Because this appears to be a never-ending story, I decided yesterday (Tuesday) that instead of one or two HUGE Fred Hoiberg/NBA watch threads on the forums, I will post a new one every night for the next day that is led off with any new tidbits that we learned from the day before. I’ll often include what I’m hearing behind the scenes as well. The hope is for this to keep the board more organized during a tumultuous time.
Latest news/rumors…
--- Andy Katz (ESPN) mentioned Tim Floyd as a possible replacement to Hoiberg should he leave. I don’t buy it.
--- Something I did hear from a pretty decent source on Tuesday: "Don’t sleep on Jeff Hornacek." The former Cyclone/current head coach of the Phoenix Suns only has one year left on his current contract and my source said that the Hornacek camp believes he might be fired after it.
--- A lot of you keep asking about a timeline. I’ve heard for a good week now that June 1 was a target date for the Bulls to fire Thibs. Behind the scenes, it sounds like that timeline is still in tact but could be sped up just a tad. “Things are picking up on the Bulls front,†one source told me on Tuesday. As far as that Bulls ball dropping, it could be any day but my guess is Thursday or Friday of this week. If it were solely up to the Bulls, it sounds like they’d take as long as possible just to mess with Thibs next season. Yes, there is that much animosity between the two sides. However I do think that Chicago feels like it needs to pick up the pace if it wants to land Hoiberg. The longer this goes on, the more other NBA teams have a chance to get in his ear. Of course, Iowa State is still a very viable option too.
LINKS
--- Randy Peterson from the Des Moines Register predicts how this all will go down.
--- I wrote a mailbag and answered your questions about this situation along with other topics relevant to Iowa State athletics.
--- My response to the Tim Floyd rumor.
Latest news/rumors…
--- Andy Katz (ESPN) mentioned Tim Floyd as a possible replacement to Hoiberg should he leave. I don’t buy it.
--- Something I did hear from a pretty decent source on Tuesday: "Don’t sleep on Jeff Hornacek." The former Cyclone/current head coach of the Phoenix Suns only has one year left on his current contract and my source said that the Hornacek camp believes he might be fired after it.
--- A lot of you keep asking about a timeline. I’ve heard for a good week now that June 1 was a target date for the Bulls to fire Thibs. Behind the scenes, it sounds like that timeline is still in tact but could be sped up just a tad. “Things are picking up on the Bulls front,†one source told me on Tuesday. As far as that Bulls ball dropping, it could be any day but my guess is Thursday or Friday of this week. If it were solely up to the Bulls, it sounds like they’d take as long as possible just to mess with Thibs next season. Yes, there is that much animosity between the two sides. However I do think that Chicago feels like it needs to pick up the pace if it wants to land Hoiberg. The longer this goes on, the more other NBA teams have a chance to get in his ear. Of course, Iowa State is still a very viable option too.
LINKS
--- Randy Peterson from the Des Moines Register predicts how this all will go down.
--- I wrote a mailbag and answered your questions about this situation along with other topics relevant to Iowa State athletics.
--- My response to the Tim Floyd rumor.
