Michigan basketball coach John Beilein has met with the Detroit Pistons to discuss becoming their next head coach, as recently as Thursday.
Which tells us the Pistons have real interest. Which is smart. Because they should — hiring Beilein would be a sneaky great move.
Beilein is smart to consider the possibility, too. He's a basketball seeker, who has long been curious how his ideas — and ideals — might play out at the highest level of the sport.
Whether the recent talks lead to more talks is hard to say. Both sides have reservations.