<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">By early yesterday rumors had already surfaced that Thomas would eventually bring in Pacers executive Donnie Walsh to help him in the day-to-day operations, which would allow Thomas to be a president and head coach. Another scenario would be for Thomas to name Knicks assistant Brendan Malone as interim head coach. Malone worked under Thomas for three years in Indiana and was the Toronto Raptors' first head coach when Thomas was in charge of the expansion franchise. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">as of late afternoon yesterday Thomas had failed to speak to Chaney, which fueled speculation that the coach would be lucky to survive the season. Chaney was not permitted by the organization to speak to the media yesterday. He also did not attend Thomas' press conference. </div> New York Daily News
