FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2009, file photo, Florida International coach Isiah Thomas directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Thomas is back in the New York Knicks organization as a consultant, two years after he was fired as coach and team president. The Knicks announced Thomas' role on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, saying he would "assist the team's senior management in various capacities, including player recruitment." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File0