There are a million different things to say about James Dolan, but these two are certain: He sticks by his friends, and he doesn’t give a damn what anybody thinks.
If there’s anything you can take from his decision to put Isiah Thomas in charge of the New York Liberty (and make him partial owner), see above. You could also argue Dolan is completely out of his mind for putting someone who was found guilty of sexual harassment in charge of a women’s basketball team.
This city would have exploded had Dolan brought Thomas back to the Knicks (again).