Warde Manuel can’t say he was caught off guard. Not this time, at least.
Monday morning's news that John Beilein was leaving Michigan for the NBA, agreeing to a five-year contract to be the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach, landed like a bombshell.
But it was also a headline that was foreshadowed last summer, when the Pistons’ interest in Beilein was reciprocated and the longtime college coach admitted he might’ve left if an offer had been forthcoming.