Official 2015 Hoiberg NBA Speculation Thread
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While this can be true, you have to realize that the NBA season is almost 3X longer than the average college season with more close games. If I had to pick one that's better for the heart, it would actually be college.
I think the argument people are making trying to explain Hoiberg's decision is a health related one is ********.
Maybe Hoiberg only wants to coach a few more years, but the idea that his health has anything to do with it is stupid.
More than likely he wants to coach as long as possible, but it just isn't at Iowa State.
I don't think we have to worry about anyone leaving for this upcoming season. Even if Fred leaves there's no way a top ten and possible top five preseason team will want to dismantle itself. Even Noskowiak and Burton will likely end up staying. TJ, I'm sure, is doing everything he can right now to assure the newcomers that ISU is still a great fit for them. There's no need to worry about this season. I also think that Babb stays as well.
I tend to agree. Unless there is something we don't know (which is certainly possible), Hoiberg can live a full and long life with his pacemaker and recent valve replacement. He will be on blood thinners forever which will impact him slightly. But everything we have heard about his health is that he will live a normal life.
Don't know if anyone else shared this information, but I saw Coach Hoiberg this weekend with his family. They were enjoying the day downtown Des Moines. He was wearing a white shirt.
I honestly never thought Fred would leave ISU for the Iowa Energy. Disappointing to say the least!
If you're talking about "I don't know how much I can take it so I'm going to go to the NBA right now" then I agree it's dumb. However, the fact that the NBA season is a lot longer and has closer games than college is probably a small factor in all of this. Yes, he can go on for awhile, but I seem to remember saying that it wasn't good on his health (maybe mental health). That would be worse in the NBA and if he doesn't do well, there's going to be even more stress from a market like Chicago who will try and eat you alive for not doing as well as expected.
Just for the sake of discussion, I think it's presumptive to assume what is best for Fred's health. Only he knows what will bring him the most enjoyment and fulfillment. Yes, the NBA season is longer and media attention is more intense, but there are trade-offs that may actually make that lifestyle "easier," depending on the circumstance. If he feels the NBA is the place for him, I assume he has gauged all factors.
Looks like it may be a while before we know:
http://orlandomagicdaily.com/2015/0...lls-may-wait-before-letting-tom-thibodeau-go/
http://orlandomagicdaily.com/2015/0...lls-may-wait-before-letting-tom-thibodeau-go/
Interesting bit from ESPN's rumor central this morning. If this is true why would anyone want to work for the Bulls when their front office is handling the coaching situation this poorly? Just seems like a terrible thing to do, don't want Thibs and if teams aren't willing to cough up compensation for him then they'll just wait till all the jobs are filled then fire him WOW! I'm a Bulls fan and even I think that is just a crappy way to do business and is poor front office management. Why does Jerry Reinsdorf allow John Paxson and Gar Foreman to do what they are doing? The Bulls are a proud and prestigious franchise and to let the front office handle things they way they are maybe they should be looking for a new GM and President of Basketball Operations and not a head coach. They have a coach the players like and has proven to win despite having some health issues and challenges with the roster, they obviously don't want him anymore but they want to control where he works next? Fred, if this is the type of management you want to work for that is just sad if you end up taking the Bulls job. Jerry Krause and Tim Floyd were good buddies just like Fred and Gar Foreman apparently are and look how well that turned out.
One of my kids was asking how many days Cyclone basketball has been held hostage by the freaking Bulls and I couldn't put a number on it. Seems like they have been saying they wanted to fire Thibs since last fall, but they were only eliminated from the playoffs around May 15 I think. All of this talk started long before they were eliminated. It is tiring.
I loved Tim. Loved his style. But is there a more opposite form of basketball than between Hoiball and Floyd's grind it out, defense slow down?
Come on Blum, in our hysteria over Fred leaving we all clearly are the best judge of what is best for Fred.
Hoiberg leaving, particularly this offseason in a dragged out fashion is about disappointing as it gets, but good lord this board has lost sight of reality. This will cause a hiccup but ISU MBB will be fine and have a lot of future success, in the mean time let's try to relax and not **** all over one of the greatest Iowa Stater of all time.
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