I don't usually take joy in the misfortune of others especially when it is centered around a group of college kids that just want to play basketball, but when I read that Isiah Thomas' Florida International University basketball team was beaten this week by NAIA Northwood, I had to smile.
I like everyone else was left scratching my head with the hiring of Thomas by FIU last summer. The destroyer of the CBA, the demolisher of the Knicks and yet here is a school willing to give complete control of their basketball program over to him. Maybe the school thought his high-profile name would draw recruits, give some publicity to their institution other than being known for that massive on field brawl with Miami a few years back in football.
It has been a tough month for Thomas, I will give him that. Magic Johnson came out and bashed him in his book and now his team can't even win their first exhibition game against a team that is not even in the NCAA.
But FIU is reaping what they sowed and if they think that Thomas is going to lead them to the promise land (the NCAA Tournament) they need to look back at the road of destruction he has left behind him. The owners of the CBA teams that he left in financial ruins, the once proud Knicks team that is a laughing stock of the NBA and has been for years.
FIU should cut their losses, get rid of Thomas now before he can do anymore damage. If they don't and as the season wears on, I am sure this Thomas led team will give us lots to talk about as we watch this dismantler of programs take down FIU.
Keywords: College basketball, College Exhibition season, Florida International University, Isiah Thomas, NAIA, NCAA Basketball, Northwood University
