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Thomas tried to con Knicks more than coach them - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
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NEW YORK Isiah Thomas never did stop the relentless mythology of himself as the street fighter out of Chicago’s Westside. Through every indignity, he insisted that he was fighting for his job, his legacy, for a ticker-tape parade he still promised until the bitter end. Somewhere between delusion and delirium, the architect of a crumbled regime had never sounded so detached of reality. Before ...

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Dear Atlanta, Keep Dreaming
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — I have no general animosity towards the Atlanta Hawks.  I like most of the players on their team.  I’ve been to Atlanta a few times and managed to thoroughly enjoy myself while somehow avoiding arrest.  I even think they’ve got a bright future ahead of them.  But business is business… so without further ...

Even til the Very Bitter End, Zeke is Still Dillusional
Hugging Harold Reynolds — From our NBA goto guy Adrian Wojnarowski, "Thomas tried to con Knicks more than coach them": "As Denzel (Washington) told me," Isiah said, "'You're going to get the Bronx cheer.' If this is the bottom, with a sold-out house tonight, in the last game, then New York is a great town. "And in a strange kind of way I'm honored to get the Bronx cheer. Because everybody gets it. If this is the worst, this ain't bad."Yep. Still crazy after all these years. ...

Daily Links 4/15
CelticsBlog — Herald After appetizer, C s get hungry for main course Masters champion gives Green halftime pep talk Hawks like their chances Globe Celtics don't miss a beat Receiving advice from a master Chat today with Eddie House at noon eastern CelticsBlog NBA previews review - Central division DeShawn lures us in CSN Celtics telecasts earn Emmy nomination LOY's Place Comments from the other side - Knicks Celtics bench comes through again, beat Knicks 99-93 ESPN Who is the league's 2007-08 MVP? Playoff push: East all set, West almost there Power Rankings - The commissioner's ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 4/15
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — Herald After appetizer, C’s get hungry for main course Masters champion gives Green halftime pep talk Hawks like their chances Globe Celtics don't miss a beat Receiving advice from a master Chat today with Eddie House at noon eastern ...

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huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 4/15/2008 — "And in a strange kind of way I'm honored to get the Bronx cheer. Because everybody gets it. If this is the worst, this ain't bad." Yep. Still crazy after all these years.
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