Knicks fire Larry Brown, name Isiah Thomas head coach
The Dirt:
The New York Knicks fired coach Larry Brown on Thursday, replacing him as coach with president and general manager Isiah Thomas.
Brown’s future had been in question since reports surfaced last month that owner James Dolan wanted to buy out his contract. The Knicks finished 23-59, tying the franchise record for losses, in Brown’s first season.
On Thursday, Dolan made the switch official.
The Spin: How the mighty have fallen. Any team looking to hire Brown best be advised to take a look at his last two destinations very closely and note how they ended As for the Knicks - how bad is it when the “solution” is Isiah Thomas?!
June 22nd, 2006 at 11:58 am
Is Joe Dumars kicking himself now for sticking behind Flip Saunders? heh heh heh heh heh
June 23rd, 2006 at 1:35 am
Here’s a humorously naive article at FOX Sports titled “Brown firing ends ultimate N.Y. nightmare” - as if by firing Larry brown everything is going to be OK.