New FIU Basketball coach

[anhil8tor]

I hope their RPI is ok....

[Just1More]

_ beat me to the post. Worst hire in years for any basketball program. This is about selling tickets...NOT about winning _

UL should write a letter to FIU and scold them for allowing such unconscionable regression in their basketball program.

[ulforlife]

The iPhone ESPN home page is nothing but Isiah Thomas to FIU stuff. What the hell

igeaux.mobi

[wcd35]

_ The iPhone ESPN home page is nothing but Isiah Thomas to FIU stuff. What the hell

igeaux.mobi _

Tirico and Van Pelt are talking about the SBC right now. More publicity than any time before. LOL

[Damon]

16-18 year olds never watched Isiah Thomas play. This hire will not improve their recruiting on his name alone. If anything, he can hide down in Florida and escape his own life.

[ULtimateCajun]

I like how this hire is being dubbed an "unlikely" and "bizarre" hire from most media outlets. I'm not counting eggs before they hatch, but I think in the long run FIU will regret this hire. Sure your program is getting national attention right now, but what happens when this stunt fails and the national eye is on you. It's easy to bury a losing season at FIU. But when you have a hall of fame player as a coach. Those losing seasons become national headlines. If this were UL hiring, I would be very afraid. Very.

[Turbine]

UL should write a letter to FIU and scold them for allowing such unconscionable regression in their basketball program.

LOL . . . cry

igeaux.mobi

[Corndog308]

Watching the interview on ESPN with Isiah Thomas, new basketball coach for Florida International. Isiah donated a years salary to FIU. How nice.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Watching the interview on ESPN with Isiah Thomas, new basketball coach for Florida International. Isiah donated a years salary to FIU. How nice. _

I was just listening to Jim Rome and he played back to introduction of Isiah as the new coach at FIU. I assume the person introducing him was the AD, although it could have been the President. In any event, he was introduced as Isiah Thompson. Rome is calling FIU, Florida Amateur University (isn't there another FAU?). This is a tough blunder to overcome. At least Rome didn't say there was anything negative or amateurish about the SBC.

[RCAJUN90]

_ I was just listening to Jim Rome and he played back to introduction of Isiah as the new coach at FIU. I assume the person introducing him was the AD, although it could have been the President. In any event, he was introduced as Isiah Thompson. Rome is calling FIU, Florida Amateur University (isn't there another FAU?). This is a tough blunder to overcome. At least Rome didn't say there was anything negative or amateurish about the SBC. _

Jim Evertt needs to go put the beat down on Rome again.

[Clutch0364]

_ Jim Evertt needs to go put the beat down on Rome again. _

You mean Chris Everitt

[Damon]

Watching the interview on ESPN with Isiah Thomas, new basketball coach for Florida International. Isiah donated a years salary to FIU. How nice.

Easy to do when you're getting $12 mil over 2 years from the Knicks.