How Bad of an Owner is James Dolan? SI says not as bad as some

Dolan didn’t even make the bottom 5, wow. Thanks to this article, I now understand why the Leafs site is called Pension Plan Puppets. I honestly never knew.

They certainly are critical of Dolan and his effect on the Rangers.

For NBA owners he was ranked the second worst. They said the following:

Subterfuging two of the most storied franchises in pro sports at once takes hard work, but Dolan has managed both. The business tycoon took a controlling stake in Cablevision in 1999, and immediately both of his marquee sports properties — the Knicks and the NHL’s Rangers — tailspun into the most futile eras of their respective histories.

SI’s analysis is pretty good here. i mean i’d take dolan over the leafs owners any given day. (i lived in Toronto for two years and have the ultimate respect for leafs fans baring with this BS of a franchise they have up there). there’s no doubt wang has done worse than dolan with the isles. nashville’s probably not going to last much longer. i would place dolan in the bottom 10 but i think if you examine the criteria that was used to determine the standings -

* Team’s success or failure on the field.
* Willingness to spend money to improve the team.
* Stability and capabilities of the front office and management.
* Amenities at the team’s venue.
* Club’s culture and interactivity with fans.

the rangers have been more successful, spent more money, have great amenities, and have definitely put alot of effort into continuing the great culture of hockey in the big apple (when i say that i mean $$$ put into advertising and giving back to the community of rangers fans). you could argue that the management has not been stable, but i think finger should be pointed at sather rather than dolan. all in all, to be fair, i think my beloved knicks have suffered alot more than our rangers during dolan’s reign, so SI’s assessment is right on the money as far as i’m concerned .