Tony Mitchell, a player from North Texas, is mentioned. This is great for him and for the team-- North Texas has strung together nearly a half-dozen 20-win season in a row, which is impressive no matter what conference your team is in. The issue is the other part of it.
Dominique Ferguson, a player for the Florida International Golden Panthers, is no doubt a rather talented player, to attract the attention of the journalist. What I can't figure out is how he was recruited by Isiah Tomas, who is a fucking terrible basketball coach.
Maybe there were financial considerations and he couldn't go to school any further away. Maybe they just had the best scholarship. I grant all these, or perhaps other possibilities I'm not privy too. All fine. Excellent student, and FIU is a fine institution of higher learning.
But their basketball team does happen to suck ass. They can't win games. They have not won even ten games since Thomas took over, and he's entering his third season. You don't see any articles written on star players for the North Florida Ospreys, or the Centenary Gentlemen, or the Montana State Bobcats, so what makes the Panthers a big deal? There are 12 basketball playing members in that conference, and FIU ranks about 10th.
Just because you're really good at one thing, does not mean you're good at all things. Al Pacino is a great actor, but I would not trust him to perform my surgery. Jane Goodall has been studying chimps for half a century, if she offered to fix my car I'd decline, but certainly invite her in for tea. Isiah Thomas was a great basketball player, but he can't fucking coach. He failed at the professional level-- which happens, Pete Carroll is a terrible pro-coach as well-- but where Pete Carroll excelled as an educator, Isiah Tomas is a fucking terrible coach.
Please take this under advisement when you read any articles about him, which ESPN will no doubt publish on a slow news day.
xoxo
Sun Belt Bob
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