Manny Decision Monday

Regardless of whether leaving is a good or bad idea, Manny leaving just makes me sad. I followed him at Redford when he was beating up on Renaissance, was so happy when he came to Michigan and then stuck around. I've enjoyed watching Fresh play more than any Michigan basketball player.

i blame rich rodriguez

SNARK'D

NOOOOO!

I swear the Beilein-Manny 'relationhip' thing has been so overblown here.

Beilein just likes benching people. I can't remember the game this year, but I remember Beilein yanking Peedi after some pretty poor effort plays. Beilein has said Deshawn was "one of his all time favorite personalities" to coach.

There's plenty of evidence Beilein and Manny have a pretty good relationship. I remember some articles over the summer in which Manny talked about Beilein a father type figure, who he trusted, and how Beilein was the guy he went to to learn about getting his first credit card.

Also some quotes from Isaiah Sykes after conversations with Manny seem to be both endorsing and respectful of Beilein. (things about going to class being important, etc).

If Manny "burns the boats" and goes NBA without leaving the door open to come back, it says most about where he think the team is, where he thinks it will be next year, how much DeShawn was his best friend, etc etc.

...I thought we all just got done saying the rumor was crap?

I is so confused...

evidently ends Monday.

Something's wrong.

It's been (to me, a nobody) apparent for a while, even before his benching. I can't describe, nor am I able to put my finger on it. The body language wasn't right, and that was the biggest sign for me. To say that everything's fine just doesn't pass the smell test to me.

I certainly don't want to kick the man on the way out the door, but I always had the feeling this year that while Manny had, far and away, the most talent on the team, Deshawn Sims was Michigan's best player this season. Maybe I'm nuts, but that's what I seemed to see.

If I had to guess, I'm in the "He's Gone" camp. There's too much smoke for there not to be a fire.

The Wolverines will be fine. If Baylor can go from players killing player U to a #2 seed in this year's tourney, Michigan will be fine.

Our problem is that we, the fan, are never satisfied. If Michigan wins one championship, we want two and back to back at that.

Don't worry the Wolverines will eat after while!

What's the deal with players announcing in some future date that they'll be announcing something? I would think this would obviously lean towards him leaving (like he needs the weekend to talk to an agent, etc. and make it official). I mean, if you're staying, just say it, right?

Well, it was fun while it lasted, but there will always be other players and on the brighter side that frees up one extra scholarship to recruit!

...to 3rd team big ten.

Whether or not he'll be drafted this year, he has to decide if spending another year at UM will affect his draft status.

He has had plenty of time to think about it.

Brian, I usually love your stuff, but please stop insisting that Manny and Beilein do not like each other. There have been multiple quotes throughout the past couple years from Manny about how much he loves JB. In fact, this week there was a quote from Michigan recruit Isiah Sykes in which he said Manny told him "Michigan is a great school and John Beilein is a great coach". Manny would not be telling Sykes this if he did not like Beilein. In this case, I'm sorry to say that your insistence of some imaginary Manny-Beilein tussle makes you no better then the main stream media.

Get your degree. Good luck.

might be the change in NBA salaries after this upcoming draft. I think it has something to do with the collective bargaining agreement and Stern wanting to have the salaries reflect the economy. I'm too lazy I guess to get you the exact information, but this could be another reason Manny is considering leaving. That and the fact that our team just lacks size and he may not want to deal with the inexperienced size we'll have next season. I wish him well if he leaves, but he think he benefits LONG TERM by staying b/c he still has things in his game that need work.

. . . but I think he benefits LONG TERM by . . .

He looked like he was having fun during that last game. He didn't appear to me to enjoy this season, but that game was totally different. Of course maybe he's just the kind of kid that doesn't show his feelings on his face. I'm hoping he stays but not expecting it. Good luck to him either way.

...it makes it more likely that Trey Zeigler comes. He'd play a lot of minutes right away. I'd take 3 or 4 years of TZ over 1 year of Manny.

Seems like there is at least some friction...he has been benched in several key situations and suspended once.

Whatever the situation at some point you have to move on for better or worse.

His productivity will be missed but I'm optimistic for the team as a whole...maybe he will evaluate his draft prospects and come back for one more...could happen

so hopefully he knows what he is doing. Come on Trey Zeigler.

I'm not feeling as lazy as yesterday. The link below elaborates on the changes in the NBA I referred to (Yo, wtf! why did I get negative points for my last post?). still, Manny is predicted as late second round or not at all; he should stay.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ian_thomsen/01/29/countdow...

He is not ready for the NBA, I hope he doesn't sign a agent so he could potentially come back.

Manny is as talented as any player I've seen come through Michigan basketball since, probably, LaVell Blanchard. That being said, he's also one of the most frustratingly inconsistent.

I wish him the best in the NBA, I just wish there was more Michigan basketball could offer him next year to improve his draft stock. Seems like the wrong system at the wrong time for a player that should have been a first-round lock when the time came.

Yeah, he's gone -- and I certainly hope for the program's sake it's not because of something (bad) with Beilin. (Which I doubt)

I'm one who strongly believes if you can be a legit pro, then leave, even if it means my beloved Wolverines will suffer.

But in this case, I just don't see him being ready for the NBA.

Either way, good luck to him. He helped bring the program back from its death spiral.

This is probably the right decision. There's very little Manny can gain by staying another year. Anything he can gain (improved jump shot, for example) he's better off gaining it with an NBA or NBDL team where his practice hours are not limited.

There's a limited window to make money in professional sports, and I think all Manny does by coming back is trim his window by one more year.

A couple posters have commented on how this might affect Trey's recruitment. Before I heard about Manny's jump to the NBA (although no one at this point seems to know if he's hired an agent or not), I asked a very good source how things were looking for Trey. Mock if you will, but I've never given bad info. My source said things look good. That's not a lock, but it's an improvement from the previous sentiments of the same source. Cross fingers.

The guys at Rivals think he's gone.

I wish Manny the best, but he will be playing in Europe with Lavell Blanchard and the other Michigan stars of the last decade if he leaves. Good luck Manny!

It is pretty likely that if Manny left, he would be stuck in the NBDL or Europe for at least the next couple of years, if not his career. By sticking around, though, he can at least nab a college degree, which would give him a leg up over other players in his same situation. For that reason alone, why not just stick around and play?

http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1068547