Thursday's Things

(every Thursday at OOB I rant in list fashion. Last week it was "Things Overheard In a Denver Sports Bar During The Broncos' 44-7 Loss to the Lions")

Things That Stephon Marbury Might Have On Isiah Thomas
(The Knicks' Marbury reportedly claims to have "a lot" on his coach, threatening to expose it if Thomas comes down too hard on him for missing a game in Phoenix)

1. Never-before-seen pre-game kisses between Thomas and Magic Johnson. When the Pistons and the Lakers met in the 1988 and '89 Finals, good friends Thomas and Johnson famously pecked each other on the cheek before the opening tap. Maybe Marbury has photos of more explicit, private pre-game kisses?

2. Hidden camera tapes of Thomas as CBA Commissioner. Perhaps incriminating footage, similar to that on the local news that busts a public official who's caught goofing off on the job?

3. Outtakes from the "Oh, Isiah!" TV commercial. Remember the commercial featuring Thomas and his mother, for DTE Energy? The one that ends with the famous line, "Oh, Isiah!"? Maybe Marbury has some footage of Thomas slapping mom around off camera?

4. Audio from actual game huddles. This, if it exists (perhaps from a hidden microphone) would expose Thomas as the terrible in-game manager that he is.

5. Informants. Marbury might have witnesses who say Thomas burst into a hotel room and held them hostage while he tried to recover stolen Pistons championship memorabilia.


OK, that's it for this week. Talk amongst yourselves. And remember, they're just things.