<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Garden chairman James Dolan is scheduled to address Knicks beat reporters this afternoon for the first time since Larry Brown was fired on Thursday. Dolan has not spoken publicly about the Knicks since early March, when he hinted that he was unhappy with Brown's job performance. It was during an interview session in Memphis, where Dolan also gave a strong vote of confidence to both Knicks president Isiah Thomas and point guard Stephon Marbury - two of Brown's biggest nemeses. Dolan fired Brown with four years and $40 million remaining on his contract. The Knicks are trying to get out of paying Brown that money. NBA commissioner David Stern, as per a clause in Brown's contract, will serve as an arbitrator in the financial dispute. Brown is upset that the Knicks waited two months to fire him. The Hall of Fame coach believes that the club had decided to fire him after the season, but instead required him to conduct workouts for draft prospects and attend the predraft camp in Orlando. According to sources, Dolan is upset with Brown for burying both Jalen Rose and Steve Francis on the bench after Brown endorsed acquiring both players prior to the February trade deadline. Sources close to Brown claim that while he wanted Rose, he never was in favor of bringing in Francis, who was playing for his third team in two years. It also bothered Dolan that Brown had a habit of criticizing players in the media. The Knicks also claim that Brown called teams around the league attempting the make trades behind Thomas' back. Brown contends that he has friends all over the league and was just having conversations with fellow coaches and execs. Thomas, who has been named as Brown's replacement, is also expected to speak today. </div> http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketba...0p-362533c.html
