After the Heat dropped to 11-47 with a 108-93 home loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, Pat Riley snapped.
"Just a lack of effort and a horrible attitude," Riley said. "The attitude they showed, I should write a check to each season-ticket holder."
If Isiah Thomas wanted to get fired, all he'd have to do is say something like that and he'd be in violation of James Dolan's policy not to say anything negative about the Knicks. But hey, at least Dolan abides by his own policy.
As he marched stonefaced past reporters after a loss to the New Orleans Hornets last Monday night, Dolan uttered something to the effect of "that wasn't so bad" to one of his henchmen on their way out of the Garden. There's no way of knowing if he was referring to the Knicks' performance or a stale knish he'd saved for his postgame snack. Either way, troubling.