Magic Johnson just as insane as Isiah Thomas

January 31st, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

Isiah Thomas is no stranger to delusions of grandeur. This is the man, after all, who just a few months ago had this to say:

“I believe one day we will win a championship here,” Thomas said. “I believe couple of these guys will be a part of that. I believe I’ll be a part of that. As I sit here today, some people will laugh even more. But I’m hellbent on getting this accomplished and making sure that we get it done. I’m not leaving until we get it done.”

Right. So you can see that this is not a man in touch with reality. You’d hope that whatever advice Isiah would get would be more along the lines of: “Dump Marbury’s deal in the Hudson, son! What the hell are you doing?!” You know, something to wake the man up a little bit. Turns out, the advice he’s getting is, well, not very realistic either:

The Knicks went 0 for California, but Coach Isiah Thomas left the state with some nice parting gifts — a warm hug and a big endorsement, both from his longtime friend Magic Johnson.

Johnson, the N.B.A. legend and part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, met with Thomas for about 30 minutes before their teams played Tuesday night. Johnson expressed sympathy and support and made this bold claim about the Knicks: “They’re going to make the playoffs. I think that they’re going to be a tough eight or seven seed, too.”

That’s a nice little vote of confidence from Magic Johnson, but it’s pretty obvious that that’s just not going to happen. And let’s be serious: this is the man who endorsed Hillary Clinton because of the whole “experience” thing, even though he won his first championship as a rookie. That makes total, logical sense. About as much sense as a Knicks playoff prediction, actually.