Basketball-wise, I see the original Thomas in him every time I watch him play. Sometimes it's like a dream that's just too real. He has that same determination, and he does it with that same confident smile Isiah always had. It's something else. Another Isiah Thomas 20 years later It's almost scary.
Quotes about isiah (16 Quotes)
In the good old days, Chamberlain and Russell played in anonymity compared to Bird, Magic, Michael and Isiah. And even those guys played in less of a spotlight that our players today are playing in thanks to this saturated media environment.
I have a great deal of respect for Isiah as a leader and basketball mind.
You watch some of those videos with Magic, Larry (Bird), Isiah and even John Stockton in 2003, and those shorts were short. I don't know if it's ever going to revert back to that again, but you never say never.
That felt good. That's basketball. That's how basketball was in the '80s. You see Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson standing, talking in the tunnel, and that's basketball.
You don't have players on the team that can't play a style that's comfortable for the coach. Isiah and I understand that. He knows the guys I like in the league. It's not easy to make trades. My job is to find out what these guys can do and if they can do the things we think will help us be a good team for the long run.
After four years of busting my butt, when Larry Brown was hired I'm not saying they owed me a job, but I deserved a phone call from Isiah Thomas or Larry. I got nothing. I've never said two words to Larry Brown.
When people see a 6-foot 4 or 6-foot 5 player hit a three-pointer or dunk they think they see a great player. Isiah will become a great player if he continues to lift weights and work in the off-season and do the things he needs to do. He's certainly not a finished product. He is just a sophomore and makes mistakes but he can hurt opposing teams in a variety of ways.
There's not this pressure on them of seeing Larry Bird or Isiah Thomas or Jerry West circle the court like was the case last year. The impact they're going to have is now going to be in the college game.
He was giving an opinion, maybe saying Isiah and Larry have different opinions. I don't know if that's derogatory. I'm telling you that we're on the same page. We're trying to win and we're trying to figure this out. He didn't tell me it was going to be easy when I got the job. And I'm finding that out.
There is no magic wand to wave over this team to make them a contending team. (Isiah) will persevere through the rather difficult time now and you will see that people will be lauding his job later on. Now, they're looking at the record and going 'boo.' I don't blame them. I guess in some ways it's to be expected.
I thought the effort at both ends of the court was there tonight, and I thought the teamwork was there. We're starting to get some guys back healthy, and Isiah (Anderson) is back in the rotation which helps stabilize things.
So far, it's just a he-say, she-say kind of thing. I believe Isiah is innocent because he has always conducted himself in a professional manner. But charges like that, even when proven false, can still hurt you. When you have money and power and you're in the limelight, you're always a target for stuff like this.
That doggone nose guard (Isiah Furlow) was really a problem. We were scared to death of Matt Aiken. We spent a lot of time on him, and the first time he takes the ball on the option, in he goes. But the rest of the night we did OK on him.
Isiah always gave a consistent effort for our program and he will be missed. At the same time, his departure creates opportunities for other individuals.
The doctors cleared him. I am 100 percent confident, team president Isiah Thomas is 100 percent confident, that we have a healthy basketball player here.