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Sitting a little too still

March

I’m not sure what to make of Isiah Thomas’ body language.

Maybe it’s nothing, but for the last week or so, he sits calmly on the bench providing direction here and there. It seems a little odd. With so many young players getting minutes, shouldn’t he be more involved?

It’s almost like Thomas is resigned to his fate.

Or maybe the owner informed the embattled coach a change was coming at season’s end. I’m just guessing. There is certainly a chance the organization told him to finish up, keep the money and walk away. I doubt it, but it remains a possibility.

There’s not been a lot of practice time lately, either.

Nobody spends a lot of time on the court drilling at this point in the season, but lately these guys are on and off in an hour. So how is anybody getting better? It’s nice that Wilson Chandler, Renaldo Balkman, Mardy Collins and Randolph Morris are getting to run around, but why not put Jamal Crawford or Malik Rose on the court to direct traffic?

Why not call a play?

It doesn’t make a lot of sense, teaching a lot of bad habits.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 9:10 pm by Mike Dougherty.
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2 Responses to “Sitting a little too still”

Scooby March 18th, 2008 at 5:03 am
That’s Isiah all over. He really doesn’t care about the Knicks or anything apart from himself. The sooner he’s gone the better.
fridayjones March 18th, 2008 at 10:18 am
I’m very encouraged by the reports that Donnie Walsh might be interested in coming to the Knicks. But simply replacing Isiah, while necessary, doesn’t make this a playoff team. It’s still a team with some raw, undisciplined talent that needs to be developed. They are also in salary cap hell, no matter who pulls the strings next year.

Getting rid of Isiah is a step in the right direction. But the Knicks are a very long way from recovery.

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