I got in at 4 a.m.,'' Thomas said of his second flight to Washington in two weeks.(his first flight was for his sister's funeral) ''It's tough, but it's the playoffs so there are no excuses. I decided to play and I just tried to give it all for my team.
-- Isiah Thomas after game 1 win against the Wiz.
"I don't want to try to put all that burden on myself to go out there and try to do everything, so I'm willing to make any sacrifice in my game regardless of what anybody else says," he told ESPNNewYork.com on Friday. "If my scoring goes from 27 to 23, I'm cool with that. Right now, I'm willing to make any sacrifice that I have to."
-- Carmelo Anthony 2012
The first is exemplary of real grit, real leadership and real accountability.
The second is an example of exactly what is wrong with the NBA. His fans posted about this for months validating how he was ready to make "sacrifices" for the team paying him 25 million and asking him to do his job.
And people wonder why he is hated...LOL.
