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Originally Posted by Power_Ballin
Man, why so much hate for Isiah......................I actually like what he's doin with the knicks and look forward to actually catch a few games this year unlike past seasons. You got to understand that he came into a bad cap situation, so most of his moves were quick fixes aimed to appease fans in the short, while his long term plans come into fruition. You got to be patiant sometimes bro. His only MAJOR mistake in my opinion was the infamous hire of Larry "My way or the Highway" Brown. He couldn't have been any worse for team chemistry purposes. Other than that tho I would have to disagree with you............and I thought the Randolph move was brilliant.
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Wazup Power-Ballin, believe me Isiah Thomas did not come into a BAD Cap situation when he was hired by the Knick Organization. Don't let the Media or the ignorance of the next man ideology of the Knicks High Salary Cap fool you this is the BIG APPLE, Madison Square Garden stayed pack with their High prices.
Every President, CEO, and G.M. in the NBA wished they could've been in Isiah Thomas Shoes when he got hired by the Knicks (with so many expiring contracts that season and the next season to come). Plus an Owner that dont mind you spending millions of dollars or raising the Cap even hire.
Come on! who would not want that JOB?
Mcdyess & Kurt Thomas were playing so well on their final expiring contract year with Center Mutombo (two year contract), and Doleac expiring contract, that all Isiah Thomas had to do his first 3 months on the job was sitback and listen to all the offers given to him a week before the trading deadline
(The Knicks had the BEST DEFENSIVE Frontcourt BIG-MEN in the League that Season. Better than Shaq & Malone.).
When Isiah Thomas made that DUM Trade for Marbury giving up Mcdyess in the early month of December. That made Portland trade Rasheed Wallace to Atlanta which somehow illegally got Rasheed Wallace into a Detroit Jersey to help the Pistons WIN the NBA Championship. Portland was in hot pursuit of a trade with the Knicks for Mcdyess & Ward expiring Contract for Rasheed Wallace (that entire offseason when Laydum was in control) to build around young PF-Zack Randolph.
On the trading deadline Isiah Thomas gave up two Knick players that were averaging that season for this Knick Team 32 points and 15 rebounds and only 3 turnovers a game with some good defense (6.11 KVH and 6.9 Doleac) Traded for Tim Thomas & Nazr who was clueless that season with their Knick teammates and could not even average close to half of what KVH and Doleac performance gave to this Knick Team.
The WHOPPER was Isiah Thomas gave up The Knicks 2004 First Round Draft Pick as if there was NO suitable picks in the 2004 first round. Or did Isiah believe that Marbury was going to put this team on its shoulders and carry this team to a 50 WIN Season, when Marbury, Joe Johnson, Penny, Marion, and second Season ROY Amare Stoudemire started the regular season off making the longest losing streak in the NBA, getting their Coach to be the first coach Fired early in November before Isiah got the Knicks Job.
What BAD Cap Situation was Isiah Thomas in???