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Isiah Thomas to Finally Be Fired?
Published 1/12/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... , this story has to come out. Man, they just don’t let you enjoy your moment in the sun these days, do they? Apparently not, because Frank Isola of the New York Daily News writes that James Dolan is finally leaning towards canning Isiah at the end of the season: ...

Dolan Prepared to Fire Isiah ... Sometime
Published 1/12/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
Filed under: Knicks, Eastern, NBA Rumors, New York, Breaking News, The WordJames Dolan is clearly a stubborn man who doesn't like to admit mistakes or else he would've given Isiah Thomas the boot a long time ago. But even he has his limits, apparently. From Frank Isola of the New York Daily News: Garden chairman James Dolan recently told confidants that he knows a coaching change must be made and that he is preparing to do just that, according to a source close to Dolan. No timetable was given, ...

Breaking News: Dolan Admits He Has To Fire Isiah Thomas as Head Coach
Published 1/12/2008 by Phil at Fantasy Sports Experience
It has been a long season for the New York Knicks and coach Isiah Thomas. The fans hate Isiah, the players are constantly jarring with Isiah, even officials are battling Isiah. Now, according to the New York Daily News, it seems as if Isiah Thomas' last supporter, Knick owner James Dolan, might be wavering in his devotion to the Knick coach. Sources close to Dolan recently revealed that he knows a "coaching change" must be made and he is preparing to do so. ...

Baddest Team in the League
Published 1/12/2008 by BigMck at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... No plans to see a doctor? I’ve always assumed these guys are checked by an entire medical staff if they sneeze violently. Regardless, we can handle Washington without Rondo. Today’s links: Globe - Celtics Avoid Trip | Rondo’s Back, Doc’s Kid |  Herald - No Jersey Barrier | Lucky Green-Black Uniforms? | NY Post - Flat Fourth Buries Nets | Why Wiz Could Keep This One Close | Dolan To Fire Isiah Finally? |    And for all my adoring fans, it feels good to be back on the East coast. ...

Knicks W-L Record Leaked To Dolan [SHOTY Curse]
Published 1/12/2008 at Deadspin
... It's come to this. James Dolan is so bored at Knicks games games, he's brought along Winkles the sockpuppet to entertain him. Of course, he could just replace Isiah Thomas with a more competent coach, but he clearly wouldn't do that now, after all they've been through. After giving him a $24 million extension. After Isiah ...

Dolan Said To Be Preparing The Axe For Isiah : Hey, Why The Rush?
Published 1/12/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
In the aftermath of the Knicks’ Friday night 99-90 loss to Toronto, the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola drops the following bombshell. Garden chairman James Dolan recently told confidants that he knows a coaching change must be made and that he is preparing to do just that, according to a source close to Dolan. No timetable was given, but the source indicated that Dolan is leaning toward making a change before the end of the season. Dolan’s change of heart comes 10 months after he rewarded Thomas with a ...

Dolan “Knows Coaching Change Must Be Made”
Published 1/12/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Excerpt: “Garden chairman James Dolan recently told confidants that he knows a coaching change must be made and that he is preparing to do just that, according to a source close to Dolan. No timetable was given, but the source indicated that Dolan is leaning toward making a change before the end of the season.” ...

All Good Things….
Published 1/12/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... I don’t know how much more James Dolan wants out of Isiah Thomas.  Despite Zeke’s best efforts, Dolan is still apparently planning on firing him… maybe sometime in the next few months. ...

Daily Babble: Bad News For Knicks-Haters...Kind Of
Published 1/13/2008 at CelticsBlog
... is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Once we cut through all the literary mumbo-jumbo (I know I'll get hanged by the poetry fanatics for that comment, but I couldn't resist), the message remains: All good things eventually come to an end. Thus, perhaps no work other than Frost's better expresses my sentiments regarding Frank Isola's report in the ...

After Isiah goes, what will Dolan do?
Published 1/13/2008 by ETVal at Valentine's Views
... I've been calling for that move for at least two seasons, and it looks like Madison Square Garden Chairman James Dolan has finally seen the light. ...

The Roundup: Will Leitch, Cheese Breasts and Terry Bradshaw’s daughter
Published 1/13/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
... National Championships] Terry Bradshaw’s daughter is smokin’ hot.  [MovieWeb] Deadspin governor Will Leitch speaks on his new book and other stuff.  Part I and Part II.  [BostonMagazine] The Falcons are set to hire a Pats front office man for their GM role.  [SI] Cheese breasts, snow, and Mike Holmgren.  If that doesn’t make you click… [Sports By Brooks] James Dolan is leaning towards, ahem, firing his head coach at some point.  Some time.  Maybe.  [Ny Daily News] Chad Johnson ...

Knicks can't do anything right
Published 1/17/2008 by ETVal at Valentine's Views
... Just when there were reports that James Dolan had finally come to his senses and decided to rid the Knicks of Isiah Thomas, the team started to win games. ...