***OFFICIAL*** Bulls confident Hoiberg next Bulls coach

[atlantacyclone]

I have mixed emotions if he leaves. I would be interested in knowing what he said while he was pushing hard to get the job at ISU. He clearly turned the program around... But I can't imagine the world where he would leave the seniors. I'm beginning to question everything that I believe in this world...

 

[Cydkar]

Does Fred really hate JP? I'm trying to rationalize why he would leave what he has here.

If Fred wanted to stay at ISU a rift with JP wouldn't stop him. Fred could have whatever he wanted. He wants to be an NBA coach.

 

[Skidoosh]

He is likely sick of the dirty business that college basketball recruiting is, or at least it sure doesn't help.

I heard telling recruits you will be there for a long time helps recruiting.

If he wants to be bitter that Rashad chose Money Bags McGee over us then we can be bitter that he influenced Diallo to go somewhere else. Two-way street, Fred.

 

[QCCyclone]

I don't really care about the NBA at all, and don't watch hardly any games, but I will actually be hoping the Bulls are horrible next year.

As a person I know that is a horrible thing to do.... I should want nothing but the best for Fred, but I just can't bring myself to that point. If the Bulls fail and Fred gets canned, he will still be set for life financially, so it's not like we will all need to feel sorry for him. He will be just fine.

I just like it when there are consequences realized to one's decisions. For example, if a baseball player uses steroids, I don't want them to succeed and not understand what a poor decision they made. I want their body to break down and for them not to succeed so that they realize the negative consequences of their poor decision.

I know Fred's decision is different in that he isn't cheating or doing anything illegal, but I do believe it is a horrible career move on his part, and it wouldn't hurt me one bit if he quickly discovers that and has to learn from it.

You don't mess with karma. And Fred had the perfect job and life in Ames, and now he's going to mess with that karma because he thinks the grass is greener in the NBA for some odd reason? I think most guys that have jumped to the NBA will tell you it's not all that it's cracked up to be. It will not hurt me in the least if Fred does not find success there. In fact, I will be a bit happier if he doesn't, and he realizes just how good he really had it in Ames.

Dude, you have some serious issues. You have absolutely no idea what is truly best for Fred. The fact that you're wishing bad Karma on him is actually quite disturbing.

 

[BigBake]

It most likely has nothing to do with JP or ISU. It has everything to do with Hoiberg wanting to be an NBA head coach. He's talked about that publicly, he structured his contract at ISU to make it clear to NBA teams he was not going to be costly to get, he has a rolodex full of NBA execs and coaches who have been telling him for years he is cut out for that job.

If he leaves ISU, I will feel bad for what might have been. But I am not going to try and lay blame for it anywhere other than where it belongs. If Hoiberg leaves, it will be because it is what he wants.

I don't know where this started but it's been rebuked several times. The only person that really mentioned Fred's NBA intentions was JP a couple weeks back. Up to that point Fred has painted ISU as his dream job.

 

[Amesboy]

http://chicago.suntimes.com/category/7/71/sports/
Posted: 05/29/2015, 05:47pm | Joe Cowley

According to one source in the coaching circuit on Friday, the idea that the Bulls were actually having a so-called coaching search was nothing more than “a charade.’’
“It’s just when Fred [Hoiberg] says yes to them, not if,’’ the source said. “This is a year in the works.’’
Coaches – both college and at the NBA level – are actually very much dialed into one another, and there weren’t many at in either profession that didn’t feel like the Bulls and Hoiberg would be a match “sooner than later.’’

 

[CYKOFAN]

I heard telling recruits you will be there for a long time helps recruiting.

If he wants to be bitter that Rashad chose Money Bags McGee over us then we can be bitter that he influenced Diallo to go somewhere else. Two-way street, Fred.

As the song says, breaking up is hard to do. But he would have been in a tough position with Diallo. Sounds like he was probably honest with him, which meant bad news for ISU.

 

[KSUcat]

I have mixed emotions if he leaves. I would be interested in knowing what he said while he was pushing hard to get the job at ISU. He clearly turned the program around... But I can't imagine the world where he would leave the seniors. I'm beginning to question everything that I believe in this world...

GMAFB man, this is ridiculous.

 

[ILiftWithRoyce]

"I hope I coach here til I retire" -Fred in 2013

yes I am butthurt

 

[WastedTalent]

According to one source in the coaching circuit on Friday, the idea that the Bulls were actually having a so-called coaching search was nothing more than “a charade.’’
“It’s just when Fred [Hoiberg] says yes to them, not if,’’ the source said. “This is a year in the works.’’
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"A year in the works" ??? Ufta, gut punch

 

[BigBake]

The way some in the fanbase are all giddy about losing the best coach we've ever had worries me. We've gotten to the point where getting kicked squarely in the nuts brings a smile to our faces.

 

[isucy86]

I don't know where this started but it's been rebuked several times. The only person that really mentioned Fred's NBA intentions was JP a couple weeks back. Up to that point Fred has painted ISU as his dream job.

WOW! Fred really does have the midas touch, now he's a painter of dreams!

Not sure how anyone can be surprised he would leave ISU for the NBA. He has been mentioned as a future NBA coach at least going back to 2013 and was rumored to have interviewed for NBA coaching jobs a year ago. Even Jamie Pollard has said more than two years ago that ISU couldn't match NBA coaching money.

 

[TuckerBlayze]

Is there any possibility that Fred's health might be a factor in this whole thing? Possibly only a few years left to coach or something along those lines? Could that be why he wants to jump to the NBA....kind of a "bucket list" type deal? Maybe even to set himself up for a non-coaching job in the future?

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Why climb Denali when you can climb Everest?

To reach the summit of Everest one must avoid the bodies of those before you who tried, failed, and perished. Much like NBA coaching.

 

[bosco]

I personally will not be watching a press conference announcing Fred Hoiberg as the Bulls coach. I have no interest in non-ISU Fred.

Mobile high five

 

[bosco]

I don't really care about the NBA at all, and don't watch hardly any games, but I will actually be hoping the Bulls are horrible next year.

As a person I know that is a horrible thing to do.... I should want nothing but the best for Fred, but I just can't bring myself to that point. If the Bulls fail and Fred gets canned, he will still be set for life financially, so it's not like we will all need to feel sorry for him. He will be just fine.

I just like it when there are consequences realized to one's decisions. For example, if a baseball player uses steroids, I don't want them to succeed and not understand what a poor decision they made. I want their body to break down and for them not to succeed so that they realize the negative consequences of their poor decision.

I know Fred's decision is different in that he isn't cheating or doing anything illegal, but I do believe it is a horrible career move on his part, and it wouldn't hurt me one bit if he quickly discovers that and has to learn from it.

You don't mess with karma. And Fred had the perfect job and life in Ames, and now he's going to mess with that karma because he thinks the grass is greener in the NBA for some odd reason? I think most guys that have jumped to the NBA will tell you it's not all that it's cracked up to be. It will not hurt me in the least if Fred does not find success there. In fact, I will be a bit happier if he doesn't, and he realizes just how good he really had it in Ames.

Fred is an incredibly blessed individual. He has a once in a lifetime opportunity on one hand that many would jump at. And on the other hand is a once in a lifetime opportunity that everyone dreams of. He decided to go with the once in a lifetime opportunity that didn't coincide with our wishes because it wasn't his dream.

 

[CascadeClone]

I don't have any bad feelings towards Fred for heading to the NBA. He is a competitor and he wants to compete at the highest level. The WORST way I can think to look at it, is he "used" ISU to get 5 years of coaching experience. Well, in exchange ISU got some pretty darn good performance and a lot of positive exposure. So even in that lens, I can't harbor any resentment or anger.

I always thought he would go NBA, but I thought we would have him until his kids were all out of hs. So this is a lot sooner than expected. I wish he was staying of course.

One potential positive: by going NBA now, he could coach a few years and he might decide to come back. CFH again? AD Hoiberg? The Pitino career path. I'd welcome CFH back with open arms in 2022.

 

[cycloneworld]

According to one source in the coaching circuit on Friday, the idea that the Bulls were actually having a so-called coaching search was nothing more than “a charade.’’
“It’s just when Fred [Hoiberg] says yes to them, not if,’’ the source said. “This is a year in the works.’’
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"A year in the works" ??? Ufta, gut punch

Bill Simmons was right. And some here were freaking out on Chris and Brent a month ago for writing about it.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I don't have any bad feelings towards Fred for heading to the NBA. He is a competitor and he wants to compete at the highest level. The WORST way I can think to look at it, is he "used" ISU to get 5 years of coaching experience. Well, in exchange ISU got some pretty darn good performance and a lot of positive exposure. So even in that lens, I can't harbor any resentment or anger.

I always thought he would go NBA, but I thought we would have him until his kids were all out of hs. So this is a lot sooner than expected. I wish he was staying of course.

One potential positive: by going NBA now, he could coach a few years and he might decide to come back. CFH again? AD Hoiberg? The Pitino career path. I'd welcome CFH back with open arms in 2022.

My gawd I hope not.

 

[cyclones12321]

This sucks but at least i still get to see him coach one of my teams. Would prefer it to be isu 100 times more but seems that ship has sailed