Top 10 recruit commits to FIU under Isaiah Thomas

[ecompt]

He had very high picks in Toronto, and it's tough to screw them up. The good picks he made with New York (again, early to mid-round picks) he traded away to bring in guys like Steve Francis and Eddy Curry. Believe me, Murff, I was in New York while he was president of the Knicks: The guy is a clown.

[Murffieus]

ecompt-----I didn't say anything about Isiah Thomas's trades-----what I said is that he drafted well-----which he did.

[GOMU1104]

Furgeson and Thomas are perfect for each other...both complete knuckleheads.

His "offers" were more one sided...Thomas was probably one of the few programs that would take him.

[Golden Avalanche]

And Jack Sikma attending Illinois Wesleyan.

Did you forget this  ?

[Tugg Speedman]

BMA,

I see UNLV on your list quite a bit.

Is this the lasting influence of ODB on sin city?

[bamamarquettefan]

Hey, if isaiah can keep a Top 10 recruit out of another big conference, I'm all for him.  Unless Marquette's on their list, I hope a few more top players disperse to schools that will never be challenging MU for a seed or a final spot in the NCAA.  Good work Isaiah!

[lurch91]

Isiah can work within a system.  When he was coach of the Pacers, he had Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh running the show.  Isiah also had a very skilled and strong coaching staff.  

When he failed, and failed miserably, was when he tried to run anything by himself.  He left the Raptors in ruins, he left the CBA bankrupt and in ruins, and look at the carnival that was the Knicks.

I can only imagine the trainwreck that FIU will be in the next few years.

[LON]

Murff, as president of the Knicks he turned the roster into an overpriced  laughingstock. He has no idea what talent is, and less idea what to do with it if he saw it. He's a snake oil salesman who only got the job in New York because he sweet-talked the Dolans (who are complete idiots) into thinking he could build them a contender even after he singlehandedly bankrupted an entire league. After he sexually harassed an employee, costing the Knicks millions in a lawsuit, he was eventually fired. He went home, took some sleeping pills and had be rushed to the hospital. Two days later he denied it happened even though the hospital confirmed it. A class act all the way.

You forgot the part about putting it on his daughter...

[ecompt]

sorry, Lance, an oversight. This guy has so much baggage that I lost track.

[Lennys Tap]

ecompt-----I didn't say anything about Isiah Thomas's trades-----what I said is that he drafted well-----which he did.

So if he turns his good (lucky?) draft choices into Eddy Curry and Steve Francis what kind of a judge of talent is he? Isiah was a great player who has been an abysmal failure at everything since. That he was a spectacular flop as an executive, general manager and coach is unfortunate but forgivable, but when he threw his daughter to the wolves to save his face - that tells you what a terrifically despicable person he is.