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Who’s Not Now? No. 5 Isiah Thomas vs. No. 12 Mike Tyson

July 22nd, 2008 Reezy 1 comment

Welcome to another installment of TSC’s Who’s Not Now. We’ve created the bracket of 16 athletes and figures of the sporting world who took the wrong paths in life and now must face humiliation on this blog. We’re breaking them down. You decide Who’s Not Now.

Why Isiah is Not Now? No general manager can take credit for destroying a franchise more than Isiah Thomas did to the New York Knicks. When de facto NBA blogger Bill Simmons writes an entire column that previews your sexual harassment lawsuit, it’s never a good thing. Thomas made “demeaning statements . . . as well as sexual advances” in the lawsuit that Madison Square Garden was forced to pay a record-breaking $11.6 million in 2007. During the trial, the accuser said Thomas told her, “he did not care about these “[expletive] white people” or these “[expletive] season ticket holders,” prompting the racist card to be thrown around more than his first round draft blunders. Fans protested for Isiah’s firing, and after the Knicks tied a franchise record of 59 losses, Isiah was relieved of his duties as President of Basketball Operations.

Why Tyson is Not Now? Granted, Tyson has enough classic YouTube clips to rename the site TysonTube, but “Iron Mike” is better known for his controversy, bizzarreness, and thirst for human flesh. He was convicted of raping “Miss Black Rhode Island” in 1991, served six years in jail, then began the epic Tyson v Holyfield battle. In the second match between the two, the fight was stopped with Tyson biting Holyfield’s both ears, ending in disqualification. After that, Tyson told Lennox Lewis after a fight that “I want your heart, I want to eat your children.”

TSC’s Pick: Isiah Thomas.

But we don’t make the choices. YOU must vote on the right-hand column for who you think is “Not Now.”

Voting ends Tuesday at noon eastern.

Monday morning roundup: What you missed this weekend because you were wasted

June 30th, 2008 Trance No comments
  • Shaq drops ‘Eco-Friendly Diesel’ album (Mr. Irrelevant)
  • How do you wear sponsor’s logos on your soccer jersey if you’re topless? (Barstool Sports)
  • Wow. A Knicks fan actually accepts Danilo Gallinardi (Uncoached)
  • Manny Ramirez shoved a member of the Red Sox organization … over ticket allotment (Sox & Dawgs)
  • The best glasses in sports (The Angry T)

New York’s newest baller is cock-footed

June 29th, 2008 Trance No comments

When I heard all the boos on TV on Thursday night, I thought I was watching a program on George W. Bush’s approval rating. Turns out, I was watching the NBA Draft.

The Knicks picked Italy’s Danilo Gallinari with the sixth pick, much to the dismay of New York City. And not only did the Knicks get a big man the fans didn’t want, they got a cock. Well, technically a rooster, because that’s Gallinari’s Knickname, er, nickname.

To rub in the cock (there’s a pun somewhere in there) jokes some more, he’s inked a shoe deal with Reebok. Introducing, The Rooster.