Would you rather have Rashan Gary or Jaylen Brown?

Submitted by ThadMattasagoblin on

Obviously we'd like to have both but if you had to choose one or the other which one would you choose. I'd choose Gary because we'd get him for 3 years as opposed to 1 year of Brown.

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bluesalt

April 28th, 2015 at 9:18 AM ^

Rankings can be pretty site specific, but according to Rivals, GR3 was our top recruit at #11 overall. Irvin and Chatman, at 24 and 25, were both rated above McGary at 30 in the final rankings. McGary fell a bit as his senior year wore on. Brown, of course, would exceed all of them. But we've had a top-25 recruit three years in a row. Just no top-5 kids.

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bluesalt

April 28th, 2015 at 9:08 AM ^

We were so close to a championship for a couple of years before this year's dip. Adding Brown to our returning team can take us right back there in a hurry. And for all you football fans, an electric Crisler crowd is a nice recruiting tool during the football offseason -- Brown would definitely make it electric. And, on the off-chance he stays for two years -- whoa, Nellie!

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Hannibal.

April 28th, 2015 at 9:46 AM ^

Tough question but I think that I would take Gary for two reasons...

1.  I care more about football than basketball

2.  1-2 years of Brown versus 3-4 years of Gary (maybe 5 depending on how he develops)

Brown is more of a sure thing though so he has that going for him. 

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Dubs

April 28th, 2015 at 10:02 AM ^

Player 1 would make up 9% of the team on the field at a given moment.

Player 2 would make up 20% of the team on the court at a given moment.

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StephenRKass

April 28th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^

Not so fast . . . what position did you have him starting on offense? If none, than you have someone who is on the field 4.5%, not 9%, not 20%. And the reality, if a lockdown defense, is that our offense will be on the field 60% of the time, defense 40% of the time. So that would be someone on the field 3.6% of the time, not 4.5%, not 9%, not 20%.

To be completely fair, Brown would probably only be on the floor 75% of the time, or 15% total. Still, that means that Brown has 4 times the impact that Gary does.

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LDNfan

April 28th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^

Both...

That would be a HUGE story...UM signs the #1 Player in both Football and Basketball. When was the last time a school did that? It certainly doesn't happen often. 

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MichiganMan20

April 28th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^

Both, I'm greedy. Although the fact that we have the best football/basketball duo in the country makes me feel pretty good already. Everything else is just icing on the cake.

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tbeindit

April 28th, 2015 at 12:25 PM ^

Jaylen Brown all day. Gary could be a monster in college, but even if you have one insane d-lineman, the impact is just too small. A recruit like Brown can carry a basketball team legitimately to wins. People are also saying Brown will only e around for a year, but that means we have an additional 2016 scholarship to use as well.

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althegreat23

April 28th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^

I'll take Jaylen Brown. If we land Jaylen Brown, I think we go from  a Sweet 16 team to a Final Four team. Plus hopefully getting Brown will start a trend of elite basketball players heading to Ann Arbor, like Tyus Battle who visits in 2 weeks. 

If we misss on Rashan Gary, we could pull in other top DTs such as Jordan Elliot, Naquan Jones, Michael Onwenu, etc, who could prove to be just as good as Gary in college. That being said, I hope Michigan is able to land both. Go Blue!

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7words

April 29th, 2015 at 1:04 PM ^

I think this is a pretty easy one.   You take Brown.   1 player can affect the outcome of a basketball teams success way more than 1 player can in football (outside of dynamic quarterback maybe).    If Gary was a quarterback, then it might be a more difficult question. 

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