The NY Knicks think Isiah Thomas is a better head coach than Larry Brown

Isn't this sort of the message we're getting here?

Well, it was made official today, as the Knicks fired Larry Brown as head coach as moved Isiah Thomas to that position. Makes a lot of sense. I know I'd rather have the guy that run the CBA, the Raptors, and now the Knicks into the ground coaching my team than one of the best coaches ever. But hey, you don't win 23 games with the highest payroll in the history of the league without trying.

Now, seemingly you would think the Knicks would be on the hook for the rest of Brown's contract, which is about $40 million. They, apparently, have other plans, meaning they say they don't want to pay him. Ok, so they'll be paying Allan Houston $19 million next year to be retired, Jalen Rose $17 million to continue to be a guy with his best year way behind him, they'll pay Maurice Taylor almost $10 million to probably get hurt again, and they'll pay Shandon Anderson $7 million to stay off the team. But when it comes to paying the guy they just fired? Heck no!

Personally, as a Philly 76ers fan, I heartily endorse locking up Isiah long-term. After all, I hear Wal-Mart's looking for a new CEO to run the company into the ground.

As for now, I'm with Will from Deadspin, I can't wait for the season to get underway.