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
acquire assets help phase rebuilding secure trying
We've always said this is a rebuilding phase that we're in, and we keep trying to acquire assets to help us in that process. In doing that, we also want to secure and help our present.
loved meant people wonderful
He was like the Pope. He was just a beautiful, beautiful, wonderful man. ... We just loved 'Coach.' He's meant so much to all of us, even the people who didn't play for him.
prayers supposed thoughts
Our prayers and thoughts are with him. We will do everything that we're supposed to do and beyond.
regardless talent
This is not the place for the weak-minded guy, regardless of your talent.
david individual met robinson
Other than David Robinson I don't know if I've met a classier individual in the NBA.
diagnosed doctors gathers hank quit saying sudden
He never really was diagnosed with what everyone said he had, what Hank Gathers had. No doctors said he had that. Everyone said, 'If he has that, then this could happen.' All of a sudden they quit saying 'if' and said he had it.
held higher instincts league natural protect understand
I think the league was just. I understand it's his wife, and we all have the natural instincts to protect our family. However, as professional athletes, we've always been held to a higher standard.
exhausted single trying
Allan exhausted every single possibility trying to get back.
accustomed hope level perform rooting
I'm rooting for him. I hope he can come back and perform at the level he's accustomed to.
best dealt great job john possibly respect situation wish
John is doing the best job that he possibly can do with the situation that he was dealt with. I have great respect for him and I wish him and the Bulls' organization nothing but success.
added best certainty
Not often can you say with certainty that you've added one of the best to your organization in any position.
beginning came case expect girls nerves
I think it was a case of nerves at the beginning of the game. We can not take anything away from Heartland, I told the girls before the game, do not expect them to come and just show up, they came out and played.
believes form forward looking opportunity original ready
I think Allan is looking forward to playing, ... He believes one day he'll get back to his original form and we want to give him every opportunity to do that. He's ready to do a little on-court work, but this will be on Allan's timetable.
checked found less tired
He checked out fine. They found it was more or less him being tired and him not eating.