Basketball Snowflakes!!!

Definitely was underwhelmed when Juwan was hired. I figured Beilein took us to the next level and made us a program attractive enough for someone like Donovan or Few instead of having to go after someone who's never been a head coach. 

Can whole heartedly say I was wrong, he's killing it. Recruiting is dominant and the Xs and Os are good enough so far. A lot of his legacy is yet to be written, but I can't imagine a much better start to his coaching career than he's managed

We all hate (for football at least) the ‘Michigan Man’ hure but it 100% helped us in getting Juwan. If Juwan was not an alumni, I don’t see us going to hire a 2nd assistant on an NBA team. 

Warde gets a lot of shit but he has hit it out of the park on both the big Basketball and Hockey hires. Makes me want to think he’s making the right move giving Jim a second chance.

It didn't feel as if they missed 3s at all. And the thing about the ball going in the hoop, when it goes smoothly, it looks as if it would continue the second half.

agreed - i hope he sticks around, but if he does go, it will likely be because he played his way there, unlike the dudes who know they’re gone the moment they sign their letter of intent.

i do think there’s a role for him in the nba, for what it’s worth. in a three point heavy offense, there’s all sorts of room for easy shots inside.  sometimes james harden will go 2 of 13 (especially in a playoff game), and you need to get easy buckets.

Garza came back and worked on his outside shot.  He could be a good player in the NBA though.  He is better then Kaminsky was in college by alot and Frank has a NBA career so far.  Not the best but he has been a backup or starter on every team he has played.  Hunter is good but so far he is nowhere near Garza in having an outside game. Hunter needs to develop an outside game and become alot quicker to be an NBA player. But a player like Dickinson in college is awesome because he is very good and most likely will be a 3 or 4 year player. 

Garza can score from 3 levels and almost won NPoY last year and NBA teams still aren't that interested in him. I think people misunderstand what NBA teams want in centers nowadays

There's no NBA role for Garza because he's so bad defensively. Can't move his feet and doesn't offer any rim protection. Dickinson's at least 2 inches taller, looks capable of at least staying in contact on the perimeter ,and definitely protects the rim. 

That said, Dickinson will need to develop a 3 to be effective in the pros. But he seems like he can model his NBA game off Brooke Lopez.

If there was an Anthony Davis for every team, then every team would have an Anthony Davis. There’s a reason The Warriors kept Andrew Bogut and various other traditional centers on their teams even when they were leading the small-ball revolution.

There is definitely a role for Dickerson on an NBA team. It may not be a huge starring role, it may not even involve starting every game, but an NBA roster is not complete without a real center unless you just happen to have Anthony Davis on your team (who doesn’t even want to play center, anyway).

When you look at his shooting percentage around the rim…he might actually be a great fit for the right NBA team (I’m thinking Spurs). If you look at the NFL, where the passing game has been so dominant, it seems like every year there’s some team that has the right RB/o-line combination to flip the script and it works because defenses aren’t built to defend that so much anymore (Belichick did this with Blount, the Cowboys before they overspent, the 49ers, Titans, Rams, etc.). Dickerson could be like those great RB/O-line combos that, by being so solid at what he does, goes old school and it works and modern NBA teams won’t have an answer. It is odd how reliable he is posting up players.

Resting that ankle for two weeks did wonders for Franz 

Yep - that dude gives 110% always.  I have to imagine that a senior who works that hard every possession provides a great role model for the team.