A match made in purgatory

On Good Friday I was at the bank when a man came up to me and said, “Hey, you want free Knicks’ tickets for tonight?” Knicks-Grizzlies?! I said no, nearly collapsing in laughter. That’s how bad things are at the Garden. I, a lifelong fan, refused freebies.

So it looks like Isiah will be out as Knicks coach. Praise the Lord! Jim Dolan, what’s taking so long? Brad and Angelina adopt three kids for every week you wait.

Here’s the drill Jimmy-just because Daddy gave you the Knicks and Rangers as a toy to play with doesn’t mean YOU run them into the ground. Took awhile for you to see that with the Blueshirts.

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Fans are holding their breath with these rumors you’ll keep Thomas in the organization even AFTER Donnie Walsh or whoever you bring in gets to run the club-WITHOUT your meddling. Let Isiah go coach Indiana University. He can be the national spokesman for the National Organization of Women. I DON’T care-let Thomas go, and let Walsh run the club for a few years before turning it over to a younger guy. Get a young coach in here. Blow up the big contracts. Let me see what Lee, Balkman and Chandler can do when they’re pushed by a guy with a plan. Let Walsh make those decisions. Even as this club finishes the season, you don’t really know the talent. Not when Thomas runs “lazy faire” practices, having lost the team after the whole Marbury mess in Phoenix. Isiah’s already taken his “Dead Man Walking Cue” from Sean Penn. This team would play harder for Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. (Remember that cinematic classic ‘Eddie?’)

But I have faith in you, Jimmy. Like Cablevison’s boorish monopoly (Fans, Direct TV and Verizon Fios are better values) you’ll find a way to screw it up. That’s why I don’t know if Thomas’ impending departure is a step closer to heaven-or another tumble into the abyss of basketball hell.