Whos your favorite UM hoops player (current)
My favorite Wolverine to watch is CHAUNDEE BROWN he is a lock down defender,brings great energy off the bench,plus he can score ,He brings an attitude to the game like a mad-man, He will dunk ,(then do a Chris Webber foot stomp) then get back on defense and be in his mans face the entire defensive possession. He has an endless motor .Looks like he can have a nice 15 year career over seas and make a good living doing something he loves . There is no drop off when he enters the game on both ends of the court ....
January 13th, 2021 at 12:43 PM ^
c.j. fuckin' baird
January 13th, 2021 at 12:43 PM ^
Chaundee Brown
January 13th, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
Yeah, I have to go with Chaundee as well. This much talent and he put all of it aside to be a 6th man for the team. He is the epitome of a team player.
January 13th, 2021 at 4:48 PM ^
January 13th, 2021 at 5:10 PM ^
Is it wrong of me to say I like Chaundee’s arm muscles?
January 13th, 2021 at 5:18 PM ^
It would be wrong if you didn’t.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:44 PM ^
Chaundee here in my house, but props to the everyone on the bench.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
Franz, brings the juice every night. He impacts every aspect of the game.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
The whole team. Every guy on this team has accepted and played their role so well together so far. From the bench mob to the starting 5 and everyone in between.
January 13th, 2021 at 2:48 PM ^
Yeah, it is kind of like being asked who your favorite child is.
January 13th, 2021 at 4:39 PM ^
Oh please, it's much easier picking a favorite child.
January 13th, 2021 at 4:22 PM ^
Aww that's so sweet ?
January 13th, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
ALL OF THEM! Their strength is how well they play together.
January 13th, 2021 at 6:00 PM ^
I don’t think I can ever remember a time when I didn’t have a favorite player, until now. Every one of these guys brings it! They all have something unique to the team, and they put it together like Hannibal, Face, Murdoch, snd B.A. did on....The A-Team!!!
January 13th, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
Love them all, but I think my favorite is the other transfer Mike Smith. Dude has the offense under such control out there. He's like a better version of Simpson offensively (but worse defensively). His pull back three in the first half last night had shades of Stauskas, and his no look bounce pass to Davis for the dunk in the second half was brilliant.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
Mike Smith elevates our offense.
Xavier Simpson was a tremendous PG and court general but he had a notable weakness - he couldn't consistently pull-up off-the-dribble and make shots. Hence, defenses could sag off him which made things tougher inside the arc for drivers/slashers/post players.
Mike Smith can punish defenses with his shot.
Btw, I love how Smith battle last night on defense against post-ups. You could see it early in the game that the coaches had prepared him well for those plays. He's a very willing defender but limited a bit by his size. That said, he gives effort when he knows what's expected of him.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:58 PM ^
He is a big key to Dickinson's early success and development. He's consistently getting the ball to Hunter in good position to finish easily. And his ability to shoot and finish on drives sets it all up. Dakich was going crazy for his ability to make layups, which really is hard to do at that size, hence why Simpson resorted to that beloved hook shot.
January 13th, 2021 at 2:12 PM ^
Smith controls the game so well too,he knows when to speed it up and slow the tempo down and he is a great passer .Hard to go from 23 a game to being the 4-6th option,but hes done this .
January 13th, 2021 at 12:49 PM ^
Dickinson. He’s an angry safety valve. Can’t get the bucket? Just toss it to Dickinson and let him motor over some poor sap(s) to get it in. Every time we get a big man, I think this is the best we’ll ever get, but I’m continuously and happily proven wrong.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:51 PM ^
Oh man, so many to choose from but for me it's Franz with Hunter a close 2nd. Franz just does so many things for the team, he can bring the ball up, can dominate when shots are falling, defends and rebounds really well. I agree with Dakich that he's the best NBA prospect in the B1G.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
Either Isaiah Livers or Eli Brooks. Such even-keeled, hard-working people.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:54 PM ^
Brown has an NBA future as the “3 and D” type. Dude looks like he just loves playing defense.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:59 PM ^
Reminds me of Charles Matthews.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:49 PM ^
Totally agree. Would love to see him get to a team, like the Heat, that actually develops players. His shooting numbers this year suggest he can continue to blossom and with that defense, and body, he can stick in the league. If Lu Dort can be a legitimate contributor no reason to think Chaundee can't. Similar build but Chaundee is taller, and a better shooter.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:11 AM ^
The Heat have enough of those guys. My Nuggets (who develop players pretty well), on the other hand, could use about 3 Chaundees.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:58 PM ^
Brown, Smith, Wagner
January 13th, 2021 at 1:03 PM ^
There is no wrong answer but mine's Chaundee. As a Wake fan as well, I love seeing someone who's worked so hard in losing efforts for 3 seasons get to have success and fun.
January 13th, 2021 at 2:41 PM ^
What was the rundown on him the last few years? Superstar, took a while, steadily improved, etc?
January 13th, 2021 at 4:52 PM ^
You may be looking for the Wake fan version, but here is the Hello post:
https://mgoblog.com/content/hoops-hello-chaundee-brown
Notable quotables:
Brown was a top 50 recruit in the class of 2017, landing #36 on the composite, and he's been a starter at Wake the last two years.
his numbers were at an ACC school and should transfer more or less intact. Those topline numbers: 51/33/83 shooting and a 109 ORTG on 21% usage.
Brown is a burly wing whose game depends heavily on his physicality.
Brown is a mediocre deep shooter who's hit 33% of his 270 career threes, and there's little upside from the context. (Note: he hit 39% of his 41 3PT so far)
Brown made a major impact on Wake Forest's two point percentage on both ends of the floor and had a noticeable one on the defensive boards...Put another way: over a game's worth of possessions (70), Wake was 7 points better with Brown on the court than off.
Brown plays off the ball and is largely content to take what comes to him. He's an opportunistic offensive player who will drive to the basket off closeouts or scramble situations; he's very good at identifying spots where he might be able to grab an OREB and regularly attempts to chase them down.(Note seen with his put-backs in a few games)
He is a mansome rebounder and a solid on-ball defender.
This reminded me that Nojel Eastern had committed to Michigan at one point as a transfer. That's weird.
Also, a commenter in the Hello post says:
I'm a Wake alum and have watched more terrible Wake Forest basketball over the last few years than most. A few things that echo or add context to the previous comments and main article:
1) Chaundee Brown is a great fit for this team in that he is a stronger defender than the metrics are likely to show. Wake lacked an identity on defense (and on offense, but more on that later) and was terrible at anything that you would hope a well-coached team would be. Any success that Brown had on defense was due to his own ability. Putting him in a coherent defensive system that currently needs a physical presence should allow him to flourish.
2) Offensively, Brown is a great role player that was often forced to take on a role that asked him to do more than that. The cause for this was Wake's lack of offensive identity. Wake's offense consisted of alternating streaks of feeding Sarr in the post and passing the ball around the three point line until someone jacked up a three or took a highly contested drive to the basket. On the rare occasions that worked, Sarr and Childress had huge games while Brown showed many of the offensive traits (good and bad) outlined in the original article. I think that Juwan Howard's offense and coaching should help a lot on this end of the floor.
3) As a Wake fan, I am bummed to see him leave, which passes the Bill Simmons test of basing the success of a transaction on how the opposing team's fan base feels about it. As a Michigan fan, I'm anxious to see what he can do on a team that isn't competing for dead last in the conference.
January 13th, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
Never watched him with Wake. Was he this engaged and energetic? Because he is awesome to watch at M.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:10 PM ^
I am really liking all of the players and don't want to discard the guys that have been here but if I had to choose right now it's C Brown because of the intensity and enthusiasm followed closely by M Smith for his willingness to sacrifice scoring to setup others and his hard work on the D end. Both of those guys are playing way above my expectations and epitomize the drive of this team.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:11 PM ^
Need omg shirtless pic of team before I can choose.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
Not even for a friend?
January 13th, 2021 at 1:11 PM ^
Toss up between Dickinson, Chaundee, Mike, Livers, Franz, Brooks, Johns Jr, Davis, Turry,
January 13th, 2021 at 1:11 PM ^
A month ago, it wasn't Franz. After what I've seen in Big 10 play, it's Franz.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:14 PM ^
I know it's current players. But I'm sticking with Antoine Joubert.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:56 PM ^
The Judge!
January 13th, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
Chaundee. My son is sick of hearing me talk about him during games. I think he’s a 2nd rd pick and will have an NBA career.
January 13th, 2021 at 4:54 PM ^
There's no place in the NBA for someone that plays that hard on both ends.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:17 PM ^
Brooks/Davis. They are a look at our future (and our past) here at U of M. They represent Howards floor for players and I dont mean that as an insult. They are a big part of this historic run and they show us what he can do with high IQ, high energy players gifted or not. Although Brooks is showing his athletic ability this year for sure. I want to see Brooks take over a game I really think he could go off one game and shock us all. I think you could make 2 starting line ups from this team and they could compete with each other.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
Smith
Brown
Wagner
Williamson
Davis
vs
Jackson
Brooks
Livers
Johns Jr.
Dickenson
Who do you like? Tried to split them up and make it a difficult choice. Zeb as the starting PG for squad 2 would be the biggest gamble.
January 13th, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
I know what you mean about Brooks going off in a game. I'm expecting 17 straight points in the NCAA Championship game then a proposal to Kate Upton.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:21 PM ^
Chaundee for sure. Dude plays with so much passion!
January 13th, 2021 at 1:23 PM ^
All of them!
If forced to choose, I am really liking the energy Chaundee brings to the floor.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
Jace Howard because he can come back from the dead.
January 13th, 2021 at 4:57 PM ^
I agree, Jace for sure. He has that heart condition and I always root for the underdog.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
My favorite UM hoops player?
The team.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
I put Chaundee Brown in Dennis Rodman/Ben Wallace bucket. On a bad team they are not going to be your favorite player, but on a good championship caliber team, they are the glue that brings it all together.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
I'll go with Livers because he's taken a bit of shit around here despite taking a backseat at times for the clear good of the team,.