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Isiah kicks the WHOLE TEAM out of practice
Isiah kicks the WHOLE TEAM out of practice
A desperate Isiah Thomas kicked his entire team out of practice Monday. The Knicks' embattled coach was unhappy with their work habits.
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Daily Links 11/20
CelticsBlog — ... - Celtics The Nugg Dr. Sactown Royalty Shamrock Headband More ... Site Search Who's Online We have 106 guests and 105 members online Daily Links 11/20 Written by FLCeltsFan Tuesday, 20 November 2007 LOY's Place Carnival of the NBA #52 Thanksgiving Edition Herald Being mortal is OK Globe Warriors bid to land Garnett not enough Celtics 17 Mickey Mouse ESPN Power Rankings - Celtics drop to #5 NY Daily News Isaiah kicks whole team out of practice The Ledger Boston's perfection ends in Orlando ...

No Practice for You!
SLAM Online — Isiah Thomas kicked his whole team out of practice on Monday. Yeah, that’ll show ‘em! © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2007. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking ...

How bad is it in New York?
MVN RSS — ... Frustrated with their lack of effort, Isiah Thomas kicked his own team out of practice. I guess this might have something to do with a 6-game losing streak, a 2-7 overall record, last place in the Atlantic Division, lingering disgust over Thomas’ off-court behavior, a big dollar payout from a lost sex harassment case, and media speculation over the coach’s job security. Frankly, I don’t  understand how Thomas is still the coach and GM of that team. ...

Isiah Thomas is angst-ridden
YAYsports! NBA — ... Does anyone feel any shock that Zeke had to kick the entire team out of practice lasterday for lack of effort? This is a team that features a frontcourt of Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph. ...

NBA loose balls
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... Looks like the Palace is double booked on Wednesday. Isiah Thomas kicked the whole team out of practice yesterday. “It is a three-ring circus,” said the source. “It’s getting worse.” ...

Isiah Kicked Entire Team Out of Practice
FanHouse — ... , but that doesn't mean he's content with the Knicks' 2-7 record. The team's practice was interrupted on Monday when Thomas became frustrated with the team's overall lack of focus ... so he gave everyone the boot. From Frank Isola of the New York Daily News: ...

Knicks Are a ‘Three-Ring Circus’
Larry Brown Sports — ... . While I might not get that wish, it looks like it really won’t matter. Isiah is struggling so badly to maintain control of the Knicks, that he might not even be around for much longer. Case in point, he kicked his entire team out of practice Monday. Yeah. Coaching 101 at its finest. From the NY Daily News: ...

NBA Blatherings With Malice
With Malice - An LA Lakers blog, news and opinions — ... The Knicks got absolutely destroyed by Golden State, 108-82.  After a few nice games initially, suckage continues to be the theme in the Big Apple.  Something needs to happen in MSG, and rumors around Blogfrica have that as Isiah getting fired.  At training, Isiah lost it and booted out the entire team - NY Daily News article… ...

Turkey
Low Percentage Shot — ... If you didn’t know, part of the lovely tradition of tomorrow’s holiday is that there is a little bit of football.  So make your picks soon and just sit back and eat some turkey and mashed potatoes.  Maybe the football coverage will preclude any Isiah Thomas coverage for kicking his team out of practice, or throwing shoes, wishing more female dogs worked in his corporation, or whatever he’s doing nowadays.  He’s definitely one turkey I can do without. ...

Somebody Stop This Fight (But Don't, Please) [Nba Closer]
Deadspin — ... Hey, here was something that Isiah hadn't tried: On Monday, disgusted with what he said was a lack of effort, he threw his entire team out of practice. The results on Tuesday were sparkling, as visiting Golden State beat the Knicks 108-82. The wheels have flown off of this bus, folks, and they're driving on rims. Or, as a commenter at the New York Daily News says this morning: ...

Week Wrap Up With...
Da Great White Hype — ... -And speaking of NY's finest, the team might not be that good this season. It seems they are having a lot of problems, as unlike Isiah's case, these problems got thrown out of court. ...

Pig Poop: Holiday Issue
Real Sports Bloggers — ... season.  So what is a coach to do?  Well, I know that when I played sports and we played bad and couldn’t win, my coach’s would call extra practices and work us until our entire bodies ached.  THEN…he’d work us some more.  Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has come up with a NEW technique in motivating his team.  He kicked them OUT of practice.  “Now play better or we won’t practice TOMORROW EITHER!!!”  POOP!!! ...

Stephon Marbury: The Face Tattoo and Assorted Bad Decisions
CelticsBlog — ... - Marbury got into a heated argument with Isiah Thomas on a plane about a possible benching. Marbury then skipped the game in question, earning a fine in the process. On top of all that allegedly his teammates voted to bench Marbury upon his return. ...

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