All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that.
Isiah Thomas

Everybody wants to be perfect.
Isiah Thomas

How can I tell the eighth or ninth man on the team that I want you to work hard every day and I want you to improve and get better, but while you're doing that you're not going to get any minutes?
Isiah Thomas

I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
Isiah Thomas

I can't think of any NBA team over the last few years that lost three starters. And we replaced them basically with three guys who really haven't played in this league.
Isiah Thomas

I love what I'm doing.
Isiah Thomas

I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.
Isiah Thomas

I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.
Isiah Thomas

I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
Isiah Thomas

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.
Isiah Thomas

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
Isiah Thomas

Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.
Isiah Thomas

It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?
Isiah Thomas

It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players.
Isiah Thomas

It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
Isiah Thomas

It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish.
Isiah Thomas

Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
Isiah Thomas

Most players in this league say they want consistency.
Isiah Thomas

My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work.
Isiah Thomas

My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
Isiah Thomas