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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Remember Isiah is a Hall of Fame player talking to a potential Hall of Fame player. I think he is in a much better position to tell a young player what to do despite what team he was on. He has much more of a right to do so than Karl if you ask me.
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C'mon Jeff, this is silly. On the floor Thomas has no business telling an opponent what to do. You said it yourself, it's a business and these people are competing for tons of money. The young ones do need to get help & advice from the vets. There are times when I give friendly advice to young people that work for other companies that are just coming up in my business. But I would never, ever consider telling a competitor what to do when I have a stake in the outcome. Never. Depending on the situation to do so would fall somewhere between just plain f'ing the kid and doing something illegal. IMO Isaiah f'ed Carmello. He planted a seed "hey, kid, stay away from the basket if you know what's good for you" and that's what he over-reacted to. If Thomas would have just sat down and taken his beating like a man none of this would have happened. But he couldn't, because he's under enourmous pressure and his job is on the line. So he dragged in 10 other people. This wasn't about teaching the young ones how to act. It was about Isaiah Thomas saving his own pathetic @ss.
Think about this: what if the Knicks were down by 2 when Isaiah told Carmello he would be smart to stay away from the basket?