And they're showing the Giants yet again.

The Knicks are leeches but that's only natural with Isiah as your leader. He's the biggest leech of them all.

Posted by kam77:

Sheeeit.... that all?

Dude, 6th round draft pick for a guy who hadn't played so much as a down in the NFL and was undrafted? That was a shock that they got that much. He would've had to be cut behind guys like Bradshaw, Jacobs and Ward.

From Steve Adamek's Knicks blog:

Milking the moment

Even before the Giants won their spot in the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Knicks milked everything they could out of Big Blue, showing not only their victory over Dallas on the scoreboard DURING THEIR OWN GAME, but flashing Giants at the Garden on the board whenever possible.

So it was no surprise that, barely 12 hours after their victory over Green Bay, Plaxico Burress, R.W. McQuarters, Aaron Ross and Steve Smith showed up for Monday's matinee.

And then there was Isiah Thomas, who when asked if he took any inspiration from Tom Coughlin surviving his troubles in the New York market.

"Most definitely," he said. "His first two years here, he was having a lot of trouble. Last year, they were having some trouble inside the locker room. But they hung together and fought hard. They stayed together and persevered. Now they're playing for the Super Bowl.

"Sports is particularly rough in this town. If you persevere and you hold onto your wits, you can kind of see your way through the storm."

And while he was at it, Isiah also offered this about Doc Rivers' Celtics being 12-48 through 40 games last season compared to the Knicks' 13-27 entering Monday's game:

"Coaching nowadays is about having thick enough skin to weather the bad times. I remember being in Boston last year and I think we beat them by 20 or 30 (101-77 on Nov. 24, 2006) and they were screaming 'Fire Doc.'

"So in terms of making it to the top, it's not about quick fixes and doing it instantly. It's really about sticking your nose in there and getting punched a couple of times and getting a little bloody and getting knocked down and get[ting] back up and keep fighting. You've got to keep fighting and one day you'll be on top."

Or, if you're Danny Ainge, you call your old Celtics buddy Kevin McHale, ask him what he's willing to take in return for Kevin Garnett and then steal him.

Not sure if Isiah has that kind of friend anywhere in the league.

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I told ya so. What an idiot.

Posted by GKFv2:

The Celtics sucked last year when they didn't have Garnett and Allen. Did he seriously even bring a comparison between that and this?

It's called desperation.

Isiah has a lot of ****ing nerve to say that it's not about quick fixes. Isiah has been about nothing but the quick fix since he got here.

He's such an arrogant, incompetent *******.

Posted by islesfan:

Isiah has a lot of ****ing nerve to say that it's not about quick fixes. Isiah has been about nothing but the quick fix since he got here.

He's such an arrogant, incompetent *******.

that stood out like a sore thumb in that article... can't believe he'd have the gaul to even make such a statement after some of the moves he's made as GM.

Posted by Bippity10:

So is Isiah back to saying that is not the year that we are supposed to win?

All preseason I hear about how great we are and how stupid I am for not noticing how good we are going to be. And as soon as we start losing it becomes "we are rebuilding. You are being to impatient". The message is never clear. Even I'm starting to notice the spin job

[Edited by - bippity10 on 22-01-2008 1:06 PM]

Actually a few weeks back he said we have a playoff team and many teams in the conference had a comparable amount of losses.

Posted by martin:

Posted by Bippity10:

So is Isiah back to saying that is not the year that we are supposed to win?

All preseason I hear about how great we are and how stupid I am for not noticing how good we are going to be. And as soon as we start losing it becomes "we are rebuilding. You are being to impatient". The message is never clear. Even I'm starting to notice the spin job

[Edited by - bippity10 on 22-01-2008 1:06 PM]

hey, is the search feature done yet? I know that's the reason you were away.

Yes it is done. Here is the procedure: If you want to find a thread, just ask bballjones to find it for you. Go live date is today.

Where do I apply for this job!!

No-sorry trying to take your non-paying job on this site - is not something I am looking to do - but thanx for the offer.

My prediction: Knicks go 18-17 in their final 35 games and declare themselves the greatest 32 win team of all time.