Isiah Thomas Continues To Live In Denial, Takes Shots A Multiple NBA Legends.
If you haven't read Bill Reiter's profile of Isiah Thomas, you're missing out, and it contains some fascinating information about the star player and failed executive.
During the course of his interview with Thomas, the topic of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson comes up and how Thomas is looked at compared to those legends. After that, the former Knicks executive and coach goes off.
“I have no problem saying this at all,†Thomas said to Reiter. “They're all 6-(feet)-9 and Jordan was 6-6 and a half. If they were all 6-1, it wouldn't even be a question. They wouldn't even f---ing rate. If they were all my size, s---, they wouldn't even be talked about.
“I beat the s--- out of them when they were that big. If we were all the same size, f---.†He stops to laugh good-naturedly. “Make them 6-1 and let's go on the court.â€
Seriously Isiah? No, seriously? As if it wasn't bad enough that he thinks he has some pull in the offices of the New York Knicks, he's talking in hypothetical situations that are o ...
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