Thomas loses debut in FIU exhibition game
MIAMI (AP)—Isiah Thomas lost his coaching debut at Florida International on Wednesday night when Northwood, an NAIA school coached By Rollie Massimino, beat the Panthers 71-61 in an exhibition game.
Thomas, the Basketball Hall of Famer and most recently coach of the New York Knicks, faced Massimino, who coached Villanova to the 1985 NCAA title and is entering his fourth season at the West Palm Beach, Fla. school.
Lester Hunte scored 18 points for Northwood, while Patrick Horstmann had 13. Jay Duncan scored seven of his 10 points in the final minutes as Northwood pulled away.
Marvin Roberts and Phil Gary Jr. both scored 15 points for FIU, which opens the regular season Monday at No. 6 North Carolina, the defending NCAA champions.

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For all that do not believe oh get over it!!!!!
GO MR. THOMAS!!!!!
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The fact is Isiah drafted some really good players and remade the roster. He also was able for a short while to get Stephon Marbury to play defense which was a miracle in and of itself.
His mistakes were his poor trades that he made as a GM, where he gave away 2 draft picks for Eddie Curry. Although Eddie Curry became a strong offensive force under Thomas. He also made a lot of questionable deals and signings, overpaying for a lot of players.
But to be fair to Isiah Thomas, the Knicks were a much worse team before he came on board and he made them more interesting after he got on. Had he been a little bit more careful when he was trading and signing, things might've been better. The fans though were acting really irresponsible, but that is true of NY fans in general.
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Does anyone know of a person who was widely considered to be a great player in the NBA ever becoming a successful college coach???
Heck, any person who was widely considered to be a great player in COLLEGE BBall ever becoming a successful college coach???
I'm sure there MUST be, but I'm honestly drawing a blank.
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