how many people get to be a head coach in the nba? very few. how many people get to be a general manager in the nba? also very few. how many people get to be both a head coach and a gm in the nba? even fewer. how many people get to be both a head coach and a gm in the nba and are inept at both positions? only one, as far as I can tell: Isaiah Thomas. after "leading" a talent-laden indiana team to first-round exits in the playoffs, his specialty now is spending lots of money for lots of losses in New York. His team has the highest payroll in the league and is in last place in its division. so what does he do? add $30 million to his team's payroll to acquire maurice taylor and malik rose plus two late first round draft picks. unbelievable.

so what does this have to do with the bruins? nothing i suppose. well, i guess you could say that Isaiah did nothing to help Reggie Miller's chances of winning a title, and now a good portion of Trevor Ariza's future will be in Isaiah's hands.

and oh yeah, he was pretty terrible as a tv analyst as well. despite all of this, i'll never forget his one-legged performance in the 3rd quarter of game 6 against the lakers in 1988. and the guy had some nice dunks too, back when he was at indiana and his first few years in the nba.