Earlier this week, the New York Knicks rehired former coach and president Isiah Thomas as a consultant to current GM Donnie Walsh. Thomas had to back out due to violations of certain NBA bylaws.
One would wonder what, Knicks owner James Dolan was even thinking in his attempt to bring Isiah back. Obviously, he does not understand the concept of moving forward, not backsliding. Had Isiah's contract held up, the Knicks would have be bringing back all the bad memories of the past 6 seasons or so.
With Thomas at the helm, the Knicks made one playoff appearance between 2003-2008. As team president from 2003-2006, he made many ill-advised personnel moves including trading future draft picks for the unfit and underachieving Eddy Curry. When he took over as coach in 2006, it only went downhill. During the 2006 season, he had a messy lawsuit hanging over his head and in his last year as coach, they endured one of their worst seasons in team history.
The Knicks, arguably the most recognized basketball franchise is now in rebuilding mode thanks to bad decisions that have cost them dearly. Why James Dolan would even want to be reminded of that experience is beyond me. That is like a woman who has been in an abusive relationship for a number of years then finally breaking away from it only to return a while later claiming that the man has changed. It makes no sense and it just blows my mind. They showed signs of moving on when they hired Mike D'Antoni as head coach and Donnie Walsh as GM. Even though they are not where they need to be, mainly because the players they had were still holdovers from the Thomas era, they have shown signs of gaining the respect of their fans again. They need to continue to move forward and give their fans a team that will come to play on a nightly basis.
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