Isiah Thomas
Isiah Thomas
Isiah Lord Thomas IIIis an American retired basketball player who played professionally for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association. The 12-time NBA All-Star was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Thomas has also been a professional and collegiate head coach, a basketball executive, and a broadcaster...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 April 1961
CityChicago, IL
call cuss defending encourage everybody gave heard hurts interviews maybe ought supporting sure surprises
I've heard from everybody but him. That surprises us, and it hurts a little, too. When he was in trouble, I was always there for them. I called him to encourage him. I gave interviews defending him and supporting him. I'm very disappointed in him. Maybe I ought to call him and cuss him out. I thought for sure he'd be there for me like I've always been there for him.
looking somebody
Somebody was looking after him. I know it was his dad.
asset great opportunity rebuilding save tremendous
Jerome was a big asset in our rebuilding program, and he was great with our young players. But this was a tremendous opportunity to save more than $21 million.
blessed extremely fortunate known player
I don't think there's another player who would have done that. We've all been blessed to have known him as a player, and we're all extremely fortunate to know him as a man.
absolutely answer both covered questions
Any of you who have covered me know the answer to both of those questions is absolutely no.
basketball father growing treated
He was the father to all of us. He was the father of basketball in Chicago. He treated all of us like sons. His warmth, his kindness, was important to us when we were growing up as young men.
classy individual met
I can't say that I've met a more classy individual in the N.B.A.,
huge
It's huge if he's able to go from Day One.
beautiful pope
He was like the pope - a beautiful, beautiful man.
perfect
It's a dirty-work job. (Brown) is the perfect dirty-work guy.
american-athlete minutes money paid performance
If you want consistency, then you perform. This is a performance job. You get paid to perform. Your money is guaranteed, but your minutes are not.
players trying wants
I'm trying to go out and get the players he wants me to go out and get. This is a player he wanted.
doctors heart player safe secure seen tested
If there's any player that should feel safe and secure right now about his heart, it's Eddy. He's probably been tested and seen more doctors about his heart than any player in the NBA.
expect though
Even though we're rebuilding, we did expect to be a little better.