Basketball: Buckle Up?

Submitted by robbyt003 on

[ed: Michigan is likely to get Keita Bates-Diop, says Chris Balas, after saying Michigan was unlikely to get Keita Bates-Diop.] 

This would be a huge get for the 2014 class to go along with that already outstanding class of 2013.

#34 nationally - Zakarie Irvin. G.

#47 nationally - Derrick Walton. G.

#107 nationally - Mark Donnal. F. 

edit - oops thought he was 2013.  

ILMichFan70

November 16th, 2012 at 3:28 PM ^

I understand not posting an entire paywalled article but discussing the highlights of an article I do not have a problem with. What do we have to do, wait until its mentioned on espn or some free source to discuss? Also discussing the article can allow those that do have access to be aware of the story and read more about what's going on

WolvinLA2

November 16th, 2012 at 3:35 PM ^

There's a difference between discussing something with your friends, and posting it on a blog for the entire internet to see.  I don't get as worked up about it as some, but your analogy is bad. 

Regardless of your opinion, this blog has always been respectful of paywalled info.  Does it sometimes leak out?  Of course, but these guys make their money by writing articles for a website you need to pay for.  It's not fair to them to post it for anyone to see. 

M-Wolverine

November 16th, 2012 at 3:46 PM ^

It says don't copy and paste it; and leave some content there for value (if there's enough for there to be any value. In the world of tweets, sometimes that's all there is.)

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/meta-premium-information-policy

So copying the quote and posting it was bad, and changed. Passing along the information is not. At least around here.

denardogasm

November 16th, 2012 at 4:27 PM ^

Eh I don't know if there's that big a difference. It's just a different media source and people talk via the Internet these days. I'm not down with posting a whole article obviously but I don't think the number of people who see it makes this an invalid forum for discussion. For the record though I respect the rules of the blog and if there's this gentlemen's agreement I have no problem with that, but I do silently enjoy when people break the rule like this.

Young John Beilein

November 16th, 2012 at 2:59 PM ^

Will anyone even get the ball past half court against future Michigan teams?  I hope GRIII stays for a sophomore (edit: Junior--probably no chance) campaign, because that length and athleticism combined with Zak Irvin will be ah-MAAA-zing.  Another great thing is that if KBD commits, it starts putting pressure on some of the other offerees to also pull the trigger.  Devin Booker, please come on down and be part of this juggernaut.

ClearEyesFullHart

November 16th, 2012 at 3:34 PM ^

Someone once said looking for a nugget of wisdom from Chris Balas is like taking your sick dog to the taxidermist. And the metaphor kind of stuck...

TheGeneral

November 16th, 2012 at 3:47 PM ^

I know KBD is long but how is his D? I watched more film of Irvin yesterday and I'm really excited about his defensive ability.(along with his passing, I didn't expect those aspects of his game to be so good)

harryddunn

November 16th, 2012 at 4:43 PM ^

He's considered Groce's must-get recruit. If he can't get the Central Illinois kid from the top 25, might as well give up trying to bring in that kind of elite talent.

Blue boy johnson

November 16th, 2012 at 5:24 PM ^

Groce can do fine even if he misses on KBD. Beilein badly wanted a kid out of central Michigan (Trey Ziegler), missed, and after much gloom and doom scenarios, the program prospered, and look at us now. Groce did a good job at Ohio and their is a great deal of talent in Illinois, one missed recruit is a blip on the radar.

BigShotDave

November 16th, 2012 at 4:57 PM ^

so....I'm doing some math and can't figure out how we have room to add 3 scholarships next season (Walton, Irvin, Donnal).  Plus, how will Hatch's scholarship affect the numbers?  The only person who graduates is Vogrich and will will most likely not give McLiemans a 5th year.  Without any attrition, where does the 3rd scholarship come from?  Do we potentially not give Morgan a 5th year?