04-22-2008, 03:37 PM
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Isiah Banned From Talking To Current Knick Players
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Former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has been banned from having any contact with members of the team as part of his reassignment agreement with team president Donnie Walsh, the New York Daily News reported, citing a team source.
According to the report, there is concern that Thomas, if allowed to have any contact with the team, could either willingly or unwillingly undermine its new coach. Thomas acquired all the players on the current Knicks roster as team president.
But the agreement does not prohibit Thomas from speaking to Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan, according to the report.
Thomas does not have an official title. He reports directly to Walsh, who said no player brought up Thomas' name during last week's exit meetings Thursday.
"I don't want there to be some kind of double-voice here, so he's answering to me and nobody's reporting to him," Walsh said on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York on Tuesday. "... He's not going to be here on a full-time basis anymore. I'll be calling the shots, I'm in charge of the franchise. It's my responsibility where it was his."
Walsh said that he plans to bounce ideas off of Thomas.
"I think he can scout, I think he has good eye for talent. I think he's a good guy to bounce things off, have a good viewpoint on the basketball part. So there are good things that he can bring to the table."
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3358377
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