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The bright side of Isiah Thomas

By LZ Granderson
Page 2

Monday, January 8, 2007

Isiah Thomas is a bit sneaky. Isiah Thomas is a bit belligerent. Isiah Thomas is a bit mathematically challenged. But if I was rebuilding an NBA team, Isiah Thomas would be the first person I'd call. Why? Renaldo Balkman. I was sitting in Madison Square Garden the night Isiah made Balkman the 20th pick in the 2006 NBA draft. I heard the boos and the scathing criticism. I also couldn't believe he didn't select UConn guard Marcus Williams -- at least for the purpose of having tradable talent. ...

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