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Sources: Isiah Thomas on Pistons' list
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

While Knicks fans fret about the possibility of Isiah Thomas returning to New York, the Detroit Pistons are considering Thomas for their vacant head coaching position, according to league sources.

Thomas is not the leading candidate, sources say, but he is on Detroit's short list along with Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson and his former Pistons teammate Bill Laimbeer.

Thomas, currently the head coach at Florida International University, made headlines this past weekend after the Knicks announced on Friday that Donnie Walsh would not return as the club's president and general manager. Because of Thomas' close relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan, there was speculation that Thomas could regain control of the Knicks.

Sources close to the Knicks' situation insist that Thomas will not be re-hired as the team's president or general manager and Thomas told ESPNNewYork.com's Ian O'Connor on Friday that he has "no desire to return" to the Knicks as president or as Walsh's replacement.

Thomas served as the New York's president in a controversial reign from 2003-2008 that left him among the most hated sports figures in recent New York history.

That is not the case, however, in Detroit, where Thomas led the Pistons to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. Widely regarded as the greatest player in franchise history, the Hall of Famer could return to a club that has suffered through three straight losing seasons.

While Thomas' performance in the Knicks' front office left much to be desired, he has enjoyed success as a coach. He led the Indiana Pacers to three consecutive playoff appearances from 2000-2003 and helped develop Jermaine O'Neal, Jalen Rose and Ron Artest into stars. It's that success with young players that has the Pistons intrigued, according to sources.

In 2002, Thomas led the Pacers to a 34-15 start and was the coach of the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. However, the Pacers finished poorly and were eliminated in the first round for the third straight year, leading to Thomas' firing.

After joining the Knicks as team president, Thomas took over the club's coaching duties at the start of the 2006-2007 season. Over the next two years, his Knicks finished a disappointing 56-108.

Thomas, sources say, has been longing to return to the NBA. A return to Detroit would serve as a reunion with his close friend and former Hall of Fame backcourt mate, Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president.

Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6636897

SupremeCommander wrote:Sources: Isiah Thomas on Pistons' list
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

While Knicks fans fret about the possibility of Isiah Thomas returning to New York, the Detroit Pistons are considering Thomas for their vacant head coaching position, according to league sources.

Thomas is not the leading candidate, sources say, but he is on Detroit's short list along with Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson and his former Pistons teammate Bill Laimbeer.

Thomas, currently the head coach at Florida International University, made headlines this past weekend after the Knicks announced on Friday that Donnie Walsh would not return as the club's president and general manager. Because of Thomas' close relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan, there was speculation that Thomas could regain control of the Knicks.

Sources close to the Knicks' situation insist that Thomas will not be re-hired as the team's president or general manager and Thomas told ESPNNewYork.com's Ian O'Connor on Friday that he has "no desire to return" to the Knicks as president or as Walsh's replacement.

Thomas served as the New York's president in a controversial reign from 2003-2008 that left him among the most hated sports figures in recent New York history.

That is not the case, however, in Detroit, where Thomas led the Pistons to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. Widely regarded as the greatest player in franchise history, the Hall of Famer could return to a club that has suffered through three straight losing seasons.

While Thomas' performance in the Knicks' front office left much to be desired, he has enjoyed success as a coach. He led the Indiana Pacers to three consecutive playoff appearances from 2000-2003 and helped develop Jermaine O'Neal, Jalen Rose and Ron Artest into stars. It's that success with young players that has the Pistons intrigued, according to sources.

In 2002, Thomas led the Pacers to a 34-15 start and was the coach of the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. However, the Pacers finished poorly and were eliminated in the first round for the third straight year, leading to Thomas' firing.

After joining the Knicks as team president, Thomas took over the club's coaching duties at the start of the 2006-2007 season. Over the next two years, his Knicks finished a disappointing 56-108.

Thomas, sources say, has been longing to return to the NBA. A return to Detroit would serve as a reunion with his close friend and former Hall of Fame backcourt mate, Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president.

Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6636897

Hasn't the City of Detroit been through enough already?

Never happening.

BigDaddyG wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:Sources: Isiah Thomas on Pistons' list
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

While Knicks fans fret about the possibility of Isiah Thomas returning to New York, the Detroit Pistons are considering Thomas for their vacant head coaching position, according to league sources.

Thomas is not the leading candidate, sources say, but he is on Detroit's short list along with Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson and his former Pistons teammate Bill Laimbeer.

Thomas, currently the head coach at Florida International University, made headlines this past weekend after the Knicks announced on Friday that Donnie Walsh would not return as the club's president and general manager. Because of Thomas' close relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan, there was speculation that Thomas could regain control of the Knicks.

Sources close to the Knicks' situation insist that Thomas will not be re-hired as the team's president or general manager and Thomas told ESPNNewYork.com's Ian O'Connor on Friday that he has "no desire to return" to the Knicks as president or as Walsh's replacement.

Thomas served as the New York's president in a controversial reign from 2003-2008 that left him among the most hated sports figures in recent New York history.

That is not the case, however, in Detroit, where Thomas led the Pistons to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. Widely regarded as the greatest player in franchise history, the Hall of Famer could return to a club that has suffered through three straight losing seasons.

While Thomas' performance in the Knicks' front office left much to be desired, he has enjoyed success as a coach. He led the Indiana Pacers to three consecutive playoff appearances from 2000-2003 and helped develop Jermaine O'Neal, Jalen Rose and Ron Artest into stars. It's that success with young players that has the Pistons intrigued, according to sources.

In 2002, Thomas led the Pacers to a 34-15 start and was the coach of the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. However, the Pacers finished poorly and were eliminated in the first round for the third straight year, leading to Thomas' firing.

After joining the Knicks as team president, Thomas took over the club's coaching duties at the start of the 2006-2007 season. Over the next two years, his Knicks finished a disappointing 56-108.

Thomas, sources say, has been longing to return to the NBA. A return to Detroit would serve as a reunion with his close friend and former Hall of Fame backcourt mate, Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president.

Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6636897

Hasn't the City of Detroit been through enough already?

Isiah will finish the job!

BigDaddyG wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:Sources: Isiah Thomas on Pistons' list
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

While Knicks fans fret about the possibility of Isiah Thomas returning to New York, the Detroit Pistons are considering Thomas for their vacant head coaching position, according to league sources.

Thomas is not the leading candidate, sources say, but he is on Detroit's short list along with Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson and his former Pistons teammate Bill Laimbeer.

Thomas, currently the head coach at Florida International University, made headlines this past weekend after the Knicks announced on Friday that Donnie Walsh would not return as the club's president and general manager. Because of Thomas' close relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan, there was speculation that Thomas could regain control of the Knicks.

Sources close to the Knicks' situation insist that Thomas will not be re-hired as the team's president or general manager and Thomas told ESPNNewYork.com's Ian O'Connor on Friday that he has "no desire to return" to the Knicks as president or as Walsh's replacement.

Thomas served as the New York's president in a controversial reign from 2003-2008 that left him among the most hated sports figures in recent New York history.

That is not the case, however, in Detroit, where Thomas led the Pistons to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. Widely regarded as the greatest player in franchise history, the Hall of Famer could return to a club that has suffered through three straight losing seasons.

While Thomas' performance in the Knicks' front office left much to be desired, he has enjoyed success as a coach. He led the Indiana Pacers to three consecutive playoff appearances from 2000-2003 and helped develop Jermaine O'Neal, Jalen Rose and Ron Artest into stars. It's that success with young players that has the Pistons intrigued, according to sources.

In 2002, Thomas led the Pacers to a 34-15 start and was the coach of the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. However, the Pacers finished poorly and were eliminated in the first round for the third straight year, leading to Thomas' firing.

After joining the Knicks as team president, Thomas took over the club's coaching duties at the start of the 2006-2007 season. Over the next two years, his Knicks finished a disappointing 56-108.

Thomas, sources say, has been longing to return to the NBA. A return to Detroit would serve as a reunion with his close friend and former Hall of Fame backcourt mate, Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president.

Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6636897

Hasn't the City of Detroit been through enough already?

The big, bad Wall Street crowd sticks it to Plumber Joe again

Nalod wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:Sources: Isiah Thomas on Pistons' list
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

While Knicks fans fret about the possibility of Isiah Thomas returning to New York, the Detroit Pistons are considering Thomas for their vacant head coaching position, according to league sources.

Thomas is not the leading candidate, sources say, but he is on Detroit's short list along with Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson and his former Pistons teammate Bill Laimbeer.

Thomas, currently the head coach at Florida International University, made headlines this past weekend after the Knicks announced on Friday that Donnie Walsh would not return as the club's president and general manager. Because of Thomas' close relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan, there was speculation that Thomas could regain control of the Knicks.

Sources close to the Knicks' situation insist that Thomas will not be re-hired as the team's president or general manager and Thomas told ESPNNewYork.com's Ian O'Connor on Friday that he has "no desire to return" to the Knicks as president or as Walsh's replacement.

Thomas served as the New York's president in a controversial reign from 2003-2008 that left him among the most hated sports figures in recent New York history.

That is not the case, however, in Detroit, where Thomas led the Pistons to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. Widely regarded as the greatest player in franchise history, the Hall of Famer could return to a club that has suffered through three straight losing seasons.

While Thomas' performance in the Knicks' front office left much to be desired, he has enjoyed success as a coach. He led the Indiana Pacers to three consecutive playoff appearances from 2000-2003 and helped develop Jermaine O'Neal, Jalen Rose and Ron Artest into stars. It's that success with young players that has the Pistons intrigued, according to sources.

In 2002, Thomas led the Pacers to a 34-15 start and was the coach of the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. However, the Pacers finished poorly and were eliminated in the first round for the third straight year, leading to Thomas' firing.

After joining the Knicks as team president, Thomas took over the club's coaching duties at the start of the 2006-2007 season. Over the next two years, his Knicks finished a disappointing 56-108.

Thomas, sources say, has been longing to return to the NBA. A return to Detroit would serve as a reunion with his close friend and former Hall of Fame backcourt mate, Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president.

Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6636897

Hasn't the City of Detroit been through enough already?

Isiah will finish the job showing up to the office!

fixed

He's a lot of things, but I always thought he was a decent coach.

We should hope he gets the job. They will probably suck and we'll get to beat them, hopefully, and boo him every time he comes to NYC.

Honestly, there are worse coaches in the NBA. IT was not a bad coach, he just was a bad GM. MDA could not do much better with pretty much better the yuear after IT left, so it was not like the Knicks were stocked and IT failed to get them to play. i doubt Dumars hires him, but like I said, the Pistons could do worse. As long as Dumars is handling the GM duties, it might not be a total disaster.

Isiah, Curry, marbury....smh...Front page News..read all about it..GETCHA PAPER HEERREE!!!

Dumars is not stupid enough to hire IT. He played in IT's shadows his whole career, he sure as hell is not going to let IT take down his GM career.

Never going to happen.

OH PLEASE GOD LET DETROIT HIRE HIM

Likley a publicity move to bring the beloved back into the fold for Nostalgic purpose. Bring him up for free publicity as a link to the glory years.

Isiah as a basketball coach did some nice things with some young guys over the years so he can be bought up in a conversation.

To bring him back into the NBA might be a stretch at this time.

Is he the kind of guy to coach a young team and help sell tickets which helps.

this board is run by fascists!

knickstorrents wrote:OH PLEASE GOD LET DETROIT HIRE HIM

+1

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, DUMARS SAID HE WOULD NOT OFFER THE JOB TO THOMAS FOR FEAR OF IT HARMING THEIR FREINDSHIP IN THE EVENT THINGS GO SOUR. LOOK FOR LAMBEER TO BE THE NEXT IN LINE HERE, NOT IT.

SORRY FOR ALL CAPS, COMPUTER KEYBOARD STUCK

Get the feeling it was more of a courtesy to an old teammate than anything but like SC said "OH PLEASE GOD".

jimimou wrote:FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, DUMARS SAID HE WOULD NOT OFFER THE JOB TO THOMAS FOR FEAR OF IT HARMING THEIR FREINDSHIP IN THE EVENT THINGS GO SOUR. LOOK FOR LAMBEER TO BE THE NEXT IN LINE HERE, NOT IT.

SORRY FOR ALL CAPS, COMPUTER KEYBOARD STUCK

IT'S NOT OKAY

GustavBahler wrote:Get the feeling it was more of a courtesy to an old teammate than anything but like SC said "OH PLEASE GOD".

Do you want me to start drinking?

SupremeCommander wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Get the feeling it was more of a courtesy to an old teammate than anything but like SC said "OH PLEASE GOD".

Do you want me to start drinking?

Do you really need an excuse?

martin wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Get the feeling it was more of a courtesy to an old teammate than anything but like SC said "OH PLEASE GOD".

Do you want me to start drinking?

Do you really need an excuse?

look at what you're making me do

SupremeCommander wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Get the feeling it was more of a courtesy to an old teammate than anything but like SC said "OH PLEASE GOD".

Do you want me to start drinking?

Sorry SC, I want it to be true but I have a hard time believing that anyone would give this guy any job above scout in this league after all the stuff he's done and all the bridges he's burnt, well except Dolan.