Knicks Could Implode With Isiah Thomas Rehiring, James Dolan Is to Fault

There is, no doubt, a dumbfounded surprise immensely is purging the feasibility of the recovery on a wealthy franchise. But with impetuously pulling off bad choices to solidify an uncompetitive texture, the New York Knicks, a team tormented of Isiah Thomas’ acquisitions and lawsuit in his regime as an executive running a mediocre organization, is constantly punctuated by troubles or afflictions that dismantle hopefulness.

In retrospect, the return of Thomas is utterly repulsive and risky as the Knicks are seeking to rebuild as a prime contender and escape the disastrous letdowns. With any improvement in a doomed culture, the daunting assignment of revamping an unfavorable team is to assign someone other than Thomas the consultant role.

But evidently, however, the Knicks are foolishly trusting in a heedless and insidious man who stifled the Knicks on the possibilities of rising as a flourishing contender in the Eastern Conference. So often it’s the devastating egos that threatens, and then suddenly ruptures a developing team with all the drama.

He is, without debate, a consultant for the Knicks, but could potentially sabotage the pursuit of a reconstructed organization and could malign the team’s image. The most impressive thing about this confusing hiring, though, is what was on the mind of owner James Dolan, who wrongly allowed Thomas to rejoin the Knicks and employed an embattled executive to endure in making all the drastic advancements and decision-making. That’s genuinely not such an exceptional idea when he is reputed to be the next general manager and demand much credit in the front office, despite that he is disapproved and chastised for greatly embarrassing and slaughtering the Knicks.

If ever there were a less stubborn and inattentive ownership, the reunion with Thomas would have never happened. By reputation, he wouldn’t have qualified, and shouldn’t have been hired in the first place for leaving behind stains and heavy burdens when his successor, Donnie Walsh, arrived to eradicate destruction that had poisoned and hindered the persistent vanity of reaching unbelievable heights.

Therefore, the truth is that Thomas is ultimately justified as someone who arrogantly initiates confrontation and divides a unified core, even though he assembled a fairly reliable team, but in the end, it collapsed as players abruptly left to avoid the discontent and verbal feuds. Why must the Knicks, as one of the wealthiest enterprises with an intellectual chairman, bring aboard the instigating and adolescent Thomas, who rapidly dragged down the assurance?


Consider it a misfortune, at a time the Knicks were looking to rise on the NBA scene as a growing and young core, that they chose to rehire Thomas to be affiliated with the team he badly mishandled and let down time and time again. Instead of curing mediocrity and restoring a sense of righteousness, the maniacal feuds between him and former point guard Stephen Marbury delayed the Knicks progress of sprouting as typical opponents.

It’s amazing how no one took notice of the time when a federal court jury found Thomas’ employer, Madison Square Garden and Dolan guilty on a sexual harassment lawsuit. And nonetheless, the Knicks are giving a troubled Thomas a second chance, unwilling to quit on him even when he cost the team $11 million in a shameful lawsuit, and even when he traded the No. 9 pick overall in the 2010 draft to Phoenix in the Marbury deal.

It’s too bad Knicks fans cannot fire Dolan. It’s impossible to fire the chairman of the team, when he possibly wouldn’t fire himself until he sells the team. But as long as Dolan is the owner of the Knicks, the disoriented and bombastic franchise will topple. A few days ago, Dolan announced that he allowed Thomas to return, perturbing fans awaiting a postseason appearance, and better yet, a championship appearance.

But none of that is happening anytime soon, and as long as Thomas is voicing the calls, the Knicks fans are faced with sadness, anguish and hopelessness, while anxious to figure out why Dolan is fascinated with Thomas. He’s fortunate the Knicks have handed the general manager gig to him, arguably the most powerful assignment as Dolan continuously engages in pampering Thomas, even when he underachieved and failed constructing a productive team or installing urgency of managing the most dysfunctional team in the NBA.

For nine consecutive seasons, it has been painful to watch and endure the disappointing losses, but now it should be more hurtful to hear the Knicks hand the hardest task and heavy responsibilities to Thomas. In every way, he hadn’t delivered a winning or an efficient team and was unsuccessful in overhauling a lousy team, but was always in disputes with Marbury and unwisely demolished the Knicks when he overpaid Jerome James. It’s still really bonkers that he tossed out unproven money to Eddy Curry. In other words, Dolan is rehiring a fool, a fool, I tell you.

For all the damage he caused, there’s no way in my mind I would have brought back Thomas. Outside of the world’s famous venue, the Madison Square Garden, that is, they should have hung a sign on the door or placed a billboard on a ten-story building nearby that said “NO THOMAS ALLOW, NO BRAIN DEAD IDIOT ALLOW!”

But this hiring is enough to make me nauseated and disgusted, with the Knicks refusing to understand that he didn’t only destroy New York, but the Continental Basketball Association as well. There are red flags, Dolan. However, you ignored everyone. You rehired him. Without reflecting back on the misery, he desperately gave the duties to Thomas, ignoring the availability of Golden State’s GM Chris Mullin, a familiar name that Walsh requested Dolan to hire.

Now that Dolan has similar habits as the Oakland Raiders sullied owner Al Davis, he’s watching a promising franchise attenuate completely by refusing to listen to Walsh demands after he pledged that he would be able to voice all the personnel decisions. Well, he lied. And he whispered sweet things in his hear, and as usual, Walsh fell for it.

It was an elementary strategy for alluring the masterminded architect, but according to reports he is distraught with Thomas rejoining and threatened to quit. In a matter of time, the local tabloids in New York will likely ridicule the Knicks and Dolan for making the dumbest choice by giving Thomas the duties of recruiting and assisting the franchise, as the newspaper stands may become the hottest spot in the urban communities.

There were, however, other candidates more worthy, such as Mullin, Kevin Pritchard or Mark Warkentien, but out of all the potential candidates to fill in the vacancy, he was aroused with Thomas, something I never understood. To put it into perspective, it was a very faulty choice, a regrettable decision that wasn’t worth the hassle.

So now Dolan has confidence that he’ll be a brilliant recruiter, meaning Thomas can talk Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul into joining forces with Amar’e Stoudimire in New York, and eventually he’ll become the general manager. But as we know, Thomas is inept. Dolan is a fool. And I am his worst critic. This is a disadvantage and a downfall, but we can enjoy it before it shrinks greatly. And perhaps, it won’t be very long before it happens.

Good luck.

A Feud Reveals: Given Isiah Thomas' History, Believing Magic Johnson Is Sensible

Shame on our country that was bred and taught to unite as one. If citizens truly believe in befriending other individuals, America would be a kinder place, and we’ll impetuously utter united we stand, united we fall. But we’ve reached a point, when emotionally others betrays someone, sadly, implying cowardice under the circumstance that they were never really a true friend.

Needless to say, it’s similar to Magic Johnson’s and Isiah Thomas’ impair friendship that unraveled and unfeasibly is irreparable, viewed as a bitter altercation. Worse, it developed a scene publicly, shocking us to learn it was never a close bond after all.

Even more veiling, is the fact a long-term connection ended badly in a war of words, which never recovered creating execrable and dumbfounded an entire universe, leaving us speechless and surprised. Truthfully, none of the madness and childish games should be as surprising as the public exaggerate on an issue defined as ignorance.

I’m not analyzing whether it’s right or wrong to publicize a feud as frivolous as these two legendary icons exchange words, regarding the 1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team, but will admit feuding on the past is staggering, mindless and impulsive.

Dwelling on the latest book Johnson recently published, is outdated news and should be downplayed. Clearly, Johnson and Thomas always had a bitter friendship, but demolished more as time progress.

The release of Johnson’s new book, “When the Game Was Ours”, a biography bringing out an abnormal side of the man who invented the “Showtime Era” when he shined for the purple and gold stockpiling titles within a span, and the man who invested wisely to flourish and proliferate into a fruitful entrepreneur.

In the meantime, allow me to emphasize a wise businessman who has had enough of the childish mind games and verbal confrontations with a long-time nemesis, Thomas. That would be, of course, Johnson expressing beliefs in his book, which allegedly reveals the truth.

It provides a logic sense of what transpired between the two men who are obviously attempting to settle a problematic altercation, flaring up into an unimportant controversy. Constant debates have been brought to our attention, unexpectedly startled by the bizarre admission.

As much as you try grasping a factual understanding or forecast a questionable bond, a true friendship was never immaculate, but formed negative bitterness in which holding grudges finally surfaces in a bitter ending and not a happy closure. For a long time, the two legends gave us reason to believe their friendship remained unbreakable.

If Johnson and Thomas were close friends at the time, obviously in the book, which Johnson co-authored with former nemesis Larry Bird and ESPN contributor Jackie MacMullan, he sadly held accusations confidential. What seems to be the truth is shocking when it could actually be, knowing Thomas’ history on and off the court.

Seems wondering otherwise is absolutely disbelieving the well-beloved miracle worker whose charitable contributions have done much, benefiting the less fortunate in the problematic streets of Los Angeles to Detroit, where Magic’s roots started as a kid growing up in poverty as well.

Given the negative episodes, grotesque incidents transpired, which have emerged recently, declined Thomas’ credibility. If someone has amnesia or deeply is blindsided as Thomas seems to be on pending accusations, speculating on Johnson’s recent announcement in which he admittedly states he was responsible for keeping Thomas off the ’92 U.S. Olympic Dream Team, gives us a reason to believe Magic.

A bitter Johnson has divulged hostility and skepticism towards a disloyal Thomas, offended by his humiliating rumor. Its ignorance to acknowledge a so-called friend as bisexual in the wake of Johnson’s public announcement in ’91 when he had admittedly informed the public he had tested positive for HIV.

Enough has been said on the verbal he-said controversy. I’m advising the masses to carefully speculate this ongoing issue, meaning backtrack to Thomas’ horrific problems that poisoned a franchise and tarnished his image. He unprofessionally instigated further issues between him and guard Stephen Marbury, a heated feud erupting ongoing confrontations during the New York Knicks rebuilding period.

Also, he had the sexual harassment suit filed against him. Even more disturbing, he was rushed to a hospital, when he had apparently overdosed on sleeping pills, an incident that will never bring out true colors. Throughout his playing career, he was a portrait of arrogance and insidious, or a worthless conspirator who inanely had no morals.

Mostly anyone who follows the game is mindful of Thomas’ arrogant smirks, inane remarks and stupidity, so exceedingly all the specifics stated in the book, might or might not be strictly biases.

Assuming his premise is truthful accusations, ultimately it would be sensible to trust Johnson, especially when issues involve an esoteric individual who has done laughable things. This entire story is weird, involving a classy Johnson, singling out Thomas after remaining silent for years. No sympathy felt, ripping a so-call friend publicly for an incident that happened years ago.

Is this the same Magic we have grown to love? Or is this a deceptive Thomas, who miserably insulted close pals?

Whatever transpired we might never know the truth, and painfully Thomas is the scapegoat denying the accusations of Johnson’s sexual activities. Reportedly, he told SI.com he’s “blindsided” since Johnson aired his side of the story.

As there are normally two sides to a story, mostly everyone is taking sides with Magic, probably for his commitment to donate charity to the communities or likeness among peers for all he has brought to the game in back-and-forth rival showdowns against the Boston Celtics and Bird.

Whatever it might be, the masses aren’t holding a wicked grudge on Magic, but hold a fierce one against Thomas, dating back to the epic period when the two fought aggressively in the ’88 and ’89 NBA Finals.

Earlier this year, Thomas was hired to fill the head coaching vacancy at Florida International University, ready to move on and put the allegations behind. Being one of the most inspirational preachers for the game and a down-to-earth analyst, publicly ripping someone was least expected from a well-known and likable man in basketball.

Getting a slap on the hand is Magic, as Thomas takes most of the abuse for a troubling reputation.

In my perspective, they never were true buddies.