Brown out, brown in...

This just in: The New York Knicks have dismissed head coach Larry Brown after the Knicks fell to a dismal 23-59 record last season. He will be replaced by GM Isiah Thomas.

It's sort of funny actually that this happened when it did. I was just talking about the Knicks with some of my co-workers yesterday, reminiscing over the Pat Ewing days when it was pretty much guaranteed that they would make it at least to the second round of the playoffs, or at least to whatever round the Bulls were in so Jordan could posterize the entire team. Yet somewhere in the middle of that, the front office, and more importantly the public, became satisfied with mediocrity, show boaters, and has beens like Stephon Marbury, and Penny Hardaway. No one is asked to give, and so we don't get (much like Congress). Frankly, it doesn't matter if they got Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, or Jesus Christ to head coach this team. Until the standards are raised, and the public begins to flow from the stands, the Knicks will continue to be the antique engine that couldn't.