Isiah Thomas has been fired by Florida International after three seasons and? a thoroughly unimpressive record of 26-65. His Panthers went 8-21 last season.
Thomas spent much of his tenure at FIU campaigning for a return to the NBA. At one point, he planned to serve as a paid consultant to the Knicks while continuing to coach the Panthers; the NBA stepped in and blocked that move due to the obvious conflict of interest problems.
Thomas' departure will inevitably touch off a fresh round of rumors about a return to New York. He has maintained a close relationship with Knick owner James Dolan, and with the Knicks are currently being run by an interim front-office crew an an interim coach, there may not be a voice in the executive suite strong enough to talk Dolan out of a potentially catastrophic error.
Also worth noting: Knicks' interim general manager Glen Grunwald and interim coach Mike Woodson were both college teammates of Thomas at Indiana.
Still, I can't help but wonder... at what point do Thomas' obvious shortcomings as an executive disqualify him from getting another executive position?
via FIU dismisses Isiah Thomas as men's basketball coach - FIU - MiamiHerald.com.
