Isiah's not fired, just banned
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| Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog found this 4/22/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag] |
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fastbreakblog +1I want to be banned from my company and make his salary too. He always gets his way.
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A new day has dawned
Published 4/22/2008 by Toronto Star at Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog
... Now, the New York papers are reporting that not only does Thomas have no real job – but he’s not fired – he can’t even contact anyone with the team. ...
Isiah to be Paid $18M to Fetch Coffee for Walsh
Published 4/22/2008 by Cecilio's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... Since those public comments a few days ago, Zeke's responsibilities have come into even clearer focus. In today's New York Daily News, Knicks beat writer Frank Isola reports that, according to a team source, "Thomas has been barred from having any contact with the team as part of his reassignment agreement with Knicks president Donnie Walsk." ...
Inside Isiah's New Job
Published 4/22/2008 by Russianator at Three Idiots on Sports
... (Idiot News Service) - The Idiot News Service followed up this NY Daily News piece today which reports that Isiah is banned from having any contact with the team. Through exclusive sources and some extreme surveillance, we were able to learn what he's been doing since getting "reassigned" last week to a new position that has no title, and as far as we can tell, no responsibilities. Fear not Knick Fans, he's been working on the Pensky file. ...
The Raw and the Cooked
Published 4/22/2008 by Jack at The Shamrock Headband
... young players seem almost precociously disappointing. From the Bucks standpoint, Skiles is a notorious firebrand with little patience for clownery, and you're putting him in charge of a team that's trying to build around Yi Jianlian, Andrew Bogut and Charlie Villanueva? Christ. We'll see, but something tells me Skiles isn't making it to the end of his four-year contract (although seriously, those numbers are all pretty much made-up anyways). Lastly and most enjoyably, a report from the Daily News tells us that Isiah Thomas, while still ...
Isiah Thomas Pretty Much Got A Promotion [Isiah Is Smarter Than All Of Us]
Published 4/22/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... The New York Daily News reports this morning that Isiah will specifically not be allowed to talk to any players. Nice gig, if you can get it. ...
Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Links
Published 4/22/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... - Greg Oden is McLovin, enjoys Franzia wine coolers. - NY Daily News - Isiah Thomas has been banned from contact with Knicks players. - ...
The Isiah Saga Continues, In Kelvin Sampson Form
Published 4/22/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... But don't worry, Knicks faithful. The team has a sure-fire plan to make sure that nothing crazy happens. According to a team source, Thomas has been barred from having any contact with the team as part of his reassignment agreement. Don't worry at all about the fact that he acquired every player on the team and has coached them and knows them all personally. Something tells me this is ...
Isiah: Banned?
Published 4/22/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
Thomas is reportedly not allowed to have any contact with the Knicks players.
(More and more I’m convinced that dude has a no-firing clause in his contract.) ...
Dan Bickely’s Crusade Against Flopping
Published 4/22/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... The New York Daily News’ Frank Isola reports Isiah Thomas has been banned from contacting any Knicks players. I was thinking this might explain why Randolph Morris never got into a game, but apparently, said ban has only been enforced in the past few days. ...
Isiah Thomas Barred From Having Contact With Knicks Players
Published 4/22/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... One thing we are certain about concerning Isiah's new role is that it won't involve talking to members of the team he used to coach ... at all. Thomas has officially been barred by the organization from having any contact with what used to be his players. The reasons for this are obvious: if Thomas kept in touch with the Knicks players -- every last one of whom he was responsible for acquiring -- he may, intentionally or not, undermine what the ...
Isiah Still On NYK Payroll But Barred From Players
Published 4/22/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... By Donnie Walsh edict, Thomas isn’t allowed to have any contact with the Knicks players . No chatting, no eye contact, no sharing the same airspace. If he wants his checks, he’ll steer clear. And there’s plenty of checks left: he still has multiple years left on that contract at millions of dollars per. So what’s left for Isiah at Madison Square Garden, exiled from all that he knew and cared about there? Why, he can still tell stories about the late-80s Pistons with James Dolan all afternoon while offering the same fake chuckle that got him the contract originally and die ...
