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Michigan Basketball: 5 best candidates to replace head coach John Beilein

By Erik Mauro

ARLINGTON, TX - MARCH 31: Head coach John Beilein of the Michigan Wolverines cuts down the net after their 79 to 59 win over the Florida Gators during the South Regional Round Final of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 31, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - MARCH 31: Head coach John Beilein of the Michigan Wolverines cuts down the net after their 79 to 59 win over the Florida Gators during the South Regional Round Final of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 31, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Juwan Howard

A universally loved figure in Ann Arbor, Howard was a member of the Fab Five, played in the NBA and has been an assistant with the Miami Heat for the past six seasons.

A National Champion runner-up and a two-time NBA Champion, Howard is a winner. In a coaching cycle that saw former NBA players turned coaches go back to college jobs, this wouldn’t be a bad hire at all. Howard knows what it takes to win at Michigan.

The drawback is that he has never coached at a college level and has been involved exclusively with the NBA for 25 years, so how is his recruiting prowess? Would he know how to sell the job? How will he able to manage college kids on a day-to-day basis, like he doesn’t have to in the NBA?

Howard is a safe hire, due to his history and pedigree as a player. However, he should come with an asterisk that says “buyer beware.”

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