Knicks at Wolves
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 – 7:35 PMBy Jerry Zgoda
The franchise that puts the fun in dysfunctional is in town tonight for a game that exemplifies March Madness. Knicks embattled boss Isiah Thomas says whenever he sees Wolves coach Randy Wittman at this time of year he can’t help but think about that night in Philadelphia so long ago. Twenty seven years ago this month, Thomas passed the ball to his Indiana teammate just before halftime in the NCAA championship game and Wittman hit a shot from the corner that sent Bobby Knight’s team to victory over North Carolina.
“We struggled in the first half against them and edged our way back in,” Wittman said. “He threw it to me in the corner at the buzzer and we never trailed again. We went out in the second half and kind of took control of the game and won by 13. This time of year always brings back those memories.”
That was the day the Hoosiers and Tar Heels almost didn’t play. That was the day President Ronald Reagan was shot.
“He got shot in the afternoon and we were sitting in the locker room before tip off and they weren’t going to decide to play the game until he came out of surgery. Once he came out and they said he was fine and survived, they said we were going ahead with the game. That was a surreal day. I’ll never forget what day it was played on.”
8 Responses to "Knicks at Wolves"
McHale vs. Thomas….who has done a worse job?
Discuss.
McHale vs. Thomas, who has done a worse job?
McHale.
Next.
Does it matter who is worse? They both really suck.
This blog is as dead as McFail’s pea sized brain.
Haven’t been around for the last week, what’s new with the Wolves?
Thomas vs McHale. in all seriousness it’s pretty one sided. McHale has only screwed up the Timberwolves, and made the Celtics better.
Thomas has made the Trailblazers better, while making his team worse. But that is just this year.
Beyond the Knicks Thomas took a great Indiana team and lead them to mediocrity, and now the very best!!!!
Isaiah Thomas bankrupted, and shut down the entire CBA league.
So Isaiah Thomas is far worse than Kevin McHale.
Kevin McHale is like a cancer… he will slowly eat away until the team is dead.
Isaiah Thomas is like the Bluebonic Plague… that man is a disease for everything that comes within 500 feet of him, and nothing survives the Isaiah Thomas reign of terror.
Plus they have Idiotbury… so Isaiah Thomas is not only worse than Kevin McHale, but he has the single worst human being in the NBA on his team.
On a level of ineptitude it’s as if Kevin McHale is bringing a Squirt Gun to a nuclear war.
Which again may explain why McHale sucks so badly at his job… he doesn’t know what to bring to battle with him!
