Woj Bomb!!! Juwan is dismissing any talk of him Leaving Ann Arbor for any NBA Openings
As we all knew from the beginning Coach Howard is not going anywhere anytime soon! Woj just reported on Twitter he is not even interested in even interviewing with teams that have job openings.
#Basketballschool
Best news of the day. Coach is building something great and I hope he stays a long time to see it through.
Dude said Woj Bomb and I read Juwan and almost died thinking he accepted an offer for the NBA.
JESUS H CHRIST
Isn’t that how click bait works?
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Since Woj was the one who floated that the Blazers were interested, this is as close to certainty as we will get. Great news!
Give him a big extension, though, Warde!
This warms my cold, dead heart
...but what does it do to your spicy....you know?
If it is also cold and dead, there may be no good options there
People just don’t understand how strong the the love Coach Harbaugh and Coach Howard have for Michigan is. They have both turned down money and prestige to coach the school that they love on multiple occasions. This is a unique thing, and a further affirmation that the University of Michigan is a special place.
And this surprises no one who actually follows Michigan basketball.
And also doesn't mean that Coach Howard may in time feel differently and leave. :)
In time, yes... though not likely while Jace and Jett are in school.
Is it bad to hope that Jace and Jett are students similar in caliber to Chris Farley in Tommy Boy?
"A lot of people go to college for seven years."
uh YEAH. they're called ROBBIE HUMMEL
Logged in just to upvote. It's been a long time since I have literally LOLed at a message board comment!
Looking forward to a long successful run for Juwan at Michigan. Gonna be a fun ride.
Knew it all along. And yet, certainty somehow savors slightly of relief.
What great news after an almost completed very long week
And just like that, Woj resurrects my enthusiasm as a fan like a Phoenix! Let's see JH build this MBB program the way Bo should've but didn't!
On a related topic, that same tweet also mentions NBA teams being interested in Penny Hardaway, which is a little strange despite Hardaway being a former NBA superstar. Seems like Hardaway's head coaching tenure has been pretty mediocre at Memphis. He doesn't seem to be accomplishing much despite getting the #1 recruiting class in 2019.
Woj does a lot of promoting for players/agents, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he does that for coaches also. It helps him get his scoops.
In other words, I bet Penny and his agent asked Woj to float his name.
KICK ROCKS WOJ
So, Oakland is NOT in plague?
No. But other parts of California and the US are. ?
Reported Cases of Human Plague - United States, 1970-2019
Stupid phone and stupid user. I'll leave it and take my lumps.
Ha. It's all good. Plus, it gives the opportunity for a PSA that the plague didn't end in the Middle Ages.
Is that...South Bend?!?
Probably not, but I'm trying to do some convenient geographical rounding off.
Pandemic? Maybe. Plague? No.
I'm telling you: The Warriors will make a Godfather offer to Juwan once Kerr retires.
The best news!! Time for a POSBANG!!
I can’t really think of a reason why this team can’t or won’t win a championship in the next 4-5 years. The tournament is one of toughest gauntlets out there but the pieces are all in place to make Final Fours the norm, if they weren’t already with his predecessor.
Good vibes with this dude!
Juwan has the program on a great trajectory. However, the 64 team, single elimination tournament is all one needs to understand here. You need to be booth lucky and good.
Michigan is due for some tourney luck!!
Maybe not this year, but it won't be long after...
again - espn has to find 168 hours of programming a week. part of that includes putting people like woj on the air so that we can participate in a full anal-cavity search of their thoughts and theories.
Coach Howard is already a multi millionaire. He’s an alumni and one of the fab 5. He makes great money from Mich as well. On top of all that, he gets to be with and coach his sons for the next 5-6 years. Why in the world would he ever leave...
I agree but.... Coach Beilein -- Has it great and has built something special... he is one of the most respected coaches in college b-ball, why would he ever leave......
Judging from what I’ve heard Juwan say in interviews and press conferences, I think he sees an opportunity to be a mentor to young men, and he feels that a college coaching gig is a great way to give back to the sport that gave him so much. He might very well be a lifer, like Shushevsky or Wooden or Dean Smith.
A guy that does this, is not leaving after 2 years.
Love It!.... but you forgot the "cabbage patch".....lol
I still think we’d be naive to assume he doesn’t want to head to the NBA at some point. When his sons cycle through the program, that’s the point where I feel like all bets are off.
But until then, I’m guessing he doesn’t want to go anywhere. But we’re going to need to get used to this. He won the Big Ten outright in year two, was inches away from the Final Four and is bringing the #1 overall class into Ann Arbor this season. He’s poising this town for a national title.
The NBA will be at his door this time every year until all the vacancies are filled.
Great news! Bad title though. I nearly had a heart attack skimming the headlines and reading "Woj Bomb! Juwan... Leaving Ann Arbor... NBA."
While I do think there's a very good chance that Juwan will go back to the NBA, I also wouldn't rule him out staying at Michigan for a while. He seems to love the school, connecting with kids, and teaching and he may not want to go back to the NBA. Maybe that's me being an optimist
"Back then, they didn't want me...now I'm hot, they all on me."
-Juwan Howard
Roy Williams gone. Coach K is leaving. Boeheim is 76. Izzo is 66. Bill Self and John Calipari have just been treading water recently. I'm not sure if any of that factors into Juwan's thinking, but there's a window for Michigan to become a serious blue chip destination.
What’s his dream NBA job? The rest of the Big Ten wants to know so we can pray for that job to open.
Probably the Heat, but Spolstra isn’t leaving anytime soon. As long as Riley is in charge he will be the coach of the Heat.