I agree with Swarthmore. If Hoiberg was set on going to the nba, which he seemed to be since he interviewed with four teams, then he should have stepped down earlier. Or at least he should have if he really cared about the program. Just say "I'm stepping down from isu to pursue nba opportunities ". If he doesn't get the Bulls job, he takes a year off to recover from heart surgery and he's still a multi millionaire. I'm not saying he's a bad guy for doing what he did...just that he put his own interests over isu's. Doesn't make him the devil, but he's not the saint that many here make him out to be.
I imagine if we would have hired Prohm in April instead of June, the program would be a lot better set up for this year and especially for next year right now.
*****, please! Hoiberg is the only reason you or anyone else have high expectations for ISU basketball. The guy resurrected the program from one of its lowest points in history and took it to a place its never been before (preseason top five) in only FOUR ******* YEARS! The guy has given more to ISU as a coach, player, and ambassador than anyone I can think of.
There is always a transition period between coaches and it's never smooth. Do you really think if Steve Prohm had been hired three months earlier we would have landed Cheick Diallo and a bunch of other studs? Highly unlikely. Prohm has to prove himself next year before big time recruits start committing; that's just the reality of the situation.
Fred left ISU with an amazing roster and did it in a way that none of the players decided to transfer. Hell, even Giorgios is probably coming back. How often do you see that happen? Do you remember when Fred took over and half the team left after McDermott bolted for Craighton? Usually coaching changes are WAY worse.
Hoiberg was an amazing coach and we were lucky to have him as long as we did. If he liked coaching college hoops, I have no doubt he would have stayed at ISU for life. But he didn't; he's an NBA coach and got one of the most coveted jobs in the game. I for one am proud of him and hope the bulls play really, really well...when they aren't playing the Bucks.
