That's not really the Isiah Thomas plan. The Isiah Thomas plan was taking on the league's worst contracts in exchange for draft picks to field as terrible a team as possible
As much as I hated the idea of Isiah Thomas in New York, no one can refute or debate that Isiah had quadruble Laydens season ticket holders by trading for expensive name "savior" players each offseason, while selecting some of the top athletic NBA-Ready players out of the draft each offseason.
Isiah problem was he never investing in a bigger coaching-staff, and being able to hire a reliable headcoach/assitant-coach which is on the same page as him.
There was no-way Isiah Thomas would ever hire a long time enemy coach Larry Brown, or make him the highest paid coach in the NBA.
That was owner James Dolan doing.
Larry Brown constantly told the New York Press that every Isiah player on the Knicks were BUMS.....
Trevor Ariza was Isiah Thomas prize 2nd round draft pick, he boasted about.
Do u think Isiah would trade Trevor Ariza? for Steve Frances a player to take away playingtime from his favorite Star player Marbury?
com'on that was owner James Dolan doing to please Larry Brown.
Do u think the last 4 Knick headcoaches wanted Herb Williams as their top assistant coach?
Take one big guess of what is going to happen when Donnie Walsh dont get any max-players to sign in this big FA market???
owner James Dolan will become the shot-caller making Walsh a puppet.
He did it to Layden & Isiah, recall ex-Knick player Sprewell screaming several times at Dolan & Wife during a Knick vs Timberwolves game at MSG every time Spree scored he ran pass Dolan & Wife seating area yelling at Dolan untill they got up and left.
And for those who dont know NBA history, if all the Max FA refuse to sign with the Knicks in this 2010 offseason? then it is a guaranteed the 2011 max FA offseason will do the same.
NBA history has showed this on many occasions of teams with large cap-space for 2 to 5 seasons in a row (the Chicago Bulls) on max FA resigning rather than take a chance on a cap space bottom team.