Isiah Thomas conceded the New York Knicks had a bad week -- on the court.

But he dismissed the other turmoil surrounding his team, including the idea that he could follow Stephon Marbury as the next person around the Knicks to lose his job.

He instead pointed out Monday that the Knicks have been close in many of their losses, and his only worry is finding ways to get them over the hump.

"That's all we're really concerned about, and that's all our team is focused on: how we get better as a basketball team," Thomas said. "All the other stuff you want to talk about, that's up to you guys. But in terms of what we do out on the basketball floor, those are the things that we can control, and out on the basketball floor we had chances to win basketball games."