The Wages of Wins Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Under Isiah Thomas the New York Knicks consistently ranked among the league leaders in payroll. And the Knicks also consistently ranked among the league leaders in losses. In fact, only the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats lost more games since the start of the 2004-05 season (the first full year Isiah Thomas was in New [...]
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Frederic Weis and Darko Milicic. Photo: Getty Images It’s exactly 57 days until the Knicks’ season begins — and, more important, 667 days until LeBron James becomes a free agent — yet new GM Donnie Walsh’s roster is still full of Isiah Thomas’s merry band of overpriced underachievers. And though, in theory, he has a plan to get under the salary cap by the summer of 2010, he's thus far...
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... of the hat to Need4Sheed for unearthing an awesomely 80’s John Salley commercial . Also, what was Isiah Thomas doing selling cars for Toyota in 1991 ? FOX Sports recently ranked the top 10 players most likely to improve in 2008-09. Rodney Stuckey didn’t only make the cut, he got top honors . Speaking of lists, my FanHouse colleague Tom Ziller is ranking the NBA’s Top 50 , revealing...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... history to average 20-plus points (21.1), 10-plus assists (11.6), and 2.5-plus steals (2.71) was Isiah Thomas in 1983-84 (also at the age of 22). Two key differences: Paul had 2.51 turnovers per game vs. 3.74 for Isiah, and Paul shot 85.1 percent from the line vs. 73.3 percent for the former Piston. Needless to say, Paul (37.6 mpg) will get the bulk of the PG minutes once again....
