James Dolan
James Dolan
James L. Dolanserves as CEO of Cablevision Systems Corporation and Executive Chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth11 May 1955
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We continue to have full faith and confidence in the near and long-term prospects o the company and remain committed to the goal of providing value to all shareholders.
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This 'pure-play' company will be well positioned for continued growth. We have long believed the value of these scarce assets was not fully reflected in Cablevision's stock price, and will be more readily recognized in a stand-alone company.
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Our proposal offers a substantial premium to Cablevision's public shareholders for the cable and telecom businesses, while enabling shareholders to benefit from unlocking the value of our premier programming, sports and entertainment properties.
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The punch that put me down from Simmons was due to me being off balance - he never hurt me at any time and I always felt in command.
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The strategy didn't call for them to be this good this soon.
advanced fans point tough
That would be tough to swallow. But if it really advanced the strategy, then I would do it. But it has to do that. And they know it. I think what the fans need to look for that I would point to is: Look for progress.
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Maybe some people think I'm brain-dead because of that, but time will tell. I understand people will be unhappy when you're going through this process.
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I can't say it to you any plainer than I've already said it. I'm not making a change, guys. We're going to continue on the strategy. I believe in the plan. I believe in the strategy. I believe in the guys that are executing it. Maybe some people think I'm brain dead because of that and the record. But you know what? Time will tell.
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There is real hope that Eddy will develop into a league-leading center. If you watched the second quarter of the San Antonio game he was pretty good. That's Larry's job ... to get him from one quarter to four quarters.
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It's all about youth and bringing up kids. I won't say it's impossible, but it would be a diversion from our strategy. I hope the Rangers somehow figure out a way to relate to Brian because he was such an important part of our history.
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It's not necessarily a mistake. I know that's hard to take when it's 15-41.
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Everybody's gossiping about it, but no one sounds serious about buying.
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Sure, I'd like it to cost us less, but I'm not willing to give up on any quality issues on the team, ... New York's the best market in the league, the fans are great and they deserve to have the best product that we can put on the floor. We're going to keep doing it that way.
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There is no magic wand to wave over this team to make them a contending team. (Isiah) will persevere through the rather difficult time now and you will see that people will be lauding his job later on. Now, they're looking at the record and going 'boo.' I don't blame them. I guess in some ways it's to be expected.