Isiah Thomas and the Knicks

[houstontxbrave]

He is now a paid consultant for the Knicks while still hold the head coaching job at FIU.

This has to be a joke, if Im FIU I tell him to either be the head coach or a consultant but not both. Says he will consult in his spare time... when exactly does a college head basketball coach have enough spare time to consult with an NBA team?

Let alone this just smells of conflict of interest, I guess it is within NCAA guildlines but just doesnt seem right.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5442858

[Da Coach]

I think it shows how weak the FIU Athletic Director and Pres are. No way most D1 admins allow their coach to do this.

[Da Coach]

Isiah had a role in trying to lure LeBron to the Knicks-

http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/08/10/dantoni-knicks-used-isiah-when-lebron-was-slipping-away/

And college coaches like Coach K and Jim Boeheim are speaking out about the hiring-

http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100810&content_id=13277068&oid=36320&vkey=18

[tornado]

I get a laugh out of Coach K's remarks, as he's sold his services to the highest bidder for years -- be it car companies, bank ads, American Express endorsements, and even flirted with taking an NBA job several times, using it as leverage to get a boost and extension at Duke.

[Da Coach]

Isiah, after getting advice from a couple sources, has decided against taking the job as a consultant to the Knicks-

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5456334