Howard transition to assistant coach Martelli stays Acting HC
November 30th, 2023 at 7:04 PM ^
Clarity — Martelli has been acting head coach with Juwan Howard out due to his surgery. Howard will start his transition back into the head coach role, beginning with being designated as an assistant coach until he is entirely good to go as head coach. Martelli still acting HC.
— CJ Mangum (@cjmangum_) November 30, 2023
November 30th, 2023 at 7:10 PM ^
As a former HS bball ref, I can understand how the zeebs working the Texas Tech game became peeved with Coach Howard. I've had situations where head coaches were letting an assistant do the in-game coaching. But they can't help it & stand up to bark at my crew. There can only be 1 head coach standing & talking to the refs during live game action. Still doesn't really explain the double T's at halftime, but I can understand how they would have doled out one T. Should always come with a warning before the T...no question.
November 30th, 2023 at 8:03 PM ^
Thank you - finally someone else saw the same thing I was seeing - it was extremely awkward to see all the confusion on the Michigan bench with all the people standing and barking orders/talking to officials etc - imagine how confused the players must have been - my guess is this became a big internal issue within the team hence the reason this official announcement came out. Kudos to the athletics department for clarifying all of this. I love Juwan but he is struggling.
November 30th, 2023 at 8:52 PM ^
He has anger issues. I will be downvoted. He hasnt learned from the past. Sad.
November 30th, 2023 at 10:57 PM ^
I dunno. There's a long history of coaches yelling at referees, and getting t'd up.
As he hasn't yet slapped another head coach, however, it seems a bit premature to conclude that he "hasn't learned from the past."
December 1st, 2023 at 7:48 AM ^
There's a long history of coaches having anger issues.
December 1st, 2023 at 8:21 AM ^
You don't say...
December 7th, 2023 at 2:19 PM ^
Howard has privilege issues (not anger or Anger issues - there's A difference) and he is not allowed in the Anger clubhouse until he acts out of turn... again. He is straight up coaching here.
The concept of HCs having a different standard of behavior than assistants makes me Angry. That is privilege for sure.
Just working my issues here.
November 30th, 2023 at 7:12 PM ^
Let's just hope they play better going forward.
Pretty please with sugar on top!!!
November 30th, 2023 at 7:14 PM ^
This really feeds into that old rumor that Martelli was the real mastermind behind Howard’s early success. In all seriousness I hope he progresses and heals up. This team is fickle and has high peaks and low valleys: if they can play consistent they are a tournament team.
November 30th, 2023 at 7:18 PM ^
They are the very definition of a bubble team. Needed 1/2 of Memphis and Tech, uphill climb from here. Oregon would be huge.
I am very curious about the status of Llewelyn. Dug is getting run down and he gets grouchy when he is tired.
November 30th, 2023 at 7:27 PM ^
Depth is a huge issue. Dug needs a breather but it falls apart when he's not in the floor. Llewellyn will help, but when?
December 1st, 2023 at 12:39 PM ^
Only if someone is trying to confirm their bias. The dude just had heart surgery which is a pretty big deal and he wasn't coaching the team while healing so it makes since his return would be gradual.
November 30th, 2023 at 7:35 PM ^
Found this alarming at first. But seems to mean that Juwan is not ready to resume HC duties just yet. Hope that it isn't awkward for the two men, both of whom I wish well.
BTW, no one who follows closely--or who read Dylan's careful post-game analyses the last few seasons--thought that Martelli was the 'mastermind' of the team. It's a shame that with the likes of RCMB peddling such corrosive garbage that people here picked it up.
November 30th, 2023 at 7:36 PM ^
Just like this past offseason, this program makes no sense.
November 30th, 2023 at 7:45 PM ^
Naw, it makes sense. It's college basketball. Go Blue!
November 30th, 2023 at 7:53 PM ^
i think i heard that juwan's heart surgery was pretty significant - as evident by his long time departure. something to do with an aortic issue. glad he is getting better, but don't rush it.
November 30th, 2023 at 9:33 PM ^
Bring back Luke as DC
December 1st, 2023 at 3:25 PM ^
Bring back Beilein while you're at it
November 30th, 2023 at 10:39 PM ^
Juwan being on the bench just strikes me as a bad idea. Either he's good to go or he's not. It's no problem if he's not; let him take as much time as he needs and return as HC when he's back at full strength. The program is in capable hands with Martelli at the helm. But this weird situation where Juwan has temporarily demoted himself to assistant coach but is lurking behind Martelli and sporadically re-asserting himself just creates confusion and distractions (as evidenced by his ejection during the Texas Tech game).
November 30th, 2023 at 11:23 PM ^
This basketball program has really gone to hell. So frustrating. Meanwhile Alabama and Tennessee and Miami and Arkansas are thriving. Yuck.