For the following addition to his Nets teaching workers, Jordi Fernandez turned to ex-Michigan head coach — and former Warmth assistant — Juwan Howard, in response to ESPN.
Howard, who joins Steve Hetzel as the primary assistants to be employed by Fernandez, had beforehand coached the Wolverines for 5 seasons earlier than they parted methods with him in March after an 8-24 marketing campaign.
Throughout his stint at Michigan, Howard, who was a participant throughout this system’s legendary Fab 5 run throughout the Nineteen Nineties, turned often known as a polarizing coach as a consequence of a number of confrontations surfacing all through his tenure.
In February 2022, he slapped a Wisconsin assistant coach within the handshake line and was suspended for the remainder of the common season.
And in December, one other incident surfaced involving Howard and energy and conditioning coach Jon Sanderson — this time allegedly connecting again to a disagreement over the standing of Howard’s son, a member of the workforce who didn’t play as a consequence of accidents and, in response to The Athletic, concerned why he hadn’t been cleared.
The Wolverines, although, had loads of success with Howard in cost, too.
After lacking the NCAA Event throughout his first season, Michigan made the Elite Eight and Candy 16 the following two years.
However after making their regional semifinal in 2022, they went 26-40 throughout the following two seasons and didn’t make the Event both 12 months.
Fernandez, who beforehand was the Kings’ affiliate head coach, took over for interim head coach Kevin Ollie, and he stated in his introductory press convention that he expects the Nets to “see outcomes straight away.”
“This trade is about getting outcomes and getting higher,” Fernandez advised reporters earlier this week. “So how a lot are you going to get higher? It’s how we consider the method is essential. We all know that there’s correct steps to take and we’ll see enchancment straight away.
“However an important factor to me is to consider in workforce success over private success.”
