Zeke Has Made His Bed Now It's Time To Sleep In It

With Larry Brown getting fired yesterday, it is now time for Isiah Thomas to meet his maker. Thomas who is the General Manager for the New York Knicks, has bloated the Knicks payroll to the highest in the NBA. What did $125 Million get him? The second worst record in the league, and a glutton of players who are way over paid. Many would argue, and I am one of them, that the Knicks pitiful record has nothing to do with Larry Brown and everything to do with Isiah Thomas, yet Knicks owner James Dolan can't get over his man-crush on Zeke, and decided to side with Thomas instead of Brown.

Why wouldn't Dolan choose Thomas? Isiah was only responsible for the terrible Raptors when he was GM there from 1994-1997 as they went 51-113. He also single handedly killed the CBA which folded while he was owner. Now he has given one of the marquee franchises in the NBA with the highest payroll no viable players and no cap room to work with. What is he going to do when he's the coach, run a 5 guard set-up on the floor. On his roster he has Stephon Marburry, Steve Francis, Quentin Richardson, Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford, and Jalen Rose. All guards, all selfish, and all shooters. They could be the first team to shoot 20% from the floor for the year. Thomas is also the genius who signed Jerome James, and maxed out there entire mid-level exception on one louzy player. Oh yeah, he also traded away the now #2 overall pick and Michael Sweetney (8.1 ppg and 5.3 rpg) for Eddy Curry (13.6ppg and 6.0 rpg), who at the time didn't even know if he could play.

It goes without saying that Isiah Thomas is the worst GM in the NBA. Say what you will about Larry Brown, but the man knows how to win. He always makes his teams into contenders, as long as the players are willing to play by his rules. The rag-tag team assembled by Thomas would rather make an appearance with the AND1 Team than play fundamental basketball. That's why Brown was never a good fit for Knicks, but Thomas is perfect. Thomas has made this bed, now he can sleep in it. It's like the old Bible adage you reap what you sow, and I can't wait until the Knicks win 10 games next year.