+1. It's wild that this had almost zero press until it was announced, there wasn't a single leak about him and the Cavs even meeting, at least from what I saw. Funny though that 5 years ago the Cavs nearly pulled Izzo away from college ball in Michigan, now they do pull away Beilein from college ball in Michigan.This is one of the few guys that I could see going from college to the NBA and being successful. He's one of the best offensive tacticians and culture builders in college basketball. In a rebuild situation with increasing roster flexibility over the next couple of years I could see this working pretty well if he has significant influence over roster management. I would much rather see somebody like this be given a shot to "build a program" at the pro level as opposed to getting another retread coach that's been through 2-3 NBA jobs with middling at best results.
Shirley you must be correctI suspect Gilbert is trying to help out Michigan State by disrupting the Michigan program.
Player development as a priority ?Why make this choice before the ping pong balls drop tomorrow?
Love and Thompson will.Great coach, just not sure how he'll fare in a league where many players don't listen to their coach.
no scandalscandal coming or maybe he would rather babysit overpaid meady-oakre pre Madonna's in the NBA than beg, plead and lie to HS kids and their families?
+2, and def a Gilbert move like chasing Izzo, but Assistant GM Gansey played on a Beilein Mountaineer team.+1. It's wild that this had almost zero press until it was announced, there wasn't a single leak about him and the Cavs even meeting, at least from what I saw. Funny though that 5 years ago the Cavs nearly pulled Izzo away from college ball in Michigan, now they do pull away Beilein from college ball in Michigan.
yupBeilein is a great coach. One of the best player development guys in the business, which has to be a big reason why the Cavs wanted him with a young team
Defensive-minded Bickerstaff ?I would like to see them get a younger assistant coach who could be the heir apparent .... not sure who, maybe one of the ones they interviewed already ... just wondering if that was the plan when they interviewed them?
Kind of sad for college basketball, in that your piece contains this nugget. Last year, when 100 college coaches were asked, "Who do you think is the most honest coach in college basketball?", far and away the top response was "John Beilein".Nice article about Beilein and the state of college sports:
https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/05/13/michigan-john-beilein-cavs-nba-ncaa
CBS Sports discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-tjI9DdzA
Haha at some Wolverine tears and a post-Zed lament -I suspect Gilbert is trying to help out Michigan State by disrupting the Michigan program. Why make this choice before the ping pong balls drop tomorrow?