Thursday, April 24, 2008

Izzo in Running For Chicago Job?


Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski and Dan Wetzel are reporting that along with Rick Carlisle, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo may be in the running for the Chicago Bulls' coaching job:

"When reached on Tuesday night, Izzo told Yahoo! Sports that he hadn’t been contacted by the Bulls, but sounded willing to discuss the job with them.

'I’m not counting out any (job openings) because you can’t,' Izzo said. 'College or pro.'

'I go back and forth on (coaching in the NBA),' he continued. 'I still think it’s the ultimate level. There is something about it. I look at it and say, ‘It’s a real challenge.’ But I love what I do too. I go down and look at what the Pistons (coaches) do in preparation and I think, ‘That’s insane.’

'But I look at what I do in terms of recruiting and I think, ‘That’s insane.’”


Wojnarowski and Wetzel continue:

"The Bulls are under the impression, sources said, that Izzo is eager to speak with them. Some believe he has grown restless in East Lansing, and it’s believed he would’ve become the Kansas coach had Bill Self taken the Oklahoma State job."

1 comment:

sparco_spartan said...

Yo dudes

Chicago Bulls haven´t done anything since Michael Jordan was around. The should´ve traded for Kobe. By not giving up Deng, they missed out on the opp. to become a contender. Now Kobe wants to stay in L.A. (I don´t blame him, California is head and shoulders above the rest of the country) and the Bulls are back in rebuilding mode. Scott Skiles is not the one to blame. I love my Warriors. If we played in the East, we´d make the Conference finals against Boston. The West is the Best.

Peace