Knicks take final step towards the abyss. They fired Larry Brown!! Isiah is in!!

[FatTony]

Knicks fire Brown, name Thomas new coach
ESPN.com news services

The New York Knicks fired coach Larry Brown on Thursday, replacing him as coach with president and general manager Isiah Thomas.

The Knicks finished 23-59 in Brown's first and only season at the helm.

"Larry has had a long and storied career. We hired him last summer with the expectation that he would be with the Knicks for a long time. Sometimes decisions work and sometimes they don't," MSG Chairman James L. Dolan said. "After careful consideration, despite the best intentions from everyone involved, this current structure did not work for us last season and I did not think it was going to improve next season."

Thomas, who joined the Knicks as president and general manager on Dec. 22, 2003, previously served as a head coach with the Indiana Pacers for three seasons from 2000-01 through 2002-03. His Pacers teams were 131-115 record, making the playoffs in each of his three seasons.

"No one in our organization is happy with last season and we all accept responsibility for our performance," Thomas said. "This has been a difficult time for the entire organization and our fans. Today begins the 2006-07 season for the Knicks, and I strongly believe we are on the right track to take major steps in our rebuilding process to achieve our goal of being one of the premier teams in the NBA."

 

[glenrobinson]

I am sick with disgust, Dolan is an absolute ass and Isiah Thomas should get run over by a bus as far as I am concerned.

 

[juice]

stern needs to step in and strip dolan of his ownership and ban isiah thomas from the NBA

 

[2PLAYSMAX]

Mrs. Larry Brown is happy her hubby just got paid 50 million for 1years work

 

[awol256]

the next step in this complete meltdown, is to fuck up there draft pick...watch 'em draft some 2nd round projected PG like Gerry McNamara or Dee Brown...and play a 5 pg set next year.

 

[FatTony]

Those are both very good suggestions!!!


I can't believe this madness continues on such a big market team. It's a travesty.


The title on the Daily News should be..."Knicks fire coach, add yet another guard."

 

[TKE683]

uppy:

 

[2PLAYSMAX]

the next step in this complete meltdown, is to fuck up there draft pick...watch 'em draft some 2nd round projected PG like Gerry McNamara or Dee Brown...and play a 5 pg set next year.

maurice williams has Knicks pick written all over him....ucking:


another guard

 

[awol256]

maurice? do you mean marcus williams? as Maurice plays for the Bucks...

Marcus is a projected top 10 pick...Knicks dont draft til 20th or so...and rumor has it that Danny Ainge has promised to draft Marcus Williams for the Celtics.

But it wouldnt surprise me to see them draft a guard, thats project in the 2nd round...they were orignaly looking at Travis Knight, whoops I mean Aaron Grey (until he pulled out of the draft). So, I can def. see them drafting 'another' guard instead. Would be hysterical if they drafted Dee Brown (project as a mid 2nd rounder).

Lets hope for it...everyone needs a good laugh every once in a while.

 

[festeringZit]

Isiah managed to destroy a whole league (CBA). Now,
he will destory the knicks. Sad.

 

[2PLAYSMAX]

yeah marcus...doesnt mean they wont trade away a few fowards to move up


the dumb fucks

 

[LivingOffGamblingMoney]

The NBA sucks...

Isiah was the one who HIRED Larry Brown in the first place.

 

[PokerKingJim]

Must be nice to have a job where the best news you could ever get is that you have been fired. Larry Brown is a smart man

Will be entertaining seeing Thomas on the sidelines again. He should be the one to coach this mess that he has created