FIU names new Coach

by **ClickClack** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:12 pm

Isiah Thomas...def a splash hire...and an interesting hire..gotta think he could be a good recruiter

by **indianmustang** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:57 pm

they got our next coach ready for us

by **ponydawg** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:16 pm

Denton Paper blog discussing FIU....mention SMU and Doh.
Are we a rival of theirs? Is Sanders really switching to DB?

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/archi ... uying.html

"Former LSU coach John Brady ended up at Arkansas State, Mike Jarvis went to Florida Atlantic, which also gave Matt Doherty a second chance before he left for SMU.

(Insert your own joke about Doherty taking a step down by leaving FAU for SMU here)"

"FIU is taking a bath in a local rivalry, which is about as pleasant as UNT fans watching SMU succeed in anything (and I am not saying they have)"

by **smupony94** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:22 pm

Screw NTSU

by **jkflamebo** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:50 pm

i recently drove by NTSU's football stadium the other day. i knew it was probably dumpy, but that is for sure the definition of what a dump looks like

by **RGV Pony** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:36 pm

jkflamebo wrote:i recently drove by NTSU's football stadium the other day. i knew it was probably dumpy, but that is for sure the definition of what a dump looks like

the new one?

oh wait, that's right...

by **EastStang** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:38 am

If Texas needed a prostate exam, they'd start in Denton.

by **MustangLaxer** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:41 pm

actually its Isiah Thompson according to their president at the press conference

by **George S. Patton** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:16 pm

MustangLaxer wrote:actually its Isiah Thompson according to their president at the press conference

Yes, that was pretty funny when I heard that.

by **fivemon** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:07 pm

also pretty interesting that he is working for freeee

by **Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:32 pm

fivemon wrote:also pretty interesting that he is working for freeee

The Knicks owe him $12 million over the next couple of years, so no need for a paycheck. In lieu of a paycheck, they probably offered him all the sleeping pills he could ever desire.

by **fivemon** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:38 pm

i wonder if there was something in his contract with the knicks about coaching somewhere else would void the knicks contract

by **Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:58 am

fivemon wrote:i wonder if there was something in his contract with the knicks about coaching somewhere else would void the knicks contract

If so, I'm thinking it applies to the NBA only. Dude isn't going to take a job and "donate" his salary if he wasn't getting paid by somebody. Let's get real here.

by **Dooby** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:29 am

Since retirement as a player, everything Isiah has touched has turned to cr@p. How can anyone expect FIU to be any different?

by **MustangIcon** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:54 am

Dooby wrote:Since retirement as a player, everything Isiah has touched has turned to cr@p. How can anyone expect FIU to be any different?

He actually had some strong success in talent evaluation through the draft. His first 4 years as an exec. were all spent wioth the Toronto Raptors and his four first round picks were- Damon Staudamire, Marcus Camby, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady. Don't really recall who he picked while at Indiana (or maybe he was actually only coach there). With the Knicks he stole David Lee late and had a couple other good pickups as well.

That said, I don't think he will do a great job at FIU. Hopefully he does a better job than Drexler did at UH. That was a train wreck.

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