Isiah Thomas
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Head coach Keith Smart of the Sacramento Kings talks with Isaiah Thomas #22 during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on March 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 115-107.
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Mountain Man
the case for an underrated player, the tendency is to overstate his importance. Rick Mahorn wasn’t the MVP of the Bad Boys. Isiah Thomas was, though not by a landslide, and on the days he wasn’t the star, Joe Dumars would be, or sometimes Bill Laimbeer, or 5/31/12 from NBA.com Read more »
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Revolving Door
had bedeviled the Pistons as they were building to challenge the NBA’s best. Jack McCloskey had found his point guard (Isiah Thomas) in the 1981 draft, his shooting guard (Joe Dumars) in the draft four years later, his center (Bill Laimbeer) in a brilliant 5/31/12 from NBA.com Read more »
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Career Crossroads
responded to disappointments that could have crushed men of lesser fiber. But don’t overlook one other important change: Isiah Thomas. He went from the crack-the-whip point guard for one of the league’s most explosive offenses to the orchestrator who drew 5/31/12 from NBA.com Read more »
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Championship Seeds
Drew’s promising rookie season got him traded – because of Isiah Isiah Thomas landed with the Pistons through then-GM Jack McCloskey's uncanny foresight. If you’re ever on “Jeopardy,” the category is “Pistons History” and the answer is “Larry Drew,” then the 5/31/12 from NBA.com Read more »
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Kings' luck in draft lottery sours
tries to control the ball against Brandon Knight of the Detroit Pistons on March 14. Thomas is named for ex-Piston Isiah Thomas. His mom insisted on the Biblical spelling. When: Today, 5 p.m. Where: Times Square, New York City TV: ESPN Kings: Adrienne from Sacramento Bee Read more »
