I can see your counterpoint happening. I fear the reception for any of the other candidates will suffer because Juwan was passed up. Fans are already unhappy. Maybe Yak would be an exception.
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Hadnât even thought about how much Juwan would tower of over Izzo. Juwan is now my #1 candidate for that reason only.
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You know what, if Tom Izzo âcraps himself from his high horseâ because we hired Juwan Howard, that would be a good reason to hire Juwan in itself! 
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Anyone even remotely connected to the program knew both Poole & Brazdeikis were going to flirt with the NBA Draft and at least one would most likely in the draft â thatâs why Michigan continued to recruit the class of 2019. Losing Beilein and potentially losing Wilson is a little bit of a gut punch this late, but letâs see who takes over and the final roster decisions play out before crying over the ruination of the program
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Thatâs not how the metric works at all.
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Itâs funny, but despite having the riskiest resume, Juwan may be the safest pick for Warde at this point in the processâŠunless Donovan magically comes back into the process.
The alumni and donor base seems more formed around Juwan â especially those with media access.
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He checks every box @umhoops
Built up Fairfield, record improved every year 4 years straight.
4 straight 20+ win seasons at Providence (!)
Lands Top 40-100 kids consistently sat Providence (!) and not just Northeast kids.
Aside from a drop last year, head coaching record is impressive.
Young at 49 years old
Considered an Xâs and Oâs guy.
Could stick him in a room with Holtmann & Izzo and feel confident.
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Yeah Brian Snow keeps calling him and Xâs and Oâs guy but that doesnât really seem correct based on watching his teams. I know Dylan would say that. I do think he could blossom at Michigan, but itâd be contingent on overhauling his system. Maybe just recruiting better offensive players would fix it, but Iâm not convinced
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youâve sold me enough to check out some of his interviews
when you said good x and o guy, any guess as to why his offensive efficiency not been so great? his defense speaks for itself
No way is he a good x and o guy, hereâs his kenpom offensive ratings in the last 4 years
2019-164
2018-100
2017-101
2016-92
Unless he tells Warde he plans to overhaul his offensive system, I am not touching him.
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Cooleyâs offensive prowess would keep the team from ever winning any of note.
Are you guys missing his W-L record at Prov., in the Big East? Itâs Providence⊠and he wins.
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I checked this out at some point and couldâve sworn every four star kid besides two (who were from Virginia and Carolina) were from New England.
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Cooleyâs Offensive efficiency ranks⊠in the BE
2019 : Last (10th)
2018: 3rd to last (7th)
2017: 3rd to Last (7th)
2016: 4th to last (6th)
Prior 4 years was closer to middle/top of Big East (conference was bigger then)
Admittedly I know very little about Cooley, but as a general statement, there are two ends of the court. X&Os are more than just offense, creating a great defense counts as wellâŠand designing successful out-of-timeout plays and end of game sets to win close contests.
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To be fair, his defense hasnât exactly been killer either. Excluding an outlier first year in the mid 200âs heâs still averaged a 51.3 ranking over seven years.
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Good point, certainly seems like heâs viewed as a good x and o coach in the coaching profession. Another thing that could play into that view is that he is really good at coaching the tight flex system but its just not conducive to modern basketball.
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Again, I donât really know Cooley as a coach. Just the arguments for/against an X&Os coach is more than what he/she does on offense.