You see him on the Iowa State
sidelines with a loosed tie. He will occasionally bark out instructions from
his bench seat or visit with a player after his boss takes him out of the game.
Doc Sadler is Iowa
State’s Fred Hoiberg’s
go-to-guy. If Hoiberg is Iowa
State’s Batman, Sandler becomes
Robin.
Hoiberg knows how
fortunate Iowa State is to have Sadler on the payroll.
Sadler was the head coach at two Division I stops—Nebraska
and UTEP (Texas –El Paso). Sadler knows all about the rigors
of being a head coach in the pressure cooker of college basketball.
College basketball
coaches have egos. But it takes a sure lesson in humility when a head coach
falls to the assistant line. Sadler seems okay with it. And it appears Hoiberg
and Sadler have a good relationship.
Hoiberg came to Iowa State
a few years ago with zero head coaching experience. Yes, he had NBA player and
front office duties on his resume, but like a good CEO, he knew he needed expertise.
Bobby Lutz was a great hire as a former head coach. After a few years in
between, Hoiberg grabbed Sandler away from Kansas.
You think Doc had
any insight in drawing up a plan to defeat the Jayhawks last night (Friday) in
the Big 12 Tournament?
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