I think you will see Yak at Texas.
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Gotta think this plays into Michiganās favor, right? There are question marks, but one of Howardās strong suits is almost certainly going to be recruiting. If he can lock in a solid class early on, that should help build momentum elsewhere too.
Hard to say. Hereās Abdur Rahimās POV:
In that context, it would be bad for us, but hopefully other guys are willing to take the leap.
Itās probably too early to tell either way. Iām just excited that the search is done and Warde took a gamble on what could be a home run hire.
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a smart kid I have to say, he wants to see how Juwan runs this team and how he will fit in.
Well, we were this close to hiring Ed Cooley. 
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Yaklichs wife also retweeted the recent announcements made about Howard being named head coach. Iām sure the financial security of a head coaching job like this is extremely appealing and perhaps a tough pill to swallow for her at least initially. Weāll see how it all plays out.
Edit: I couldnāt get her RT to post right but click on her profile link above.
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Anyone think Bacari Alexander is a candidate to return to this staff as an assistant?
why would he be?
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No thanks.
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Obviously the biggest question mark with Howard is that heās never coached before. I recently looked at a list on the Detroit News of former NBA guys who were coaching in college or at least were recently. The results were mixed as expected. What was interesting though is guys like Mike Dunleavy with significant NBA experience did awful in college and Avery Johnson never really took Alabama to the next level. I have no idea how you would measure it but it would be interesting to see success/failure rates of guys with and without head coaching experience (but prior assistant experience).
his record developing bigs under Beilein was not remarkable at all. Saddi was a big upgrade.
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Iām shocked. Iām not sure what this says about college basketball. Itās more important to hire someone who has ties to the NBA than a someone with college coaching experience. Iggy and JP leave even though they are probably 2nd round picks. Iām probably overreacting and NCAA may not want to change but college bball is changing quickly.
It would be funny if Juwan called his former UM teammate and used family connections to poach the top assistant off Izzoās staff 
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He also outdoes Beilein in career losses at Michigan! 
Just saw this. Hope that she isnāt burning a bridge for her husband. Surely she is big enough to understand that there might have been a number of peopleāincluding Lavall Jordanāwho thought themselves worthy contenders. And to get that Juwanās bona fides of decades might carry more weight than Yaklichās worthy but short-lived accomplishments at Michigan? Tweet seems. . . somewhat regrettable from several viewpoints, not least her/their own.
Jalen Wilson thinks a lot of Juwan Howard so you canāt say he definitely would not recommit.
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Wilson committed to Beilein not Yak. Retaining Yak might improve all chance but i donāt know by how much.
Sounds like it would have a decent impact
Jalen Wilson tells MLive that he expects Juwan Howard -- if he is in fact U-M's next coach -- to reach out, visit his house, and lay out his vision.
ā Andrew Kahn (@AndrewKahn) May 22, 2019
Keeping any or all of the current assistants would go a long way for Wilson, as he got to know them well during recruiting process
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She didnāt make the tweet. She just liked it. It was complimentary to her husband.
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