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Posted: Nov. 7, 2010
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Isiah Thomas dreams of second chance with Knicks
BY STEVE SCHRADER
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER
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Somehow, some day, Isiah Thomas thinks he's going to return and lead them to the NBA title.
"I want to be on the float, and I want to get my ring," Thomas told ESPN.com.
He hopes to replace Donnie Walsh, 69, when the Knicks president retires and thinks about it "every single day of the week."
That would be like Matt Millen plotting to come back to Detroit and finish the job he started with the Lions.
Thomas, who doesn't seem to be giving his undivided attention to his post as coach of Florida International, lost his jobs as president and coach of the woeful Knicks in 2008. He had been with the team since 2003,
"Chuck Daly begged me not to take the Knick job," the ex-Piston told ESPN.com about his ex-coach. "He said, 'You can't fix it. You'll probably fix it for somebody else.'"
How does Thomas plan to come back? He remains close friends with Knicks owner James Dolan.
His plan is to deliver LeBron James to New York in 2014. He believes James (and maybe Dwyane Wade) would be a Knick now if he were still president of the team.
"And I think about what Chuck Daly would tell me," Thomas said, "I know he's in heaven right now saying, 'Nooooo.'"
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The ticker
Isiah Thomas dreams of second chance with Knicks
BY STEVE SCHRADER
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER
Read more: Isiah Thomas dreams of second chance with Knicks | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/201011...ms-of-second-chance-with-Knicks#ixzz14af8fF1q
Somehow, some day, Isiah Thomas thinks he's going to return and lead them to the NBA title.
"I want to be on the float, and I want to get my ring," Thomas told ESPN.com.
He hopes to replace Donnie Walsh, 69, when the Knicks president retires and thinks about it "every single day of the week."
That would be like Matt Millen plotting to come back to Detroit and finish the job he started with the Lions.
Thomas, who doesn't seem to be giving his undivided attention to his post as coach of Florida International, lost his jobs as president and coach of the woeful Knicks in 2008. He had been with the team since 2003,
"Chuck Daly begged me not to take the Knick job," the ex-Piston told ESPN.com about his ex-coach. "He said, 'You can't fix it. You'll probably fix it for somebody else.'"
How does Thomas plan to come back? He remains close friends with Knicks owner James Dolan.
His plan is to deliver LeBron James to New York in 2014. He believes James (and maybe Dwyane Wade) would be a Knick now if he were still president of the team.
"And I think about what Chuck Daly would tell me," Thomas said, "I know he's in heaven right now saying, 'Nooooo.'"
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