The news that John Beilein left Michigan for the Cleveland Cavaliers this morning was stunning. It makes no sense that one of the best college coaches out there would go to an NBA team that has been completely and utterly hopeless for virtually its entire tenure except when they lucked into the second greatest player of all time. The Cavs are not going to win anything of consequence for a while, while Michigan has been in the hunt for a National Championship for quite a while now.
The good thing is that it makes Purdue’s job easier. Matt Painter has struggled with Tom Izzo over the years, going 17-26 the unquestioned top coach in the league since starting in 2005-06.