I'm in the first section where they're talking about spending the off season learning to feed the post. I don't disagree, but I don't know how that happens.

Who was the last player on a Beilein Michigan team who could feed the post? I'm not trying to be facetious about this either, I genuinely can't remember. I've seen better and more varied post entry passes in high school basketball. 

It doesn't seem that it is a failing from the players, but in the coaching at this point. I completely understand that post entry isn't a thing for this offense, so obviously they've never prioritized it. But at this point, is there anyone on the coaching staff that really knows how to do it well, or is this going to be like Borges coaching spread principles?

If Simpson plays 35 minutes next year and DeJulius is nowhere to be seen as they indicate on this podcast.... eh, OK, I guess.  If you liked the final result this season you will be happy because it will look very similar next year.

I feel as if many parts of this podcast were made exclusively for me. Thank you.

(Could've sprinkled in "The Touch" or "Dare to be Stupid" as bumper music though. Missed opportunity!)

Re: Spring Football Bits, most of the focus has been on the offense but the defense is in a real bind.  Just when we've finally built up decent O-line depth, the D-line depth from the Hoke/Mattison days is gone.  Now, Brown has put together top-tier defenses with used toothpicks and chewing gum, but he's missing a Mo Hurst up front if we're going to dare talk about November.

I love Transformers. Well done.

Never stop complaining about autobench, Brian.

I spend time on this blog for football. Don't harsh my football buzz guys!

Pretty sure Miles Sanders is going to the league, guys... PSU sux

With regards to basketball:

Operating under the assumption that Poole, Iggy and Cassius are all back, I do agree that the B1G comes down to MSU and Michigan. MSU has to be the clear cut favorite going into next year, the clear one to Michigan's 2. They went 3-0 against us this year, won the B1G regular season and tournament over us, and made it to the Final Four again (at a minimum). They'll be returning the best player in the B1G (possibly the country) and the next most important from their roster in Tillman. If roles were reversed, we'd be freaking out if anyone claimed MSU was on the same level as us going into next year.

If MSU struggles or disappoints next year, I think its because of a few things. I agree with Dave that Ward is a flight risk, why stick around to be unpaid when you're going to play less as a senior than he did his first 3 years. I also assume Ahrens is done (graduating, getting married this summer and ravaged by injuries his whole career), and even if he isn't how effective/healthy is he? Watts is expected to sign with MSU but he just tore his rotator cuff. I'm not a doctor but I assume that would put a big hamper on his potential freshman year.

All of this is to say one issue might be depth. If those three guys are all gone/injured, MSU's bench consists of the same 3 of the same 4 freshmen it is currently (Loyer, Kithier, Brown, Bingham) plus Malik Hall. If those guys don't all perform then they're basically Michigan from this past year in terms of bench minutes.

The other issue is losing McQuaid/Goins. Those are two senior leaders, good defenders and good 3 point shooters. Goins doesn't have an obvious replacement (Bingham or Brown if they go small but how does that look). McQuaid does in Langford but McQuaid was probably what MSU wanted from Langford this year, if not better. If Langford comes back and is the same guy, taking usage from Winston and being his inefficient self, that probably hurts MSU.

For Michigan the concerns are obvious. Need the freshmen to develop, need shooting, need a bench. Outside of that the obvious concern is replacing Matthews. Livers is a - defensively comparatively and a + offensively, but in my mind only when the offense is working well. If Z is doing his thing and getting to the middle of the floor, then Livers at the 3 point line as a floor spacer is exactly what we need. If the offense is stalling though, as we've seen so often, Livers is even less reliable/useful at creating his own shot than Matthews is, and that scares me a little.

The first five minutes of the Spring Bits section was unbelievably frustrating to listen to.  Thank you Seth for powering through Brian's resistance to discussing football.

Can someone help me out on why Jordan Poole is even being discussed as an option for the Draft?

During the big ten season, he averaged 35 mins/gm, Shot 53% from 2, 33% from 3, 1.9 assists and 1.7 turnovers.  Defensively, he was the 4th or 5th worst player on his team at any given time.

Hitting that shot against Houston seems to have created too high of expectations from him.

BTW, McQuaid averaged 34 mins/gm, shot 39% from 2, 43% from 3, 2.3 assists and 0.7 turnovers.

Listening to the guys discuss Michigan State unearthing another guy who unexpectedly starts hitting 3's, and I think they already have.  If you've watched the last 2 MSU tournament games you'll notice that Tillman is taking and hitting his 3's.  I don't recall him doing that at all during the year.  We didn't cover for it when we played them.  Given his skill set, and if he wants an NBA career, adding a 3 point shot is an obvious improvement for him that he needs to have given his dimensions.  He's also agile enough for them to be able to play him at the 4 if they want to as well.  Tillman could be Goins next year if they so desired.  That allows them to play Ward and Tillman together if they want, go small with Brown or Henry at the 4 with Tillman at the 5, or play Bingham at the 5 with Tillman the 4.  I think the latter 2 options are superior, as they play much better without Ward, but the off season matters and people improve.  All I know is that I fully expect Tillman to be a competent if not better 3 point shooter next year.  

Can somebody please tell Brian to stop pronouncing “Bajema” like that? The others have it right with less emphasis on the E. Living in West Michigan that pronunciation makes me cringe.