Seriously?

A couple of weeks ago ESPN declared that Isiah Thomas would be added to the Knicks front office as a consultant of some sort. Clearly, James Dolan is now operating on the principle that Knicks fans are total masochists. Only when you start with the idea that the entire fanbase is a glutton for punishment could you possibly come to the conclusion that this team needs to relive the glory days of the Isiah era. Either that or he must have Alzheimer's and think that Thomas is fresh off his championship seasons as a point guard for the Pistons.

I mean, it's not like his inaugural season as coach for NCAA powerhouse FIU (7-25, second to last in Sun Belt Conference) has boosted his resume in any way. To be fair, however, it is hard to compete in a division that pits them against juggernauts the likes of Arkansas State, South Alabama and Middle Tennessee.

Why anyone would want advice from the man who brought us Eddie Curry, Zach Randolph and Jared Jeffries (played for about 12 minutes total) is a total mystery. He can't coach, he can't broker beneficial deals, and he is a terrible judge of talent (Anucha Browne Sanders? come on man you can do better than that). Not only did his tenures as President of Basketball operations, advisor and coach yield miserable seasons at the time, the effectively crippled the team with salary cap obligations which forced us to spend two seasons shedding contracts just to enter the LeBron sweepstakes.

A few days later, the deal was mercifully nullified and Thomas was relegated back to Florida where he will continue to pretend he wants to coach. If Donnie Walsh has his way though, you can rest assured Thomas will slink his way back into the Knicks organization within a few years. I can't wait.