Report: Cavaliers make offer to Michigan State coach Tom Izzo
I know that this happens all of the time, but this one makes me worried. Cavs owner, Dan Gilbert, graduated from MSU. Another article I read said that he is taking over the Cavs' front office moves and that is the reason why their GM, Danny Ferry, left the team. They said that "Gilbert, a staunch Michigan State man, is determined to hire away Tom Izzo. Unless [LeBron] James tells him he wants John Calipari, and then they’ll hire John Calipari." What I don't understand is how they think that hiring Izzo helps their chances of getting LeBron to stay. If there was any chance in the world that he went to college, he said he would go to Ohio State. OSU has even developed a "LeBron James inspired OSU jersey".
This raises an interesting question - if you're Gilbert and you own an NBA team, does your love and passion for all things MSU and Tom Izzo make you want to have him as your coach? Or do you not want to mess up your "other team", particularly before they have one of the best shots at winning the national championship in the country?
2 comments:
Izzo isn't going anywhere this season.
But what I don't like are Izzo's comments that he won't leave for the NBA "at least until he wins another NCAA title"
That tells me he wants to coach in the NBA and will be leaving MSU at some point...
I just can't picture Izzo leaving for the pros. He's not a pro coach. He demands max effort and disciplinarian-type coach. I don't think he'd enjoy putting up with half the nonsense that goes on in the NBA. LeBron, Shaq, etc. are supposed to listen to some college coach from Iron Mountain, Michigan? Ehhhh hard to buy into.
And Izzo is a smart guy. He has to know this on some level.
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