Chattin' with David Thorpe, ESPN

I've been attending Chat's of David Thorpe for a long time, on the ESPN Website. Most 'chatters' stick to the script and just talk basketball. Thorpe, however, chats about anything under the sun. While he knows a great deal about basketball, coaching, the NBA, etc., even Thorpe would agree that X's and O's don't matter nearly as much as your attitude and work ethic. Here's a few questions he was kind of enough to answer:

D.Miz (BreakinDownTheGame): Sup Thorpe. I don't know if i'm sad, or mad about the Isiah thing. I hope what they say about him throwing his 17 year old daughter under the bus is not true, but its hard to deny....

David Thorpe: Pure sadness all around. Hope everything ends up ok.

D.Miz (BreakinDownTheGame): Last night at the ring ceremony, Tom Thibedeou was introduced as "Associate Head Coach." I don't recall hearing that before. I know he deserves it, without a doubt, he was a key reason for success (their D was one of the best ever). Does anyone else have that title?

David Thorpe: I think he had it last year. Anyone know?

D.Miz (BreakinDownTheGame): 2 weeks back, i didn't attend a post, but i read it afterwards. You put a list of the top coaches in the league and left Byron Scott off. Considering I've seen you praise him in the past, we'll chalk that up as a typo! Future Hall of Fame coach (no?). He'll never have trouble getting another job, he's so good.

David Thorpe: You are right. He's been terrific.

D.Miz (BreakinDownTheGame): Lopez bros are looking great early on. You see them sticking around? Hollinger said the only thing Robin and Bynum have in common is their last names have 5 letters. That's silly i think. With the right practice/coach, both of them have a chance to be like Bynum.

David Thorpe: Listen, can they get at least one real game under their belts first?

Hey, we can't always get the answers we want!