SWEET ISIAH.

Zeke. Number 11, a legend in Detroit sporting history. Leader of the original bad boys. Cheek-kissing comrade of Magic Johnson. How your star has fallen. After an illustrious career as a Detroit Piston, Thomas went on to become part owner and EVP of the Toronto Raptors. After a four-year stint, he was run out of his post with the Raptors following allegations that he gave NCAA basketball players tickets and other merchandise and...wait for it...inappropriate conduct with team staff.

Which brings us to the present situation. Thomas has recently been found guilty of sexually harassing Anucha Browne Sanders, who was awarded $11.6 million for her troubles. Before I move on to Thomas, let's talk a little bit about Sanders. I understand being a woman in the work-place is difficult. But $11.6 million? Ms. Sanders claimed, "What I did here, I did for every working woman in America. And that includes everyone who gets up and goes to work in the morning, everyone working in a corporate environment." How noble. The best response I have seen to that was in NY Metro, where another woman asked, "So I suppose you're going to share that $11.6 million with less fortunate working women?"

No, I don't reckon she will.

What I don't understand is, how can Isiah still have a job? Seriously? He's basically taken a once-proud Knicks organization and driven it into the ground. The ridiculous contracts he's handed out to ridiculous players (see Jerome James) has handcuffed the team. He ran a proven winner in Larry Brown out of town. And as a coach hasn't really fared much better. His management of the Knicks, on a basketball level are almost laughable.


And as if this mass of failures wasn't enough, he now embarrasses the organization with this sexual harassment case. What happened to the time-honored tradition of settling out of court? I guess Isiah is too proud to spread around a little hush money. It's this arrogance, proudly displayed in smug-grin form, that will ultimately be his downfall.

In the paper this morning, he was quoted as saying, "I don't think the things that have gone on will affect the way people feel about me?" What things would you be referring to, Zeke? The near-criminal mishandling of a professional sports organization? Or the $12 million you cost MSG for your unwelcome advances? Are you a fool?

Good executive. Bad executive.

Perhaps it's time Isiah sign up for the Joe Dumars School of Management. Seriously.

Not seriously, in case you were wondering, yes, there is a site with Isiah pick-up lines.

And to be fair, I'm pretty sure I'd have been fired about ten thousand times if rigid sexual harassment policies were enforced where I work. What? You're not supposed to forward around pictures of nice tits? Come on.