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Isiah Thomas gets to restart his coaching career in college

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Apr 14, 2009.

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  1. Honesty Kills

    Honesty Kills New Member

    C/S

    Funny how certain posters avoid this thread like the plague once a few unbiased members come through and agree with logic - and look away from the same, tired espn-ified talking points.

    He's gonna push his life story, and his accomplishments as a player to these families and it is going to resonate with them. AND they're not paying him????? I don't understand how anybody could argue against this move.
     
    Honesty Kills, Apr 16, 2009
    #61
  2. Flip Wilson

    Flip Wilson Well-Known Member

    Or equal to Arkansas-Little Rock hiring Sidney Moncrief. He coached UALR to a 4-24 record in his only year there. The team played at Denver -- in the middle of the conference season -- and Moncrief and family stayed to ski while the rest of the team returned to the Rock.
     
    Flip Wilson, Apr 16, 2009
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  3. Chef

    Chef Active Member

    was just on ESPN bout 5 minutes ago.
     
    Chef, Apr 16, 2009
    #63
  4. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    Did they follow that up with, "What kind of douchebag father tries to get his daughter to take the fall for his failed suicide attempt?"
     
    friend of a friend, Apr 16, 2009
    #64
  5. Chef

    Chef Active Member

    And was on again just now, Elliotte.
     
    Chef, Apr 16, 2009
    #65
  6. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Just saw it. Hysterical. Worth the wait.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Apr 16, 2009
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  7. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Broadway,

    Just watched that bit of the interview. Thomas was denying the suicide attempt the first time it was raised. He even tried doing it with a little bit of humour and the famous smile. The answer you quoted was the follow-up. I've seen that look on his face before. He was annoyed, and the "I like living response" followed by the "I don't know what else to tell you" is his way of saying, "Enough. I answered the question, and that's it."

    Both of those responses are typical of him. He tried to deflect controversy with a bit of humour, but when that fails, he gets tight. Did you notice his pause before the answer he quoted? He's trying not to get angry.

    Not saying his approach is a good one. I'm just saying I've seen this before. I'd be curious to see, though, if the police are asked about Isiah's opening explanation.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Apr 16, 2009
    #67
  8. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

    Now we know why the school agreed to hire him. They don't know who the fuck he is.
     
    Write-brained, Apr 16, 2009
    #68
  9. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Indeed. They thought they were going to pull a reverse Paulus by hiring this guy:

    http://uhcougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/thompson_isaiah00.html
     
    TigerVols, Apr 16, 2009
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  10. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    When Isaih gets s-canned, we can look at this thread again.
     
    poindexter, Feb 24, 2011
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  11. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    This is buried way back on the first page or so of the Carmelo thread, but fits better here:

     
    Starman, Feb 24, 2011
    #71
  12. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    He gone:

    http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/18350817/fiu-removes-hall-of-famer-thomas-as-its-basketball-coach
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Apr 6, 2012
    #72
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