List of potential replacements should Fred Hoiberg leave
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I'm going to stick my head back in the sand after I say this but here it goes anyway. From everything I've read the Bulls fanbase is freaking out just as bad as we are because they don't want anything to do with Fred. I'm not convinced he goes anywhere yet. This same thing happened last year with Golden State and they had a roster that fit Fred's style way better than this Bulls team does. I'm not ready to go over to his house with a can of gas and a book of matches quite yet. He was silent last year too and we know he talked to somebody about the Warriors when he was in Napa on vacation. Lets just sit back have a beer and relax. I'm going back to the sandbox so I can stick my head in there.
My list in order.
1. Hornacek
2. Otz
3. Underwood
I know it's been said before that Hornacek doesn't really want to come back to the midwest, but my thinking is if he could come him for 3-5 years to coach as well as groom TJ and then have TJ scoot into the head coach role once he leaves, I think that would be best. It would allow TJ to get a great mentor and would position us to have a coach that would stick around for a while and not jump at the next big thing (since him and Allison love Ames so much).
If we can't get Hornacek, I'm all for taking a chance on TJ for HC just like we did with Fred in hopes of it paying off.
Just my two cents!
1. Hornacek
2. Otz
3. Underwood
I know it's been said before that Hornacek doesn't really want to come back to the midwest, but my thinking is if he could come him for 3-5 years to coach as well as groom TJ and then have TJ scoot into the head coach role once he leaves, I think that would be best. It would allow TJ to get a great mentor and would position us to have a coach that would stick around for a while and not jump at the next big thing (since him and Allison love Ames so much).
If we can't get Hornacek, I'm all for taking a chance on TJ for HC just like we did with Fred in hopes of it paying off.
Just my two cents!
I understood what you meant the first time you typed it - don't understand why anyone needed to "correct" you.
Who are we genuinely worried about transferring. Niang? Senior. McKay & Nader? Senior already transferred so he can't. Naz? Where? Morris is the lone worry, but if he really has designs on NBA after this coming year as Rob has mentioned a while back, I doubt he postpones it a year - particularly if the rest of the core of the team is intact. Thomas? Not to be mean, but oh well. Cooke and Burton are transfers too who would lose eligibility - so not likely.
I honestly don't think TJ would be a bad choice. I think he's a solid x and o's guy and we will continue to bring in high quality recruits as long as he's on the staff. I mean the guy brought in great talent on mcdermotts teams
I also would go for making Otz an interim head coach this year since he has such a great connection with the current guys and then give it a whirl. Honestly, if he can't make it next season as a head coach, he'll never make it. LOL!
CycloneErik
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For better or worse, "just going with TJ" will make it appear that Pollard conducted this search with the fighting spirit of a Frenchman.
That would be the death knell for recruiting going forward. 0% chance it happens. Give Otz a 4-5 year deal or don't give him the job.
A team full of guys that wish they had more eligibility so they could transfer or hadn't already transferred so they could transfer now or had tried to go pro last season. Sounds like a recipe for some great things to happen.
