The last time we did a video tribute it was in the preseason, for a Knick rookie named Demetris Nichols. When Nichols was cut by then head coach Isiah Thomas, we played the D-Nice video to say goodbye to the Knick that never was. Lets not forget Isiah Thomas the GM, had just traded away (or wasted, depending on how you word it) a now upcoming 2008 second round pick for the rights to Nichols. Some of Isiah’s greatest fans here at the time wished Nichols well selling insurance instead of a professional basketball career, a point of view which I always found simultaneously cruel and ignorant.
So this time, we’ll use a little PE to say farewell to Isiah as the coach and president of basketball operations, now that he has lost both jobs. Well, Isiah, you did your very best. You said you wanted to create a championship legacy in New York, but instead, your legacy in New York will always be 33-23-33-23, a voluminous bag of go to excuses and “again, you haven’t been proud here since ’73. 19-73, that is.” On behalf of Don Chaney, Lenny Wilkins, Herb Williams, Larry Brown, and, lets not forget the players, or the fans, this one is for you.
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someone here reported last month that Ewing wasn’t the hardest working coach . The following is from Alan’s blog………
Patrick Ewing – Let’s get something cleared from the top: I read the comment from David Thorpe in an ESPN chat when he suggested Ewing isn’t the hardest-working guy on the Orlando staff. I asked some people in Orlando about him and was told that Thorpe’s comment was the furthest from the truth. Ewing, since he started on Van Gundy’s staff in Houston, has worked like any other assistant coach. He handles all aspects of the job and does not consider himself above menial tasts, like some high-end players-turned-assistants do. Ewing wants to be taken seriously as a coach and not a big-man specialist. Sure, he’s had two very good specimens to work with in Yao Ming and Dwight Howard, but to suggest that his impact on their development is exaggerated is just plain ignorant. Ewing gives valuable input and, if anything, his encouragement instills confidence in young players. Is he ready to be a head coach or does he even have the personality to be one? I have no idea. But would he be a valuable assistant in New York? Absolutely.
Larry Brown just quit the Sixers. Through that underground fraternity of his, he must know someone is about to get fired. Looks like LB will be coaching in the NBA in 08-09, somewhere…
Al Hahn is reporting that Chuck Person is in consideration for the Knicks head coaching vacancy.
Ol’ Stan Van Gundy thinks Ewing deserves consideration for the coaching gig in New York.
Public Enema? My bowels are flushed!!!! Is that Chuck Wagon and Flavor Aid? Stay tuned Defenders!!!!!!!