Isiah???

When I first heard the Sportscenter update on the way to class, I thought someone had screwed up... either that or it was an extremely late April Fools' joke.

Nope, it's true: Isiah Thomas is the new head basketball coach at Florida International. So far this morning, Colin Cowherd has had the best line:

"I now have a better job than Isiah Thomas."

Apparently FIU's athletic department has been living under a rock for the past decade. Either that or I guess they're okay with a guy who has destroyed everything he touches.

The CBA. The Toronto Raptors. The Indiana Pacers. THE NEW YORK KNICKS!!! You name them, he butchered them. And yet here is, albeit at a no-name school but still a D-1 program, with somebody giving him another chance.

When it comes to the best point guards of all-time, Thomas is without a doubt very high on the list. When it comes to running an organization, he may be, scratch that, IS the bottom. He might be below the bottom, where I hear it gets quite hot.

I'm rooting for him, though. Maybe he can start to repair his tarnished image by coaching kids who may be too young to remember the mini on-court virtuoso who could shred through defenses with his ball-handling ability. Maybe he can turn this fledgling basketball program around.

But, more than likely, he'll be back in the unemployment line three years from now, leaving behind more destruction.