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.
