Give Me The Rock

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So, this is how it Ends?

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Categorized as: NBA Basketball, New York Knicks
Posted on: May 16th, 2006

I have arguably the most useless of higher education degrees know to man; the MBA. I do, however, have found memories of one teaching method often used and abused in the program. It is the MBA case study, where (at least in my favorite form) the worst and most egregious mistakes and abuses of organizations are documented for students’ amusement and supposed learning. Ford’s exploding car, Apple’s $10,000 computer, and of course, Atari’s infamous videogame.

So, in that vein, I greeted the New York Post’s article that the Knicks are reportedly looking to buy out the remainder of Larry Brown’s contact and install Isiah Thomas as the Knicks new head coach with a twinge of sadness. Sure, there will be some laughs as we watch Thomas try to run the “it’s your mess, now you do something with it” Knicks next season. But it’s also an indication that this is the beginning of the end for Thomas. Surely, his installation as head coach provides an out for owner James Dolan when the Knicks inevitably suck it up again next year. And that means Thomas’ three year case study on how NOT to run a basketball team will also come to an end. So enjoy and learn from Isiah Thomas while you can, because, with all certainly, no one will give Thomas an opportunity to run another organization into the ground… right?

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  • http://www.givemetherock.com Nels

    Holy crap! If I’d know PMad was an MBA, I would have just started a new blog called “MBAs on the NBAs.” So, for anyone interested, Give Me The Rock now has 4 degrees (at least, that I know of).

    I think Larry should have just left the coaching behind after taking the Spurs to 7 games. For his health’s sake, maybe he’ll just retire now. That said, JVG did have a point when he said that Larry Brown is the only proven winner the Knicks have right now. That said, I don’t think there’s any way he can fix what happened with Starbury and Franchise. The rest of the players are young enough that they could probably shake it off and play another season for Brown. If Isiah were really smart he’d buy out those two and go forward with the core of players that remain. They’d probably end up with a better record without making any other moves.

    Maybe after Isiah leaves NY he can pitch in a few bucks to join Magic, Jordan, and Barkley with the new Las Vegas team.

  • http://www.givemetherock.com PMad

    Haha, I had no idea either. I guess MBAs in the wild are naturally attracted to each other’s over-developed sense of self-worth and entitlement.

    Regarding Larry Brown, if my employer gave me 25 million just to go away, you can be damn sure that I would be retiring and setting up residence on some small island much south of where I currently live. Of course, the point that Larry Brown is not the Knicks problem is absolutely right. On Mike and Mike in the Morning the other day, they floated out the idea (rumor?) of a Knicks/Bulls trade involving Francis and Ben Gordan to Tim Legler, who proceed to shoot it down as making no absolutely sense for Chicago. Now while I agree, it surprising to see how far the Franchise has fallen in just a few years.

    “If Isiah were really smart”… that’s a good one Nels.

  • http://completesports.blogspot.com twins15

    Man, I sure hope this isn’t the end of the Isiah Thomas Era. It’s been very interesting, and provided good material.

    And if nothing else, I’m a Sixers fan, so I can appreciate having one less team in the division to worry about. :D

  • http://www.givemetherock.com Nels

    And he’s provided a first round lottery pick for the Bulls this year. I think that means we have the second-best chance of getting the #1 pick. We’ll find out next Tuesday…

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