Knicks fire Brown, name Thomas new coachESPN.com news services
The New York Knicks fired coach Larry Brown on Thursday, replacing him as coach with president and general manager Isiah Thomas.
The Knicks finished 23-59 in Brown's first and only season at the helm.
"Larry has had a long and storied career. We hired him last summer with the expectation that he would be with the Knicks for a long time. Sometimes decisions work and sometimes they don't," MSG Chairman James L. Dolan said. "After careful consideration, despite the best intentions from everyone involved, this current structure did not work for us last season and I did not think it was going to improve next season."
Thomas, who joined the Knicks as president and general manager on Dec. 22, 2003, previously served as a head coach with the Indiana Pacers for three seasons from 2000-01 through 2002-03. His Pacers teams were 131-115 record, making the playoffs in each of his three seasons.
"No one in our organization is happy with last season and we all accept responsibility for our performance," Thomas said. "This has been a difficult time for the entire organization and our fans. Today begins the 2006-07 season for the Knicks, and I strongly believe we are on the right track to take major steps in our rebuilding process to achieve our goal of being one of the premier teams in the NBA."
Isiah Thomas will lead us back to the playoffs in 2006 !!!
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6/22/2006 10:23 AM
If Brown was the witch then Isiah must be that little shyster OZ, hiding behind the curtain.
Still trying to convince Steph he doesn't need a brain...
lol.. another one who blames the wrong guy !!! Dolan rubber him out not Zeke !!!
Isiah Thomas will lead us back to the playoffs in 2006 !!!
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6/22/2006 10:33 AM
Welcome to the circus known as the New York Knicks.
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6/22/2006 10:35 AM
Dolan, Isiah & Steph seem excited about the coming season.
[Edited by - TMS on 06-22-2006 10:35 AM]
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6/22/2006 10:37 AM
Man if that is excited I would hate to what happy looks like....
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6/22/2006 10:48 AM
Posted by BlueSeats:
If Brown was the witch then Isiah must be that little shyster OZ, hiding behind the curtain.
Still trying to convince Steph he doesn't need a brain...
Im sorry did you just say shyster? What does that mean?
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