The New York Knicks may keep changing the lineups, but not the coach.
Isiah Thomas said Monday he would remain as coach, nearly two weeks after saying it would be fair to evaluate his performance in a "couple of weeks."
"We'll keep moving in this direction," Thomas said Monday when reminded of those comments after practice.
Asked what direction that was, Thomas responded: "Me as the coach."
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Knick center Eddy Curry had 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench against Chicago on Sunday, but he clearly is not eyeing the league's Sixth Man Award.
"I'm definitely not embracing it," Curry said. "But what can I do? I've got to go out there and use the minutes I have and try to be productive. If I don't play a lot of minutes, I don't play a lot of minutes. There's nothing I can do. I can't sub myself in the game. I'm not going to go to him crying and whining about starting. It's not me. I've never been like that. I'm not going to start being like that."
In Orlando, Curry started but played five minutes. Curry said he thought he might be benched after playing significant time with the second unit at practice in the last few days. Thomas informed Curry during the morning shootaround that he would come off the bench, making Curry feel, "numb."
"It definitely bugs me," he said. "I think I'm a starter in this league, but I guess not on this team."
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Dec 31, 2007 12:20 AM EST
Isiah Thomas has made it through 2007, but even his players were wondering how long he can last in 2008 after a 100-83 loss to the Bulls yesterday.
"You can't help but think about it," center Eddy Curry said of Thomas' possible firing if the team doesn't turn it around. "We're trying to win games. But I think it's definitely in the back of some people's minds."
The Knicks put a fitting ending to the year at Madison Square Garden, falling to 8-21 in another uninspired game.
Though Curry said the players are wondering about Thomas' future, they don't want to see him fired.
"We're really trying and we hope our owner knows that we're trying," said Curry, who came off the bench for the first time since Dec. 28, 2005 in Orlando. "We don't believe that it's (Thomas') fault that we're losing like this. We just, for whatever reason, can't run that corner."
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Knicks Dec 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Dec 31, 2007
Jamal Crawford missed the Knicks' game against Chicago on Sunday because of a bruised right hand, leaving New York without its normal starting backcourt.
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New York Daily News | Dec 30, 2007
Isiah Thomas said he didn't think Stephon Marbury would play today against Chicago, but he may be forced to suit up after Jamal Crawford injured his right hand.
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ESPN | Dec 28, 2007
Roy Jones Jr.
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New York Daily News | Dec 28, 2007
Stephon Marbury told the Knicks that "he's never given anyone in our organization any indication that he wouldn't come back."
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ESPN | Dec 27, 2007
Isiah Thomas' confidence in Stephon Marbury's return to the New York Knicks this season appears to be waning.
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New York Post | Dec 27, 2007
Patrick Ewing acknowledged last night that disintegrating Eddy Curry may not have the mental makeup to succeed in New York.
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ESPN | Dec 27, 2007
Stephon Marbury did not accompany the Knicks' trip south for its game Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, but he was still part of the pregame conversation: Coach Isiah Thomas indicated the club would fight the grievance that Marbury filed which stemmed from his being fined a game's pay for skipping a trip to Phoenix in mid-November.
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Yahoo! | Dec 26, 2007
Just-fired Chicago Bulls' Coach Scott Skiles will have a job next season, and his team will improve.
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New York Daily News | Dec 26, 2007
Stephon Marbury did not travel with the Knicks to Orlando on Tuesday and is not expected to play in Wednesday night's game against the Magic, according to a team official.
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New York Post | Dec 25, 2007
His bereavement leave finally over, Stephon Marbury is expected to rejoin the Knicks for a third time when they play in Orlando tomorrow night, according to two sources.
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New York Daily News | Dec 24, 2007
The Knicks rallied from a 23-point second-half deficit Sunday at the Garden with Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph on the bench.
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L.A. Times | Dec 23, 2007
The trade deadline is almost two months away, but Coach Phil Jackson doesn't see Kobe Bryant going anywhere, the strongest such statement by a Lakers official that their top player will still be their property at season's end.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 23, 2007
Kobe Bryant scored his 20,000th career point Sunday, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach the milestone.
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Ken Berger/Newsday | Dec 23, 2007
The Knicks were on the list of four teams Kobe Bryant asked to be traded to late last spring, Bryant acknowledged for the first time Saturday to a small group of reporters.
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New York Post | Dec 22, 2007
Isiah Thomas' quick third-quarter hook of Quentin Richardson led to a wild bench altercation that illustrated the mounting frustration and chaos of Team Titanic II.
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New York Daily News | Dec 22, 2007
"I like the direction we're headed," Isiah Thomas said Friday, before the Knicks lost to the Bobcats.
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New York Post | Dec 22, 2007
Stephon Marbury, away from the Knicks indefinitely, has filed a grievance with the league over his $195,000 fine for missing a game last month in Phoenix after an argument with Isiah Thomas, The Post has learned.
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New York Post | Dec 20, 2007
Chuck Daly, who won two championships in Detroit with Isiah Thomas as his point guard, said he believes the Knicks have quit on their coach, and its time he should leave the bench.
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ESPN | Dec 20, 2007
Knicks' point guard Stephon Marbury was away from the team again Thursday, and Coach Isiah Thomas wasn't sure when he'd return.
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New York Daily News | Dec 20, 2007
According to a high-ranking Garden official, Garden President Steve Mills is seething over the state of the franchise as well as the damage Isiah Thomas has done to Mills' reputation.
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Sports Illustrated | Dec 19, 2007
New York Knicks' Coach Isiah Thomas could get a giant pink slip -- from fans.
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New York Post | Dec 19, 2007
Two years ago - when Indiana put Ron Artest on the trade market - his agent told The Post that if the Queensbridge native wasn't dealt to the Knicks, he'd just opt out of the final year of his contract and sign with them as a free agent.
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New York Post | Dec 19, 2007
Officials at Madison Square Garden last night ejected a fan when a Knicks' fan showed his deep frustration with the slumping team and held up a sign demanding that Coach Isiah Thomas -- who was sitting just feet away -- be canned.
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SI.com | Dec 18, 2007
With his team coming off its latest embarrassing performance, Isiah Thomas said Tuesday he may have to shake up his roster if the Knicks don't show signs of recovery from their 7-17 start.
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New York Daily News | Dec 18, 2007
About three hours after Charles Oakley turned 44, Georgia cops busted him for driving under the influence early Tuesday.
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New York Post | Dec 18, 2007
An irate Isiah Thomas last night lashed into his Knicks with more fire than he has in his two seasons as coach following their latest humiliating massacre - ranting the team has shown "no heart," "no courage," and "no pride.
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New York Post | Dec 18, 2007
Stephon Marbury asked a Knicks PR official if he could skip speaking to media indefinitely to help him better cope with the loss of his father, and admitted that retirement crossed his mind.
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New York Post | Dec 18, 2007
The Knicks are even being burned by erroneous guarantees attributed to them.
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New York Daily News | Dec 17, 2007
"I think the players have to put up a little bit more effort for the coach," Jermaine O'Neal told the Indianapolis Star of the Knicks.
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New York Post | Dec 16, 2007
Stephon Marbury is expected to make his return tomorrow versus the Pacers - and this time for good, according to a family source.
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New York Post | Dec 15, 2007
Knick assistant Mark Aguirre said slumping Eddy Curry may be freaked out by the presence of Zach Randolph.
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New York Post | Dec 15, 2007
Could Eddy Curry be on his way out in New York?
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New York Post | Dec 14, 2007
Though Isiah Thomas hedged a little on Wednesday when asked about Eddy Curry remaining in the starting lineup, there were indications yesterday no change will be made in the middle for tonight's game at Chicago.
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The Journal News | Dec 12, 2007
Knicks' point guard Stephon Marbury is expected to miss another game tonight as he continues to regroup emotionally following the death of his father.
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ESPN | Dec 11, 2007
NBA Commissioner David Stern won't punish Isiah Thomas or Madison Square Garden for their roles in a sexual harassment trial that embarrassed the Knicks and the league.
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New York Post | Dec 11, 2007
Chris Mullin recently told confidants he's leery of working for the Knicks, feeling it could be too big a task to turn around.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Dec 11, 2007
After taking a hard shot while driving the lane during Saturday night's 105-77 win in New York, 76ers' guard Lou Williams talked about how sore his head and shoulder felt.
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Newsday | Dec 11, 2007
When Isiah Thomas was asked to clarify whether he had an exchange with fans seated behind the bench, Thomas paused and said, "I just want to make sure our team stays focused.
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New York Times | Dec 10, 2007
"He said it’s the fans’ fault because they don’t have a good sixth man," said Mara Altschuler, who has season tickets in the front row near the Knicks’ bench.
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New York Daily News | Dec 10, 2007
Fired Knicks' executive Anucha Browne Sanders has settled her sexual harassment suit against the team that fired her - days before a judge was to decide how much the team owed her in damages.
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ESPN | Dec 10, 2007
Grieving over the death of his father, Stephon Marbury is not expected to play Monday night when the New York Knicks host the Dallas Mavericks.
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Newsday | Dec 10, 2007
Not liking what he was seeing from his prized offseason acquisition, Knicks' Coach Isiah Thomas yanked Zach Randolph from the lineup early in the second half of Saturday night's embarrassing 105-77 loss to the 76ers at Madison Square Garden.
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New York Post | Dec 10, 2007
Malik Rose has asked Isiah Thomas to keep him on the inactive list while requesting the club look to deal him if playing him is not in its plans.
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New York Post | Dec 10, 2007
In a damning remark, Jamal Crawford yesterday said the team doesn't play hard every night.
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New York Post | Dec 10, 2007
Stephon Marbury is leaning toward not playing tonight against Dallas because he believes he came back too soon after burying his father Donald Marbury Sr.
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ESPN | Dec 9, 2007
Despite back-to-back losses against the woeful Sixers, New York Knicks' Head Coach Isiah Thomas was reportedly told by owner James Dolan that his job is not in jeopardy.
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New York Daily News | Dec 8, 2007
Stephon Marbury's heart told him to play, but his body and mind simply couldn't respond.
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ESPN | Dec 7, 2007
Stephon Marbury participated in the New York Knicks' shootaround Friday, a day after his father's funeral and was expected to play against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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AP | Dec 7, 2007
The Knicks' struggles on and off the court didn't keep the team from remaining the NBA's most valuable franchise for the third straight year, according to a list compiled by Forbes.
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ESPN | Dec 6, 2007
A standing-room-only crowd packed the funeral for Stephon Marbury's father on Thursday, including famous basketball players and residents who considered "Mr.
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ESPN | Dec 5, 2007
The New York Knicks still won't rule out Stephon Marbury for Wednesday night's game against the New Jersey Nets, and now the status of Eddy Curry is in question after he sprained his ankle.
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New York Post | Dec 5, 2007
Isiah Thomas left open the stunning possibility Tuesday that Stephon Marbury - despite losing his father just three days ago - might play Wednesday when the Knicks visit the Nets.
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ESPN | Dec 4, 2007
Stephon Marbury played the second half of New York's loss to Phoenix on Sunday night unaware his father had been taken to a hospital, where he died before the game ended.
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New York Daily News | Dec 3, 2007
Stephon Marbury's father, Don, died after attending the Knicks’ game at Madison Square Garden.
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AP | Dec 2, 2007
Don Marbury, the father of Knicks guard Stephon Marbury, died Sunday night during the team's home loss to the Suns.
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New York Daily News | Dec 2, 2007
Isiah Thomas' claim that coaching in New York is like being on death row every day is a feeling that his assistant coaches apparently experienced Friday night as well.
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New York Daily News | Dec 2, 2007
Caron Butler scored 29 points, Antawn Jamison had 28 and the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors, 101-97, Saturday night in a game in which each team was missing its best player.
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New York Post | Dec 1, 2007
Knicks' center Jerome James says he has not been given a timetable on his return but expects to be back within six weeks following surgery that removed a cyst-like growth on his foot.
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New York Daily News | Dec 1, 2007
Quentin Richardson is not backing down from his remarks that he was not in "awe" of the Celtics' Big Three.
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