Thomas to return to Knicks with multiyear extension

wow, WOW; he still is a horrible GM, who is stuck in a hole with all the horrible contracts they're locked up with for the next few years.

 

What?

 

Although I have no love for the Knicks, I couldn't be more happier for Isiah.

 

James Dolan is a MFer dummy. I feel ashame that I have worked for him.

Geeez, at minimum he should wait after this season to make his decision. What is he rushing for?

 

Thanks for posting this. I didn't feel like after starting a couple of other teams in other forums.

Very bad move by Dolan. There was no logical reason to do this now instead of waiting until the season ended.

 

I. Thomas = Luckiest Guy Alive (& Dumbest)

 

That sound you hear is champagne bottles being opened around the other teams' front offices around the league. The other owners in the atlantic division need to send Dolan some nice christmas presents.

 

Simply stunning. Such gross stupidity hasn't been known in an age, if not longer.

 

Or maybe they should try to figure out why they are behind the Knicks, which goes for every team in the division save Toronto.

Look, he's made some dumb moves as a GM, and is not a great coach - but Isiah piling on is very tired.

To his credit, he has the same team that Larry Brown, an alleged coaching genius, got nothing out of, on track for a playoff berth.

I don't think he's a great coach, or even a good coach. But in fairness he has done a LOT more with the Knicks than people expected out of them this year, and certainly out-achieved Larry Brown.

 

I think I would get a lifetime contract as Knicks GM if I were allowed to run the team the last few years. Dolan has some pretty low standards.

 

It's tired for you but Zeke has deserved all the criticism he's gotten. He's said and done some really dumb things as GM and coach. Improving on what the psychopath LB did last year is fine, but it doesn't merit a multi-year extension, especially since he dug the hole they are in with incredibly dumb trades and free agent signings. Because of Zeke, the Knicks have been a laughing stock with an insane payroll.

Personally, I like the drama. The extension was stupid but it's a great story to follow considering I'm not a Knicks fan. Knicks fans are great and deserve better.

 

Good for Isiah. I like his draft picks, but his hands as far as trades were tied the minute he became the GM of the Knicks. Hell he certainly helped us out a lot.

Thanks for taking MoTay and Moochie Isiah!

 

what happened to quyntel woods?

 

Well if he takes them to the playoffs - exceeding everybody's expectation - at the very least he deserves a bit more than "worst GM COACH EVARRR1111111111'. And it also is deserving of mention is the fact that he's done a very good job drafting young players. And don't tell DaDakota, but if you're the type of person who believes coaches "develop" players (I really don't) then he developed Eddy Curry to another level.

Again, he has made mistakes and is not a great coach by any means.

But pile on replies like "isiah sux!!!" miss the point, and don't recognize the fact that under his tutelage the Knicks have gone from laughingstock to playoff team. I mean what does this say about Lawrence Frank? Is he an even bigger laughingstock?

 

Zeke can draft and this is something even his detractors acknowledge. At the same time, he's been with the Knicks several seasons and if the best he can do is coach "his" players to the 7th or 8th spot in the East I'm not going to pat him on the back, yet. Improving on what LB did last year doesn't mean much to me because LB was trying to sabotage things to get Zeke fired.

IMO, he's earned next season if they make the playoffs. I will stay off his case until then unless he resumes lecturing opposing players.

 

I didn't say anybody should pat him on the back, just that whining about him being the worst coach in history is ill-timed.

Look, we all think that JVG should be coach of the year while overacheiving this year while Yao was out. Isiah is doing the same thing insofar as he is exceeding most people's expectations in the short time.

 

Not sure if Isiah has done a good coaching job this season, or if Larry Brown's coaching last season was just totally pathetic. The Knicks weren't that bad a couple seasons ago, and their roster is at least as good as that one.

 

This is a r****ded(& I hate using this word) and heralded statement to all of Knicks fans. As I NBA fan, I love it...more NY problems.

The Knicks payroll is $139,264,859 with currently 29 wins and a losing record.

The Mavs are second in payroll at $92,320,604 with 52 wins.

The difference in payroll between the Knicks and Dallas is $6.6 million MORE than the entire Charlotte Bobcats payroll. The said NY payroll is greater than 3x the Bobcats, which only accounts for 7 more wins as of today.

The Knicks payroll basically double or more(much more) than 83% of the rest of the NBA teams.

I can go on and on.

Isiah is a fraud.

 

A not insignificant amount of that payroll dates back to Scott Layden and before.

Again, this does not make up for a lot of Thomas' silly moves. But it is part of the big picture that is overlooked.