Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Do I file this under self-help, sports, business, or humor?
Does Isiah Thomas deserve to have a book written about his business acumen? Does he deserve two books? No, and hell no. But he does deserve to keep his job as coach of the Knicks. At 22-29, the Knicks are much improved. Eddy Curry has evolved from a player with potential to a legitimate star (albeit a star who blocks about one shot per week). Stephon Marbury has seen his stats decline but has not whined much about it (lately, or at least not publicly). David Lee is making a case for the Sixth Man award (why isn't he starting again?). And in the awful Atlantic, the Knicks' playoff hopes could remain realistic through March at least. Yes, every silver lining for the Knicks has a cloud, and the recent SI piece about Dolan and Thomas confirmed every Knick fan's worst fears about the long-term prospects for this franchise. And yes, Thomas' contributions to the team's cap hell are inexcusable. But in the interest of short-term sanity, and keeping Curry moving in the right direction, Isiah must stay. Wow, it's not fun to type that.
# posted by Budds @ 9:20 AM 
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I still haven't read the SI article, but I've backed off Thomas a bit since I read a column by Harvey Araton in the NY Times. There are a few holes here, but Araton pointed out that the Knicks are improving under Thomas, how much Jermaine O'Neal loved playing for him and that Thomas is certainly doing a better job than the three Celtics -- McHale, who screwed Garnett's chance of every winning anything with that stupid Joe Smith deal (really, you sold your sould for Joe Smith??); Bird, whose team has evolved into the Cincinnati Bengals of the NBA (yet, amazingly, Bird takes no heat for this); and Danny Ainge, who has overseen a total fall from grace for the proudest franchise in the NBA.
The fact is, Isiah has no business running a team, but he is a good talent evaluator (going back to Tracey McGrady) and maybe a better coach than I had given him credit for. As a businessman, however, he ranks down there with a 4-year-old selling lemonade for 3 cents a glass. Or something like that.
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The fact is, Isiah has no business running a team, but he is a good talent evaluator (going back to Tracey McGrady) and maybe a better coach than I had given him credit for. As a businessman, however, he ranks down there with a 4-year-old selling lemonade for 3 cents a glass. Or something like that.
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