Excellent, gotta get this announcement done, it is time we as a fanbase start speculating on assistants and filling up our roster already…
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Jalen Rose, Ray Jackson & Jimmy king as the three assistants. Chris Webber will now be the athletic director, and Michael Talley replaces Mark Schlissel as school president.
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What, no Rob Pelinka?
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LeBron and D-Wade stamps of approval.
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Well, at least we have an in for Lebron Jr.
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That can’t hurt on the recruiting trail.
I really doubt Yaklich returns and there is just no damn way Jalen is in
There’s a poster on MGoBlog who’s been right on the money about the search so far. He says Yaklich has agreed to come back for one more season.
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Other sometimes reliable (sometimes FOS) sources reporting similar. May be a thing.
Whatever they were they seem to be on to something from what I can tell.
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Smart move IMO. Does a solid for the school and sets himself up for the next go around. Should be a HC somewhere in 2020.
If Yak can salvage the 2019 recruiting class, it’s a good look for him.
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This would be a second piece of very good news. Hoping to wake up tomorrow to see official confirmations of press conferences.
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Also his son is going to be a Sr in HS
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Maybe he’s right but Jeff Moss is not much more than an internet troll.
It just seems like an odd keep - Yaklich does what Howard does as a coach. It would be similar to Beilein hiring an offensive specialist that ran a post-centric offense.
Howard played under then-DC David Fizdale in Miami, and coaches with him. Fizdale himself was running a defense largely constructed by Spoelstra who Howard has coached under for his entire tenure, replacing Fizdale’s responsibilities. Miami has always been a significantly more aggressive defense than Michigan, focused on forcing turnovers and running.
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Jalen Rose as an assistant would be an absolute disaster
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Moss is an internet troll, but he’s a guy who when gets info it’s usually pretty correct
Maybe they can combine their knowledge. Also Yak could want to coach other areas. That would help him procure a new job and be more successful when he gets there.
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Yeah it’s possible. Retaining Yaklich would sort of suggest to me that Howard is more interested in being a CEO than having many strong strategic thoughts of his own…which could concern me (as does the rumor that he wants to bring back the exiled Fisher assistant from Kalamazoo). I know we like Yaklich (I do too!) I just don’t know that a defensive head coach retaining a defensive coach who wants to be a head coach, soon, is the best fit.