Quotable Isaiah

Is there anyone in the world worse at their job than Isaiah Thomas? Britney's publicist? Lou Holtz's speech therapist? Anyway, here are some of the statements Isaiah has made this season. From the man who has ruined the CBA and the New York Knicks:

"I am innocent of these charges. I am very innocent of these charges."- After a jury found he had sexually harrassed a very unsexually harrassable woman. Very innocent is like triple infinity. You can only be innocent. Sorry genius.

10/24/07: "I think our team is coming together very nicely." After 10/24/07 preseason win.
11/2/07: "Overall I was pleased with our effort" After 110-106 loss to Cavs. Record= 0-1
11/4/07: "They were very supportive and they wanted to see a good basketball and I thought they saw one" About the fans (who booed him during introductions) after 4 point win over mighty Minnesota. Record= 1-1
11/6/07: "Our whole team, I liked the tenacity that we played with". After 119-112 win against Den (the high water mark of the season. Record= 2-1
11/9/07: "We weren't patient enough to continue to pound the ball inside". Loss to Magic 112-102. Rec=2-2
11/11/07: 75-72 loss to Miami rec= 2-3
11/14/07- "Even with your full team and your best team its still hard to come into this building against this team and get a win" Making excuses after Marbury goes AWOL before 113-102 loss to Phoenix. Rec= 2-4
11/15/07: "I've played with people I don't like and I've won with people I don't like". About Marbury after non-triumphant return in 84-81 loss to the Clippers. Rec= 2-5
11/17/07: "We were in foul trouble most of the night and wanted to try to speed the game and the pace up a little bit". After 123-118 loss to Sac. Rec= 2-6
11/18/07: "Sometimes the schedule beats you". Following 115-83 loss to Denver. Sometimes the schedule beats you by 32. Rec= 2-7
11/20/07: "They were right. What they saw tonight, if I had paid money to see this game I'd be upset also. This is New York, and when your playing well you get cheered, and you play this poorly you get booed and there's a lot of venom that comes at you". After 108-82 home loss to Golden State. Rec= 2-8
11/21/07: "This is about me doing a better job". Finally taking some blame after 98-86 loss to Det. Rec= 2-9
11/24/07: "Its either love or hate and your either dead or alive. And today, we're alive and we're loved. Yes your loved after a 7 point win over a 2-9 team improves your record to an outstanding 3-9.
11/26/07: "Overall a good team effort. But number 3 was really good tonight". After 113-109 win vs. Utah. Zach Randolph said "We feel like we can beat anybody". Thrilling 2 game win streak runs record to 4-9. Watch out Celtics that's Isaiah nipping at your heels.
11/29/07: "We take two steps forward and one giant step back....This was just not a good night". The understatement of the century after 104-59 loss to Boston that wasn't even that close. Rec= 4-10
11/30/07: "Every time you lose a game in New York you're on death row here. So tonight they unstrapped the belts and I get to walk". About the demanding fans after 91-88 win over Milw. runs the team with leagues highest payroll to 5-10.
12/02/07: "You guys pay more attention to that stuff than I do" Pretending not to notice that Jimmy Dolan wasnt in attendance for the 115-104 loss to Phoenix. Rec = 5-11
12/05/07- "I guess we were due" after 100-93 win over the Jason Kidd-less Nets runs record to 6-11.
12/07/07- lost 101-90 to Sixers. Rec= 6-12
12/08/07- "I was searching tonight. I went one through twelve just trying to find any combination that would work, any person that had any type of energy or fire. And there was nothing there tonight". After 105-77 home loss to the Sixers. Rec = 6-13
12/10/07- After receiving vote of confidence from Jimmy D., Isaiah says "It's good to have the support of your boss. We have to put it in perspective when you look at our conference. There's a lot of teams with 10 to 13 losses". Well then, the Knicks are right on track-thanks Zeke.
12/10/07-"I was just trying to make sure that we kept the team together and we stayed focused on what we're doing and trying to win a basketabll game". After reportedly telling fans behind the bench that his stars need encouragement, not booing during 99-89 loss to Mavericks. Rec= 6-14.
It just never gets old.
12/11/07- "To me, it's win or die and I literally mean death" I'm pretty much speechless. He hasn't died, so I don't understand.
12/12/07- "They've either quit on the season or they just don't know how to win". The first sign of a white flag, a quarter of the way through the season, after 117-110 loss to Seattle. Rec =6-15
12/14/07- "There are certain things he'll probably never be good at doing. He may not ever be a great defender or great rebounder". About Eddy Curry, whom Isaiah gave up two lottery picks for, after 101-96 losss to Chicago. Rec= 6-16