sa_butta
06-28-2006, 06:34 PM
I found this pretty funny.
Larry Brown is out. Isiah Thomas is in. Which can only mean one thing.
The New York Knicks are about to get even worse. Worse than 23-59. Worse than the Atlanta Hawks. Worse than being the league's leading laughingstock, an inept, ill-conceived collection of overpriced, underachieving talent. And also, worse than Jerome James.
We already know what you're thinking, The Knicks? Even worse? Is that possible?
Yes. It's possible. Probable. A near-mortal lock, in fact, a given now that Thomas is the team's coach.
Where there's Zeke, there's a way. To lose, that is.
Thomas led the Indiana Pacers to resounding mediocrity. He managed the CBA into near-extinction. His tenure as the Knicks' front office mastermind (and we use the term loosely) has made the Madison Square Garden faithful long for the halcyon days of Kenny "Sky" Walker.
And that's not the half of it.
An extensive Page 2 investigative report reveals that Thomas' blundering extends well beyond basketball. How far does the boondoggling go? The pictures tell the story...
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_leaf.jpg
The San Diego Chargers make highly regarded quarterback Ryan Leaf the No. 2 pick in the 1998 NFL draft.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_webber.jpg
North Carolina defeats Michigan 77-71 in the 1993 NCAA title game.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_gigli_450.jpg
One of the biggest flops in recent Hollywood history, "Gigli" grossed just $5.6 million at the box office.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_janet.jpg
Janet Jackson provides halftime entertainment at the 2004 Super Bowl.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_custer_460.jpg
1876: The Battle of Little Bighorn.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_lennon_450.jpg
1970: The Beatles announce their breakup.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_editor.jpg
An editor reviews the manuscript of James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces."
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_dukakis.jpg
Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis poses with an adviser during the 1988 presidential election.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_clinton.jpg
"Sir? Your pizzas are here. I'll have the intern bring them in."
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_coke.jpg
Soft drink executives introduce New Coke.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_fema_460.jpg
"Zeke, you're doing a heckuva job."
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/snibbe/060628&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1
We can start blaming him for everything, the cameras dont lie.
Larry Brown is out. Isiah Thomas is in. Which can only mean one thing.
The New York Knicks are about to get even worse. Worse than 23-59. Worse than the Atlanta Hawks. Worse than being the league's leading laughingstock, an inept, ill-conceived collection of overpriced, underachieving talent. And also, worse than Jerome James.
We already know what you're thinking, The Knicks? Even worse? Is that possible?
Yes. It's possible. Probable. A near-mortal lock, in fact, a given now that Thomas is the team's coach.
Where there's Zeke, there's a way. To lose, that is.
Thomas led the Indiana Pacers to resounding mediocrity. He managed the CBA into near-extinction. His tenure as the Knicks' front office mastermind (and we use the term loosely) has made the Madison Square Garden faithful long for the halcyon days of Kenny "Sky" Walker.
And that's not the half of it.
An extensive Page 2 investigative report reveals that Thomas' blundering extends well beyond basketball. How far does the boondoggling go? The pictures tell the story...
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_leaf.jpg
The San Diego Chargers make highly regarded quarterback Ryan Leaf the No. 2 pick in the 1998 NFL draft.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_webber.jpg
North Carolina defeats Michigan 77-71 in the 1993 NCAA title game.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_gigli_450.jpg
One of the biggest flops in recent Hollywood history, "Gigli" grossed just $5.6 million at the box office.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_janet.jpg
Janet Jackson provides halftime entertainment at the 2004 Super Bowl.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_custer_460.jpg
1876: The Battle of Little Bighorn.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_lennon_450.jpg
1970: The Beatles announce their breakup.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_editor.jpg
An editor reviews the manuscript of James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces."
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_dukakis.jpg
Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis poses with an adviser during the 1988 presidential election.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_clinton.jpg
"Sir? Your pizzas are here. I'll have the intern bring them in."
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_coke.jpg
Soft drink executives introduce New Coke.
http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/060628/isiah_fema_460.jpg
"Zeke, you're doing a heckuva job."
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/snibbe/060628&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1
We can start blaming him for everything, the cameras dont lie.