FIU only won 13 games last year, lost 20 for the third time in four seasons, and that's when the school decided to make a serious splash by hiring Thomas - giving him a chance to revive a coaching career that was slowed to a sputter during a troubled tenure with the New York Knicks. "What we've said to our guys all along is, it's about how we play together as a team and how to play together as a unit ... If we can stay within our game, and if we can do the things we want defensively and offensively, I think we'll be able to play with any team in the country this year, not just North Carolina." The odds are thickly stacked against FIU this season, despite the presence of a basketball icon on the sideline. Full Article at Sporting News