<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">TORONTO - Less than two weeks after he was sued for sexual harassment, Knicks president Isiah Thomas was back in the news Friday, trading Antonio Davis for Toronto's Jalen Rose and a draft pick. Was it coincidental, or did Thomas feel the need to make a move to show he's in control of the franchise? When the question first was raised in a conference call with Knicks beat writers, Thomas brushed it aside, saying he and coach Larry Brown had discussed the deal for some time. But when he was asked if he considered taking a leave of absence or possibly stepping down, Thomas' voice took on an intense tone. "Any of you who have covered me know that the answer to both of those questions is absolutely no," Thomas said abruptly. Thomas was asked if Davis' recent suspension for going into the stands in Chicago and his wife's arrest for misdemeanor battery in a traffic incident had an effect. "Zero, zero," he said. "It had zero to do with it." </div> Newsday It doesn't matter what he feels since he's not in charge. If Dolan sees the need to fire him, than so be it.
