Who’d have thought a 7-25 mark at Florida International would qualify former Knicks GM/President Isiah Thomas for a head coaching gig in more rarefied territory? The Chicago Tribune’s Fred Mitchell reports Thomas would like to fill the vacancy at DePaul.
F.I.U. has a recruiting class that has been rated as high as 17th nationally. A source insists Thomas would be able to steer those recruits to DePaul if he were offered the job.
“Isiah also could recruit the Chicago kids. It has always been a fertile area,” said the source.
If Mitchell’s story is more than just wild speculation, it’s one heck of a kick in the teeth to FIU A.D. Pete Garcia, already widely ridiculed for trying to revitalize Thomas’ career shortly on the heels of a headline-grabbing sexual harassment trial and an alleged suicide attempt the former Hoosier tried to deflect onto his teenage daughter.
isiah would be a great fit for depaul,isiah has been given a very bad rap by the media.he’ll turn a horrific program around since the days of the infamous and friend big mark aguirre and a dear friend of the great isiah. isiah would lure kids from the chicago area which has been the demiose of this horrific program the last three decade.
Tana, that’s a very insightful observation about Coach Thomas, if we completely disregard ALL facts and statistics. I recommend a strong cocktail of anti-psychotic medication.