Day: March 2, 2006

      Isiah in the running for GM of the Year honors

      March 2, 2006 /

      Rrriiight.

      As fellow blogger JP reported earlier, Knicks owner James Dolan has voiced his support for GM Isiah Thomas, saying, among other things:

      “Maybe some people think I’m brain-dead because of that, but time will tell.”

      Maybe?

      Honestly, how does Isiah still have a job? Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis in the same backcourt? Fortunately, when one of the Knicks SPG (shooting point guards) has trouble sharing the ball, Larry Brown can go to the bench for…Jamal Crawford. And Quentin Richardson.

      Rumor has it Isiah is trying to lure Allan Houston out of retirement by offering him a three-year extension at $7 million per season. Gotta keep “stockpiling those assets,” right?

      More from Dolan:

      “I believe in the plan. I believe in the strategy. I believe in the guys who are executing it. I fully expect you to kill me in the papers tomorrow with this, but I’m going to stick with it…until we stop making progress.”

      Um, exactly how much progress can a 15-42 team be making?

      By the way, was I the only one who kept expecting Larry Brown to just get up and leave in the middle of the Francis press conference, shaking his head and muttering to himself?

      NBA

      Favre playing wait-and-see?

      March 2, 2006 /

      Brett Favre has indicated that he is waiting to see what the Packers do in free agency and the draft before making a decision on his retirement.

      “In some ways, I’m kind of waiting to see what we do free agent-wise and in the draft and those things,” said Favre, who is in south Florida for golf and auto racing events. “And they’re probably kind of waiting on me, too. So it’s a little bit of a waiting game. Right now, I’m just trying to get away from it as much as I can and clear my mind, as hard as that may be.”

      The problem is, the team needs to know Favre’s status before heading into free agency and the draft. Depending on how they feel about Aaron Rodgers (I, for one, don’t feel very good about him), they may want to draft a quarterback or pick a veteran up in free agency.

      NFL

      Knicks’ owner stands behind Isiah

      March 2, 2006 /

      When everyone else around the league seems to be questioning Knicks GM Isiah Thomas’ strategy to improve the team over the past two seasons, the team’s owner, James Dolan, stands firmly behind his general manager.

      “I’m not making a change, guys. We’re going to continue on with the strategy. I believe in the plan. I believe in the strategy. I believe in the guys who are executing it. I fully expect you to kill me in the papers tomorrow with this, but I’m going to stick with it. I’m going to stick with it until we stop making progress. I think the course is to stay the course, not knee-jerk.

      “Maybe some people think I’m brain-dead because of that, but time will tell,” Dolan added. “I understand people will be unhappy when you’re going through this process.”

      There are rumors that Thomas is “stockpiling assets” to land a superstar this offseason, so he’ll likely be around at least through the summer. The only way that anyone is going to trade a superstar for the Knicks’ current assets is if that superstar demands a trade. Thomas might be overestimating the value of shoot-first guys, especially considering the recent success of the Pistons and the Spurs, who have won championships by establishing a team concept.

      NBA

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