"This is minutiae. This is embarrasing."

Actual quote from today's NY Times coverage of the Stop Isiah protest outside the Garden last night. You have to love New Yorkers, you really do -- who else would break out that kind of vocabulary? One suspects they'd have had a bigger turnout for a Save Isiah movement from the sports blogosphere. It'd be a cold, cold winter without him.

Meanwhile, have an early Christmas gift from the good folks at Inside Hoops.com: a collection of Isiah's greatest hits! They're all here -- assurances about the genius of Don Chaney, Herb Williams and Larry Brown, his gushing praise for all-time Knicks like Nazr Mohammed, Malik Rose and Eddy Curry, his absolute falsehoods about never taking the coaching reins, and much, much more. Perfect for every Grinchy Knick Fan on your list!