ruining Knicks basketball
for next 10 years
I remember driving from Boston to Philly when it was announced that Isiah Thomas would take over the Knicks. It was the best news that I could get as a Sixers fan. (Although Billy King isn’t anything to be proud of either.) How is it possible that everyone on sports radio on the east coast knew hiring Isiah would be the biggest pigfuck in the history of the Knicks (except this idiot), yet MSG went ahead and gave him full control of the franchise?
As we head for the trade deadline, Zeke and the Knicks are scrambling to get a backup point guard (they just never got around to it I guess) and there are two names floating around, Earl Watson and Steve Francis. To get Watson, they’d have to package Channing Frye, who they say is untouchable and/or take a bunch of really bad contracts in exchange. It’d be typical for Isiah to trade an expiring contract in Penny Hardaway to get a huge contract like K-mart’s and his bad knees.
As for Steve Francis, this is a guy who wears out his welcome wherever he goes, who refused to go back into a blowout game. That’s going to work out great when the Knicks lose their 20th in a row. Marbury and Francis in the backcourt together would be must see TV. The Magic are saying it won’t happen, but I’d like to see this trainwreck take place.
I’m not sure how much more pleasure I can take in the Knicks being this bad. On one hand, it’s fun as hell. On the other hand, Isiah Thomas doesn’t deserve a job.
[NJ.com]: Knicks notebook: K-Mart could be part of deal
[NY Daily News]: FRANCIS MAY END UP IN NY
