Fred Hoiberg
Fred Hoiberg
Fred Hoibergis a former professional basketball player and an American basketball coach who currently serves as head coach for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. Previously, Hoiberg was the men's basketball head coach for Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Hoiberg grew up in Ames, Iowa, and played college basketball at Iowa State. He then played professional basketball for ten years and served as vice president for basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves before beginning his coaching career...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 October 1972
CityLincoln, NE
This is going to be a very difficult year for me, to sit out. I've had a uniform on every year since I was 7 years old. For me to have to sit back and watch and not be proactive ... it's going to be hard for me.
I know he's excited. He's going to be the No. 1 option on the perimeter this year. Last year, he was sometimes the third option. He wants that extra pressure on himself, he wants to carry more of the load.
I had great visits with both those teams. But the medical staffs of both teams were a little hesitant on clearing me to play. So we thought we would wait until next year.
I plan on coming back and playing. I'm jogging a little bit. I'm starting to see I will be able to play again.
If there's something wrong or a chance something can go wrong, I'll hang 'em up. I'll think about that first hit (if he returns). My game is diving on the floor, setting screens, but if the doctors say it's OK, and they say the heart has healed, I'll play.
I hope to stay with the organization a long time. We love it here. We're close to Iowa. It seems a perfect fit.
Hearing her say that it would be very tough for her to watch me while I was out there playing made the decision a little easier.
If guys are struggling with their role, I might be a guy that they can come talk to about that. I'm just going to try to do anything I can.
All of you are aware of the journey I've taken this past year and I just want to relay to all of the people that sent along their prayers and well wishes, my heartfelt thanks. It was truly overwhelming to me and my family the outpouring that we received from the Twin Cities community and from across the Midwest.
If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards
I change my mind several times a day.
The big mistake this year is we came in expecting to win, and I don't think we had the same fire and intensity that we had a year ago.
Nothing's for sure. I just want to find out if it's a situation that would make sense.
I wanted to show that I could be the first guy to play with a pacemaker, because I felt that I could. I tried everything I possibly could to try to play.