The Michigan basketball fans are not torn over the decision, they’re ecstatic. The first college player to leave school early and still earn his diploma on time. The two-time NBA champion. The sought after NBA assistant has returned to the place he always wanted to be.
The typical pundits are out sending questions about Juwan Howard’s ability to call plays or run a team, which are valid arguments. Yes, he was never a head coach, neither was Tom Izzo – unless you count Ishpeming High School in the UP – and neither was Pat Reilly before he took over the Lakers.