Isiah Thomas And Donnie Walsh Together Again
by Tom Lewis on Aug 7, 2010 8:56 AM EDT
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PrintIf Donnie Walsh has a weakness as an NBA decision-maker, it's his sincere belief in power of redemption.
Walsh never gives up on good people gone wrong (from a basketball perspective) and seems to always be there to offer a second, third or fourth chance. The latest evidence of Walsh's soft spot came yesterday with the news that the New York Knicks were bringing in their former GM/Coach/Mess-maker to consult with the Knicks' front office.
But Isiah is keeping his coaching job with Florida International University? Yeah, that won't work.
FIU is probably real happy that they breathed new life into Zeke's basketball career and now he's already scraping and clawing his way back to the NBA. I'm sure we'll hear about all of his good intentions, but how can he possibly recuit any decent players when they know he has a part-time gig in New York?
Isiah has proven time and again that he can talk his way into new and exciting opportunities. Unfortunately, he usually leaves a wake of destruction behind him.
FIU better prepare the cleaning crew.
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this was a Dolan move
he and Isiah are BFF. i’m not going to argue about Donnie’s loyalty, but if it was up to him, I highly doubt he pulls the trigger on bringing Isiah back. Walsh wants to move forward, not backward. Dolan wants to play guitar and be the worst owner in professional sports.
as for Isiah and FIU, how could the NCAA possibly think it’s kosher for a head coach to have a dual-role as an advisor for an NBA team? they don’t see the conflict on interest there?
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Aug 7, 2010 9:08 AM EDT reply actions
That's all kinds of messed up
I guess you can hope that the consultation is by phone from FLA and easily dismissed.
now we know this wasn't a Walsh move...
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Aug 8, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I found a Thomas quote a few months ago that I thought was pretty funny.
If all I’m remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I’ve done a bad job with the rest of my life.
What does it say about you if you were so bad at the rest of your life, that people don’t even remember you as a good basketball player?
Check this out (not some dumb link, it really is the captain)
got it off truehoop, real interesting.
That's what happens when you're in a rush to blow your cap money.
The Pistons tied their money up long term on guys that aren’t worth it just to be making moves. Does this sound familiar? It’s what all the Joe negatives that post down here would do if they ran the show. Thank god were not making erratic moves just for the sake of change.
Confucious say "He who dives for loose balls need proper fitting athletic cup!"
Forget the Zeke's FIU gig
This is the guy that was found guilty in a multi-million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit AT MSG! Remember those weirdo “would you call her a bitch?” tapes? Dolan is clearly a maniac.
٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ The sky is falling!
Isiah might be bad...
but would still be better than having JOB and Larry Bird.
Agreed
At least Isiah set the Knicks up so bad that they could afford Stoudemire. We can’t afford anything and when we’ll be able to there will be a lockout. Either way, both teams are screwed, but I’d rather be in the Knicks’ boat.
by blueandgold24 on Aug 7, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG
It’s getting harder and harder to take all you Joe negatives serious. All we need is FtWayneKarl to chime in now and it will be complete.
Confucious say "He who dives for loose balls need proper fitting athletic cup!"
Isiah MUST have pictures of Dolan doing something illegal
There can be no other reasonable explanation for his return. Oh wait, I said reasonable and Dolan has never done anything reasonable in his life. Here is one team with expectations that won’t be met; and one the Pacers can slip past into a 7th or 8th seed. Isiah Thomas subtraction by addition.
How the Knicks can bring Thomas back after crippling the team with bad moves and signings…and oh yeah, the sexual harrassment suit, is beyond me.
WTF are the Knicks thinking?? I’m surprised fans some fans are ok with this move.
http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2010/8/6/1609507/isiah-thomas-named-knicks New window
I wouldn’t be surprised if this was also a pathetic move by Thomas to get “let go” from his college coaching job and his wonderful 7-25 record.
I do think Thomas was a great player, but he’s been a shitty coach and an even shittier GM. Good luck NY fans. I don’t like NY, but both our franchises have seen better times and I hope we both see better times soon and build another rivalry.
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