I know, I know… I write far too much about the Knicks and Isiah Thomas, but please allow me just one more. You see, today is a special anniversary for the team. Let me explain.

On Saturday March 10th, 2007, the New York Knicks beat Washington 90-89 to claim a share of the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference. Now, they were still only 29-34, but a playoff spot is still a playoff spot. Only two days later the comic-book-villain/insane-owner of the Knicks, James Dolan, rewarded Isiah Thomas with a four-year contract extension.

Today is the first anniversary of Isiah’s new contract.

Giving Isiah this kind of deal reminds me of George Bush hanging the huge banner that read “Mission Accomplished” on May 1st, 2003, on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The parallels are eerily similar: two egotistical men being given positions of incredible power they are woefully unqualified for, and both believing they are on the right track. Well, the war on terror, surprisingly, is still going on, and the Knicks are still losing the war on respectability.

Let’s get back to the fateful night of March 10th, 2007.

After their win over Washington, the Knicks won only four games the rest of the year. The team’s record since Dolan gave Isiah that ridiculous pat on the back is a whopping 22-61.

I don’t even have a follow up joke here.

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