http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/49647/20071210/thomas_says_knicks_fans_are_to_blame/

Its OUR FAULT

Boy--he must be trying to get fired. Makes sense. Who wouldnt want to walk away into the sunset with a cool 25mm? He can blame Dolan after he is fired to land another gig and use previous emplyess as his proof. IT reminds me a lot of an OJ Simpson type personality. I see why MJ didn't like him.

Beyond that--I wonder how this sits with Charles Dolan--IT basically saying FU to people who shell out 2k a ticket in the front row and everyone else down. Many of them hard-working individuals who want to try to enjoy their team. I wish no one would show up--a blackout of MSG the next game. This way if they lose to the Sonics he can only blame one person--himself.

What a dreadful person. I do not hope the Knicks win--as a true Knick fan the only scenario I want to see now is a loss--I figure a loss is now a win because we need him to get out. He knows what he is doing and the sht hole the team is in. 500mm spent and were worse off than before he came.

LAWL

he's done ... he's playing russian roulette with himself and he has one more trigger to pull and that has the bullet in it.

of course, it's the crowds fault. it all makes sense now. now all we have to do is get rid of them and the knicks will be good again. it's so simple........

December 11, 2007
Mavericks 99, Knicks 89
Another Loss, Another Scapegoat: Sixth Man
By HOWARD BECK

They played a meaningful fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden last night, and given the current ill state of affairs, this was progress.

The Knicks played from behind all evening, as they almost always do, watching the Dallas Mavericks build a 23-point lead and inspiring the usual derisive chants from an increasingly irate crowd.

When the Knicks rode a late burst by Zach Randolph to pull within 7 points, the chants briefly switched from “Fire Isiah” to “Let’s go Knicks.” By the final minute, the fans had reversed course again as the Knicks succumbed , 99-89, to a much more polished Mavericks team.

Stephon Marbury, still mourning the death of his father, did not play. It is unclear when he will return to the team.

The only encouragement, other than a fleeting moment of suspense, was that Randolph began to bust out of a prolonged slump. He scored 24 points — all in the second half — and grabbed 11 rebounds. Randolph had accumulated 6 points and 7 rebounds in the prior two games.

Randolph scored 7 straight points for the Knicks — including a 3-pointer over Dirk Nowitzki — and Jamal Crawford followed with a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the deficit to 88-81 with 5 minutes 20 seconds to play. They got within 7 again on a Randolph layup with 4:06 left. The rally died just as quickly. Eddy Curry threw a pass over Crawford for a turnover, Quentin Richardson shot a long 3-point air ball and the Mavericks put the game away with a Josh Howard 3-pointer.

During the game, Thomas argued with fans in the front row, telling them fans were to blame for the Knicks’ woes.

“He said it’s the fans’ fault because they don’t have a good sixth man,” said Mara Altschuler, who has season tickets in the front row near the Knicks’ bench. Altschuler sought out the news media after the game to relate the conversation.

Before it was all over, the Knicks were bloodied. Curry left the game with 2:58 to play, after getting smacked in the mouth by Howard. Curry made his move too late to challenge Howard’s driving layup, and Howard converted the shot with his right hand while extending his left toward Curry.

The franchise shed one burden, announcing a settlement to the sexual-harassment lawsuit that clouded their off-season. If there was relief in the settlement, Thomas did not show it, or say it. Indeed, a team spokesman warned reporters that Thomas would not answer any questions about the case after he made a prepared statement, reiterating his innocence.

As unsightly blemishes go, the Knicks’ on-court dysfunction had long ago eclipsed their recent legal drama.

They had lost four of six heading into last night’s game, including consecutive losses to the lowly Philadelphia 76ers, by a combined 39 points. They had already absorbed routs of 32, 26, 45 and 28 points.

There were even malfunctions off the court, including a fire alarm that briefly blared 30 minutes before tip-off. Reporters of villagers storming the Garden with torches could not be confirmed.

Thomas was again booed during introductions. Curry and Jared Jeffries were booed each time they checked into the game.

Garden chairman James L. Dolan, who expressed (through a team official) his emphatic support for Thomas over the weekend, was absent from his baseline seat.

The Knicks trailed by 49-36 at halftime — the second straight game in which they failed to break the 40-point barrier in the first half. Curry and Randolph showed no sign of ending their tag-team slump, and Crawford did not help matters, going 3 for 12 from the field. That trio, who comprise the heart of the offense, were a combined 4 for 24 in the half.

For the second time in the last week, the Knicks were without Marbury. He had played, albeit sparingly and without much verve, in the prior two games, following the death of his father, Donald, on Dec. 2. The funeral was last Thursday, and Marbury returned to the lineup the next night.

“You could tell that emotionally he was a wreck,” Thomas said, recalling Marbury’s state before Saturday’s game. “Sitting at his locker before the game, and then when they did the moment of silence, just at the start of the game. I just think it was too emotional for him.”

Thomas recalled asking Marbury before Saturday’s game “if he really thought that he could do this and if he wanted to play. And he kept insisting that he wanted to and this would be good for him. At the start of the game, I just wished him luck and told him to go after it.”

REBOUNDS

Malik Rose was inactive for the second straight game, at his own request. Rose, who has played sparingly this season, said he preferred to keep a regular workout routine to stay in shape. When he is on the active roster, Rose says, he curtails his activity on game days in order to remain fresh for the game. “We’re O.K. with that,” Isiah Thomas said. Rose and Thomas both denied a report that Rose had asked to be traded. “That’s not something that he and I have discussed, and I don’t foresee that down the road,” Thomas said. “His leadership is valuable to us in the locker room.”

Despite the Knicks’ struggles, Thomas said, “We’re not actively looking to move anyone. We like what we have. We just have to roll up our sleeves and do better with what we have.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/sports/basketball/11knicks.html?ref=sports

[Edited by - basketballjones on 12-10-2007 23:16]

Wow. What else is there to say?

When is the next home game? That should be a lot of fun.

Posted by islesfan:

Wow. What else is there to say?

When is the next home game? That should be a lot of fun.

That would be Wednesday against the Sonics.

Didn't Zeke blame the fans the beginning of last year too? Eh, whatever.

We've heard this "fans are to blame" argument many times over the past couple of years. I'm sure IT's what he's really felt all along.

Posted by arkrud:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by martin:

During the game, Thomas argued with fans in the front row, telling them fans were to blame for the Knicks’ woes.

“He said it’s the fans’ fault because they don’t have a good sixth man,” said Mara Altschuler, who has season tickets in the front row near the Knicks’ bench. Altschuler sought out the news media after the game to relate the conversation.

OMG he really did drop the obligatory on her. No doubt that convo had the STFU B**** in it.


This keeps getting worse.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 12-10-2007 10:17 PM]

Is it OK for... Isaih to call white woman a b..ch?

That's speculation on TB's part. There's nothing in the Times article about that.

Posted by BasketballJones:

But to answer your question, yes it would be okay.

I see...
At least it will not be a big surprise.
Innocent man can get frustrated after all these accusations