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Oooh Isiah… you’re sooo grounded. The parents of Isiah Thomas will likely be quite unhappy after seeing their son’s subpar report card as GM of the New York Knicks.
In a recent two-part story for ESPN.com, Chad Ford broke down each move Isiah has made during as tenure as Knicks GM, assigning each move a grade after seeing how it [didn't, overwhelmingly more often than not] pan out.
Here is the grading breakdown for all 28 moves covered in the article:
1 A-
1 B
3 B-
1 C+
7 C
5 C-
1 D+
3 D
5 F
1 F- [wow]
Calculating this out, little Isiah came home with a 1.57 GPA [and that's being generous and not giving him negative points for waiving Jalen Rose for that epic F-].
How about we institute some GM rules like we have in our good old school system? Must maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to qualify for a GM position. If a GM falls below the minimum, he must run a D-League team until the powers that be on the NBA level that pretty much call the D-League shots [at least for teams like the Lakers who have their own official D-league affiliate] make enough good moves for you that your GPA rises. Basically, prove for a period of time that you are capable of following orders and heeding advice. No ridiculous strategies of trading away young talent for bloated veteran contracts.
Chad Ford offers a follow-up article with steps to salvage the Knicks franchise, urging Isiah and owner James Dolan to heed someone’s advice for a change. It’s really a lot more simple than any amount of steps for Isiah, though. Just stop being that guy.
You, Isiah Thomas, are officially banned from making moves. Accumulate your draft picks, let your untradeable contracts expire [or hell, buy them out]. You have been put under mandatory GM probation.
