In case you have missed this, let's put this out there: Donnie Walsh would consider hiring Isiah Thomas for the GM position.
Okay. Let me repeat that: Donnie Walsh would consider hiring Isiah Thomas for the GM position.
In the days leading up to free agency and the moments leading up to the decision, Thomas was the go-to guy to sweet talk the free agents into coming to New York. He is credited with getting Amar’e Stoudemire on board and almost had Joe Johnson convinced about coming to the Big Apple.
Walsh has considered bringing in a general manager, but according ESPN’s Chris Broussard, “Walsh said he hasn’t hired a general manager for financial reasons. If Knicks Owner James Dolan allows it, he said he would eventually do so."
This looming fear won’t play well with the fans tortured this past decade. Many have lived through Isiah’s ups and downs, but there is no desire to see him at the helm of a franchise which has worked hard to clean the stain he left on this once proud team.
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Article written by H. Joseph