy videos] is the equivalent to liking something on Twitter.”
>“Personally, if I brought these files to my org, it would be a) looked down upon and b) ignored,” the employee added.
>Former Director of Basketball Research for the Bucks Seth Partnow suggested that the actions of Azotam were nothing out of the ordinary, tweeting “Knicks file lawsuit alleging employee moving teams does what every employee moving teams does.”
>Partnow added some context to his tweet with Sporting News, stating “I was being flippant in the tweet, and can’t say that it is a truly universal practice. However, from both my experience and conversations with others around the league suggests that showing up with plenty of examples of past work is extremely commonplace.”
>“For the most part, information contained in such samples gets stale pretty quickly, so it’s more about the form of the report, document or tool rather than the contents.”
>Steve Jones Jr. performed similar duties to Azotam during his five years between the Grizzlies and Nets. Jones called the suit “petty” in a tweet. But he suggested that Azotam still should have been more careful. Jones added that when a team employee leaves “you always get your stuff before you go, once you go it’s over, don’t touch a single old thing.”
>While Azotam’s actions may not be particularly unusual for an employee switching teams, the lawsuit is unprecedented territory for the league. It is still unclear what punishments will be doled out to the Raptors, if any.
WorldTwisting
I mean it’s not nothing IF he broke the rules of his confidentiality agreement.
Doing work for your future job while employed elsewhere at a competitor is not allowed. That’s not up for debate, if he actually transferred those files, considering the suit says he was aware of the agreement.
Now, how big it is, I agree it might not be much, especially since there’s no paper trail in the lawsuit to Darko, just allegations without proof. The allegations against Azotam have more validity to them with the descriptions of his events.
peroper7
The more angles I see about this, the more I think this has no chance in court, if it even gets there
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whenspayday
LOL. “Competitive advantage” – the season hasn’t even started yet. We were 3-1 against the Knicks last season. Are we guilty if we win all 4 this year?
Maybe this Knicks guy is a double agent. Dolan told him to do this because he’s still pissed about that Bargnani trade. This guy stirs up trouble for the Raptors, gets fired, then gets paid off by Dolan.
HankScorpio4242
It’s like everyone forgot who owns the New York Knicks.
onttobc
It might be copium, but this sounds a lot better than it did before
crackhousebob
James Dolan will likely ban everyone who lives in Toronto from MSG and Radio City Music Hall. We all go in his facial recognition database now
OguguasVeryOwn
I agree with everyone on this being nothing if it was just synergy videos. I think where things get dicey is stealing the prepbook. That just doesn’t pass the sniff test of harmless video sharing.
kpeds45
Once I learned the synergy stuff isn’t Knicks property, but instead videos every team has access to on the platform, I was very confused by this whole thing.
Huge-Split6250
The videos aren’t proprietary to the Knicks. His mistake was using his Knicks login and email. If he used his personal login and email, and did the same thing, there would be no wrongdoing.
earlyearlgray
So basically Dolan continues his narcissistic ways
PewpyDewpdyPantz
Still salty about trading a 1st for Primo Pasta.
Melodic-Potato762
Knicks are so embarrassing in every way
datsyrupchick
Just another reason to hate New York
sor2hi
Imagine if Silver comes down on the Knicks for being litigious instead of bringing it to the league first and putting the league in an embarrassing situation. While teams compete within the NBA, the usually support each other outwardly. Silver fines both teams for this and puts it to bed. This will never get to discovery.
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Nice to see more confirmations that this is mainly a nothing burger.
Screw the Knicks and especially James Dolan. To take this kind of unprecedented action against a new head coach and his staff is egregious, and I hope the Raptors counterclaim.
Just a petty James Dolan, I look forward to the Knicks title drought going well past 50 years.
Petty as fuck lmao, what a nothingburger
>How serious is the Knicks’ lawsuit against the Raptors?
The Knicks allege that the Raptors gained a competitive advantage at nine separate points in their complaint.
>All of the anonymous team employees who were surveyed found this to be a bit of a stretch.
>The videos that Azotam is alleged to have transferred via Synergy are available to every team in the league, along with thousands of other people who pay for access to the software. Synergy is a very commonly-used tool throughout the NBA, and so the prevailing thought among those who work/worked in the league is that Azotam’s actions weren’t a big deal.
>“In the most advantageous possible case, [Azotam’s alleged activity] could be used to speed up the employee’s personal work,” one team employee told Sporting News. “But unless the employee transitioned during the playoffs from one team to their opponent, there is no real benefit…[Sharing Synergy videos] is the equivalent to liking something on Twitter.”
>“Personally, if I brought these files to my org, it would be a) looked down upon and b) ignored,” the employee added.
>Former Director of Basketball Research for the Bucks Seth Partnow suggested that the actions of Azotam were nothing out of the ordinary, tweeting “Knicks file lawsuit alleging employee moving teams does what every employee moving teams does.”
>Partnow added some context to his tweet with Sporting News, stating “I was being flippant in the tweet, and can’t say that it is a truly universal practice. However, from both my experience and conversations with others around the league suggests that showing up with plenty of examples of past work is extremely commonplace.”
>“For the most part, information contained in such samples gets stale pretty quickly, so it’s more about the form of the report, document or tool rather than the contents.”
>Steve Jones Jr. performed similar duties to Azotam during his five years between the Grizzlies and Nets. Jones called the suit “petty” in a tweet. But he suggested that Azotam still should have been more careful. Jones added that when a team employee leaves “you always get your stuff before you go, once you go it’s over, don’t touch a single old thing.”
>While Azotam’s actions may not be particularly unusual for an employee switching teams, the lawsuit is unprecedented territory for the league. It is still unclear what punishments will be doled out to the Raptors, if any.
I mean it’s not nothing IF he broke the rules of his confidentiality agreement.
Doing work for your future job while employed elsewhere at a competitor is not allowed. That’s not up for debate, if he actually transferred those files, considering the suit says he was aware of the agreement.
Now, how big it is, I agree it might not be much, especially since there’s no paper trail in the lawsuit to Darko, just allegations without proof. The allegations against Azotam have more validity to them with the descriptions of his events.
The more angles I see about this, the more I think this has no chance in court, if it even gets there
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LOL. “Competitive advantage” – the season hasn’t even started yet. We were 3-1 against the Knicks last season. Are we guilty if we win all 4 this year?
Maybe this Knicks guy is a double agent. Dolan told him to do this because he’s still pissed about that Bargnani trade. This guy stirs up trouble for the Raptors, gets fired, then gets paid off by Dolan.
It’s like everyone forgot who owns the New York Knicks.
It might be copium, but this sounds a lot better than it did before
James Dolan will likely ban everyone who lives in Toronto from MSG and Radio City Music Hall. We all go in his facial recognition database now
I agree with everyone on this being nothing if it was just synergy videos. I think where things get dicey is stealing the prepbook. That just doesn’t pass the sniff test of harmless video sharing.
Once I learned the synergy stuff isn’t Knicks property, but instead videos every team has access to on the platform, I was very confused by this whole thing.
The videos aren’t proprietary to the Knicks. His mistake was using his Knicks login and email. If he used his personal login and email, and did the same thing, there would be no wrongdoing.
So basically Dolan continues his narcissistic ways
Still salty about trading a 1st for Primo Pasta.
Knicks are so embarrassing in every way
Just another reason to hate New York
Imagine if Silver comes down on the Knicks for being litigious instead of bringing it to the league first and putting the league in an embarrassing situation. While teams compete within the NBA, the usually support each other outwardly. Silver fines both teams for this and puts it to bed. This will never get to discovery.