Heads22 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Quick turnaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 DAMNIT YOU WANTED CHRIS LOWERY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Enough with the Iowa State only threads. We save those for important schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 The Mayor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 11:48 PM) Enough with the Iowa State only threads. We save those for important schools. It counts as a Bulls thread too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Very nice. I went to school with Freddy, played ball with him a few times, got to know him a little bit through some volunteer work he was doing. Class guy, smart, knows the game... I think he might be a very good head coach some day. But we'll have to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) Hrm.. he leaves a job with the Timberwolves front office to be a head coach for Iowa State? That sounds a bit odd. Probably a good pay raise, though. Good for him.. always seemed like a nice guy. Edited April 28, 2010 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 08:29 AM) Hrm.. he leaves a job with the Timberwolves front office to be a head coach for Iowa State? That sounds a bit odd. Probably a good pay raise, though. Good for him.. always seemed like a nice guy. Why is it odd? He is a gamer, wants to get closer to the action, and he grew up in Ames. Seems like a perfect fit for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 09:38 AM) Why is it odd? He is a gamer, wants to get closer to the action, and he grew up in Ames. Seems like a perfect fit for him. And if he wants a long-term coaching career...he starts building up "Head coaching experience". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 08:44 AM) And if he wants a long-term coaching career...he starts building up "Head coaching experience". Even when playing in college, he had future coach written all over him. This was a guy who, while being an All American basketball player, also finished two bachelors degrees (Finance and I think Econ), with something like a 3.8 GPA. He's a smart dude, and he ran that team like a well oiled machine on the court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Plus, I'd expect Iowa State to surpass 11,000 basketball season tickets again easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 03:00 AM) The Mayor! Aw, I opened this thread just to type that. F*ck it... THE MAYOR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 The guy was my first sports hero... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I guess it isn't that odd, I just had him pegged to be going for a GM job as opposed to a head coaching spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 10:20 AM) The guy was my first sports hero... Here's a Freddy story that very few people would know, but that shows you something of Fred's character... While in college at ISU, I worked in group homes with mentally retarded kids and adults. One resident of one of the houses was a HUGE ISU sports fan, went to all kinds of events, was known to everyone in the athletic department (Alex might actually know him). Basketball was his fave though. I used to take him to various events. End of Freddy's senior year, they had the annual team awards banquet. I took this individual with me to it, which he was invited to by Fred, and only maybe a couple hundred people were invited. Fred was set for a speech of course. He gets up there, thanks his parents first, then his fiancee... then says he wants to thank the world's biggest Cyclone sports fan, points to my guy, and asks him to stand up and take a bow. Got a round of applause. Fred had, for years, come by the house to visit this guy and hang out as well, which he did not have to do. He's just a good guy. Funniest moment of the night though, wasn't Freddy, but I can't help but share this. So this guy and I are in the buffet line getting food, and across from us is Loren Meyer (center on that team, brief NBA career, not a particularly nice guy). A week before this, ISU had lost in the 2nd round of the NCAA's to North Carolina. My guy says hello to Loren, who just sort waves at him. The guy starts telling a story that basically went like this "So, i was listening to your game on the radio, and you were winning like 27-9, so I took a nap, and when I woke up you guys were losing. That sucked." Loren stops in his tracks, looks up, and just stares at this kid like he had 3 heads. I then sort of pushed the guy along, like, OK, let's just keep walking. I tried so hard not to bust out laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Hoiberg won a lot more fans at that presser. He readily admitted he'll be learning on the job, though. If the packed house is any indication at the presser, they're probably going to average the greatest attendance per win in the power conferences next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 11:39 AM) Hoiberg won a lot more fans at that presser. He readily admitted he'll be learning on the job, though. If the packed house is any indication at the presser, they're probably going to average the greatest attendance per win in the power conferences next year. I think the biggest challenge with him will be recruiting. I'd bet he'll figure out the in-game and workout coaching, and the personality issues, pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 He retained TJ Otzelberger, McDermott's recruiter. Otzelberger was the lead guy for our only 5-star recruit in Brackins, and really any guy that was worth a crap the last 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 10:16 AM) Aw, I opened this thread just to type that. F*ck it... THE MAYOR! I did the same exact thing... f*** it. Love the mayor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Cougar ticket sales should skyrocket. All sorts of women commenting on his looks. Goddamn he looks like a natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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