Knicks fans, rejoice.
The bane of your very existence, Isiah Thomas, has finally been fired. One of the darkest eras in the history of the franchise has ended.
However, if you think that it’s all uphill from here, think again. There are still so many things that need to get fixed, the least of them was their head coach.
They have huge salary cap issues, a group of untradable players who are unlikely to contribute, and a bunch of bad attitudes.
It looks like the next time that the Knicks will have a shot at competing is 2010. That's when Stephan Marbury’s contract, among others, comes off the books and The King becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Even that scenario will only come true if they have a little lottery luck.
But they have talent, that’s for sure. I know that it doesn’t look like it, but they do. They just don’t play well together. That’s why there is one coach in the world, one man who could unite this team for a championship.
No, it’s not Mark Jackson, Rick Carlisle, or anyone else that you might think. This potential coach is a foreigner, probably knows little to nothing about basketball, and most likely has zero interest in the job considering that he has a much better one right now, and is in New York right now.
Still lost? The answer is Pope Benedict XVI. The Knicks would need a miracle to win a championship in the near future, and it’s easier to get one of those if the holiest man on earth is the leader of your team.
However, barring that, the Knicks are bound for the basement of the league for the next few years.
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5 months ago
getting rid of isiah was a start - but he ruined the franchise not so much due to his coaching, but due to his player personnel decisions, which could take years to overcome. but it is a start - and maybe now some of the players realize they have no more excuses. if they continue to fail, it will be on them. no more isiah to place the blame on for how they play on the court.
5 months ago
Isiah Thomas= Great player, stupid person
5 months ago
They Knicks have talent - you said it yourself. Zach Randolph, Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry, Jamal Crawford and some others on their roster are really skillful players and can contribute quite a lot. Now when Isiah is gone there is no good reason for those players not to play at their best. I believe that if the Knicks get a decent coach next year they could get 7th-8th seed (this year the 76ers got 7th seed... If they can do it this year the Knicks can do it in the next). They do have salary cap issues and untradable players, but I don't really see a reason to trade them or get another big name. As I wrote, they have enough talent as it is to go to the playoffs next year.
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