It had to be done. Juwan was struggling with his health, with his players, his staff, and winning games. That was just this past season. In 2021 which doesn't seem that long ago Juwan was the national coach of the year. Now, he is probably headed for an NBA assistant role next season. If he even wants to coach, Juwan made a ton of money in his NBA career and I assume he doesn't need to work and might want to take some time away from the game.
The bottom line is, I don't believe Juwan had the patience for the college game which is changing every year. It used to be about "dirty money" and now its just about money and a difficult admission department. You think Coach B or Jay Wright is interested in jumping back into that mess? I doubt it. Juwan's lack of patience frustrated him and he took it out on opposing coaches and his famous S&C coach. He was lucky to get past one of those incidents, no way he survives both after winning 8 games.
Now what? Your guess is as good as mine. I don't watch enough college basketball to assess who would be a good fit. What I do know, is that Michigan should not look at a big name coach. Find the next Coach Beilein. Find a guy that will recruit his ass off and run an offense that is hard to prepare for. Find a coach that can spot talent in the portal and bring coaches that teach defense and sound basketball.
This is a football school and always will be a football school. The NIL $$ will flow to Schembechler Hall vs. Crisler Arena (I know its Center). Michigan Football just won a National Championship and the basketball program just won 8 games. Yes, each program is over tilted from where they have been but it's time for a reboot of the Basketball Program. Warde has a ton of leaderships faults, we surmise on the outside looking in. Though I don't think many of us would want to hire a new football coach and basketball coach in Ann Arbor within a couple of months.
For those that don't understand the title of this post. Ed Cooley is a friend of Warde's. When Warde was looking to hire a coach after Coach B left. Warde got Ed a raise at Providence by showing interest in hiring his friend, when he knew all along he was going to hire Juwan. Ed is now at Georgetown.
Juwan's recruits in the NBA:
- Jett has played in 14 games, 3.7 minutes per game, and averaged 1.6 points per. (Orlando Magic)
- Caleb Houstan played in 51 games and averages 14 minutes with 4.3 points per game (Orlando Magic)
- Mousa Diabate played in 11 games, 5.8 minutes per, and 2.6 points per game. (LA Clippers)
- Congrats to the Michigan Women's Basketball team on making the NCAA Tournament.
- Duncan Robinson is the fastest player in NBA history to make 1000 3-point shots.
- George Washington III has entered the transfer portal. He averaged less than 2 points a game.
- New DL Coach Greg Scruggs got an OWI in Ann Arbor over the weekend and got suspended before even coaching his first practice.
- Speaking of Spring Practice, I believe that starts today.