Isiah Thomas
Isiah Thomas has been accused of making racist or racial remarks. In his sexual harassment trial Anucha Browne-Sanders testified that Thomas had told her, he did not care about these "[expletive] white people" or these "[expletive] season ticket holders." Thomas did deny these allegations.[12]
After a heated 1987 playoff game against the Boston Celtics, Isiah Thomas made headlines for agreeing to a statement made by teammate Dennis Rodman, who said that Larry Bird was overrated because he was white in a league full of mostly black players. In response, Isiah said, "I think Larry is a very, very good basketball player. He's an exceptional talent, but I have to agree with Rodman. If he were black, he'd be just another good guy."[13]
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Career NBA statistics[14]
- Games played: 979
- Games started: 971
- Minutes per game: 36.3
- Points scored: 18,822
- Assists: 9,061
- Rebounds: 3,478
- Steals: 1,861
- Points per game: 19.2
- Assists per game: 9.3
- Rebounds per game: 3.6
- Steals per game: 1.9
- Field goal percentage: .452
- Free throw percentage: .759
- Three-point percentage: .290
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Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | |||||
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| G | W | L | PCT | Finish | Result | ||
| IND | 2000-01 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 4th in Central | Lost in First Round |
| IND | 2001-02 | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 4th in Central | Lost in First Round |
| IND | 2002-03 | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2nd in Central | Lost in First Round |
| NYK | 2006-07 | 82 | 33 | 49 | .402 | 4th in Atlantic | Missed Playoffs |
| NYK | 2007-08 | 82 | 23 | 59 | .280 | 5th in Atlantic | Missed Playoffs |
| Career | 410 | 187 | 223 | .456 | |||
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References
- ^ CBA Museum, Isiah Thomas Years
- ^ "Melo apologizes; Isiah reportedly under investigation", ESPN.com, 2006-12-20. Accessed 2007-10-03. "Though Thomas acknowledged telling Anthony not to go into the paint, he said Monday he meant it not as a threat but as a lecture on sportsmanship".
- ^ "Suspensions total 47 games from Knicks-Nuggets fight", Espn.com, 2006-12-20. Accessed 2007-10-03
- ^ "Thomas shows 'evident progress'; earns new deal", Espn.com, 2007-03-07. Accessed 2007-10-03.
- ^ Isiah Thomas predicts a title
- ^ Isiah Thomas fired as coach of New York. He was fired on april 18, 2008 Knicks, Associated Press, April 18, 2008.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3358377
- ^ Wolff, Alexander."Look of a Winner", Sports Illustrated, accessed 2007-10-03. "There was the famous freeze-out at the '85 All-Star Game, at which Isiah Thomas led a movement of several veterans to keep the ball out of the hands of their uppity rookie teammate."
- ^ Albom, Mitch. "Why is Isiah leaving Detroit - Part 2", Detroit Free Press, accessed 2008-04-30."I don't know how something like that gets started... what you're telling me is that I came in the locker room that had Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Michael Ray Richardson and whoever else was on that team, and I said, 'Hey, Bird, hey, Doc' -- and I'm a young guy myself -- 'hey, let's not give Jordan the ball.' Do you know how stupid that sounds? Do you know how ludicrous that sounds?"
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BKN-Knicks-Thomas-Harassment-Suit.html
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316381,00.html
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/ny-nymsg0912,0,6439863.story
- ^ http://www.slate.com/id/2132097/
- ^ Isiah Thomas Career Stats. NBA Encyclopedia. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
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External links
- nba.com historical playerfile
- Isiah Thomas Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Isiah Thomas Player Profile (InterBasket)
- Hoopedia bio
- Isiah Thomas Career Stats
- Isiah Thomas Historical Profile on NBA.com
- Quotes by Isiah Thomas
| Preceded by Darrell Griffith |
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (men's) 1981 |
Succeeded by James Worthy |
| Preceded by Alex English |
President of the NBA Players Association 1987–1994 |
Succeeded by Buck Williams |
| Preceded by Position Created |
Toronto Raptors General Manager 1995–1998 |
Succeeded by Glen Grunwald |
| Preceded by Larry Bird |
Indiana Pacers Head Coach 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Rick Carlisle |
| Preceded by Scott Layden |
New York Knicks Team President 2003–2008 |
Succeeded by Donnie Walsh |
| Preceded by Larry Brown |
New York Knicks Head Coach 2006–2008 |
Succeeded by Mike D'Antoni |
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