Thrown under the bus

Well, Larry Brown's back on the road again.

Isiah Thomas will get the chance to coach the mess he's made in New York in one of the most predictable moves possible. $40 million for one year of coaching is a pretty good deal - and Brown will see most if not all of that money once an arbitrator gets their hands on this contract.

Knicks management is currently the most bumbling, confused, and inept group of "professionals" in all of sports. I would be surprised if the Knicks win more than 20 games next year. They're $60 million over the salary cap and stuck with several players making at least 10 million next year. Plus, no first-round pick to provide some talent and cap relief, since apparently Eddy Curry was more valuable (sincker).

And before some readers begin to comment about the woebegone status of other franchises in comparison, let me just trot out these two records:

Team A: 23-59, $108 million payroll for 2005-2006
Team B: 26-56, $20 million payroll for 2005-2006

Team A - your New York Knicks. Team B - the Atlanta Hawks. How the mighty fall.