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Isiah Thomas angers high school coaches

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08:24 AM ET 05.03 | Isiah Thomas already has angered a handful of Florida high school coaches in his two weeks at the job at Florida International University. The former Knicks president/coach is being accused of tactless behavior in failing to personally phone three FIU recruits to inform them they were no longer wanted despite scholarship offers from the past regime. Wolfson High coach Greg Rosebrock threatened to close the door for Thomas to recruit at his Jacksonville school because of how his player, Chris Rozier, was treated. According to a person familiar with the Thomas' thinking, Thomas did not call the kids because he was under the impression he would be under NCAA violation. Thomas just took his compliance tests and thought he was not allowed to speak to high school students. The source said that is why Thomas signed earlier this week three JUCO players, including Brooklyn's Marvin Roberts, touted by FIU as the leading junior college scorer in the nation this past season, averaging nearly 30 points per game. A source said Roberts was close to heading to Seton Hall. According to the NCAA, however, Thomas is allowed to talk to high school players because now is a dead period.

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