Friday Flakes: What is the Plan Fred Hoiberg Sold to Trev Alberts in Order to Keep His Job?

I am a fan of Fred Hoiberg. I have a ton of respect for him as a basketball coach.

With that said, it is obvious that he has failed as the head coach of Nebraska basketball.

Well failed, at this point. It is said that when trying to do something you either succeed or you learn from failure.

So what has Hoiberg learned from his failures at this point?

It was easy for me to picture the plan that Scott Frost sold to Trev Alberts. When it comes to Hoiberg it is difficult for me to picture what it is that he sold to Alberts. Even though Frost won only 3 games this past season he could sell the idea that they were right on the brink of winning every game except for one. So just some retooling needed to be done.

That is not the case with Nebraska basketball. It doesn’t need a retooling. It needs to new foundation and what can Hoiberg do in one year to fix the foundation?

I’m not sure. That’s why I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Hoiberg and Alberts met.

What plan do you think Hoiberg sold to Alberts?

SPORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS

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