<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Isiah Thomas has been fired as the head coach of the New York Knicks . "I just believe a new voice, a new coach, is necessary to change the direction of the team," said Donnie Walsh. Thomas is 187-223 as an NBA coach during his tenures in Indiana and New York. Mark Jackson is the leading candidate to become the Knicks' new coach</div> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9f6gwK...Xh-LxQD904H1P00
