first of all, this is a wild rumor that probably isn't true. if isaih wasn't going to europe and was still quiet like he has been the last few weeks, then we should worry. second, as far as phil jax goes, we can still technically hire phil as the coach and gm. isaih is president of basketball operations. he is not the gm. the acting gm is still, if i am not mistaken, steve mills. so we can offer phil both positions without getting rid of thomas. well, it doesn't matter. the one rumor i heard which COULD happen is that cleveland will fire paxson to get phil jackson for coach and gm. i think coaching and building a team around lebron could be more entincing that a team with marbury as the centerpiece, a player phil supposedly do not like.

I don't think phil (after reading his two books) would want the GM job. I think Coach input of players wanted is very important for any coach, yet alone big chief triangle.

BUt PHil likes his month long vacations, and I don't think he wants a bigger role than any he has ever had prvioulsy. IF he comes back, he does to coach, but infuluence his roster. All big coaches want this!

The GM/Coach combo thing is not really done anymore. I think Popovich still does it and riley was doing it until he hired Randy Pfund a few years back to help him big time..

PHil to knix is very doable!