Carlton Brundidge destroys the Romulans
Brundidge owned arguably the best team in the state(Romulus) on the way to 29 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. This guy can not get on campus soon enough.
Here is a link
I'm thinking McDonalds All American. UM's backcourt is going to be stacked.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:31 PM ^
Now if we could just land a big man.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:47 PM ^
I agree we need to recruit some size soon, but with Morgan, Horford, and Smotrycz all freshmen (and with all 3 playing OK-to-pretty good and with high ceilings), it's not of the urgency it once was.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:25 PM ^
neccessary with Morgan, McLimans and Horford in fold. Throw in Smotrycz and Colton Christian at the 4 position. That 5 for two spots.
What Michigan need is wing player who can break down defenders and can get to the hoops. This is why Dom Pointer to St. John's really hurts because he's the type of athlete that Michigan need.
December 15th, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^
Michigan lost out on Pointer but have a commitment from Glenn Robinson III for 2012. You win some, you lose some. That's the way recruiting goes. Missing out on Pointer wasn't some crushing blow to the program.
December 15th, 2010 at 7:18 PM ^
Dom Pointer is the type of player that Michigan really needs on the team. The fact that Michigan lost out to him at #2 is killer for Michigan's program.
Glenn Robinson III projects to play at the 4 position so athletic wing player is still a need for Michigan.
December 15th, 2010 at 7:38 PM ^
Everything I've read says Robinson III was recruited as a wing. Please post a link to a source that says he projects to the 4.
The fact that Michigan lost out to him at #2 is killer for Michigan's program.
Well, let's disband the program then.
December 15th, 2010 at 8:16 PM ^
has room to grow to 6'8" and his game is more suited to play at the 4 than at the 3.
I'm using killer as a hyperbole and shouldn't be taken literally.
December 15th, 2010 at 8:37 PM ^
It's just that you are so overstating his importance. Dom is a terrific athlete with no real jump shot. He would have been a nice piece but he is by no means a difference maker that would carry the team to a next level. He would play the 3 and possibly some 4. We have Hardaway and Smotrycz as freshman this year so we don't really have a hole that needs to be filled at either of those positions next year.
December 15th, 2010 at 8:58 PM ^
for '11 class does not have any wing players who can break down defenders and go to the hoops. It appears that Michigan is done with '11 class beside Brundidge and Burke.
December 15th, 2010 at 9:16 PM ^
Yes, Robinson has room to grow. Rothstein at annarbor.com interviewed his high school coach, who said he is currently 6-foot-5 1/2 and could possible grow to 6-foot-7. But where have you seen talk of him being "more suited to play at the 4 than at the 3"? If this is just your own personal assessment, that's fine. I have to assume that, since you haven't provided any sources to back up this assertion.
December 15th, 2010 at 7:43 PM ^
Are you sure you understand the definition of the word "killer"?
December 15th, 2010 at 7:23 PM ^
Now we just need to scout every high school player even loosely related to a member of the Dream Team I roster or an NBA player from the 90's and this squad could be complete.
December 15th, 2010 at 8:17 PM ^
This is a bit down the line (recruiting class of 2014), but how about Maceo Baston Jr.? He was mentioned as a "freshman to watch" (at Troy High School) in an Oakland Press blogger's "Top 25 Oakland County Boys Hoopsters".
December 15th, 2010 at 8:18 PM ^
...be right. Maceo Baston, Jr.? Already?
My, how time does fly.
December 15th, 2010 at 8:33 PM ^
I did a double-take when I first saw that as well. But I vaguely recall reading about Baston's son being born while he was at Michigan. As a freshman in high school, Maceo Jr. would have been born around 1996, which fits, as Maceo Sr. played from 1994 to 1998.
But, anyway, it definitely is his son. I found the following in a Jan. 2010 profile of the Troy team from that same Oakland Press blogger:
Lurking in the shadows is Maceo's Baston's son, an eighth grader expected to step into a role on the varsity for the Colts next season. Baston himself prepped in Dallas, Texas before coming to play his college ball at Michigan, where as a senior center and co-captain he helped lead the Wolverines to the 1998 Big Ten Championship. Drafted by the Bulls in the second round of the '98 NBA draft, he has spent considerable time in the NBA as well as playing ball with multiple teams overseas.
December 15th, 2010 at 10:19 PM ^
Not Charles Barkley's daughter.
I don't think.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:32 PM ^
Tournament 2012?
December 15th, 2010 at 5:55 PM ^
Why not this year?
- Morris looks like he will play in the NBA some day, assuming he hasn't peaked yet (Rajon Rondo 2.0? Poor man's Rajon Rondo? I don't know).
- Hardaway was severely underrated by the recruiting sites. Should have probably fit somewhere in the #40-#60 overall range.
- Horford looks more ready in 2010/2011 than I ever thought he would be. I will always remember looking at his picture on one of the recruiting sites, thinking "twig... redshirt" and putting that thought away. Well, he's going to play this year, and he's going to be a better option as a center than we had last year (Peedi was a PF)
- I haven't even mentioned any of our white shooters that can catch fire and ball at any given moment.
There's no way last year's team is better than this year's team. No way. We have a shot at the tourny if they continue to improve.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
Let's not get carried away yet. It'll be interesting to see how they do in the B10.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
are you telling me that butterfly is not the next evan turner (sarcastic BTN reference)
December 15th, 2010 at 6:47 PM ^
December 15th, 2010 at 6:10 PM ^
is not a NCAA tourney team as of now. I would say that they're closer to being a NIT team than a NCAA tourney team.
Morris does not compare to Rajon Rondo. Rondo is a much better athlete than Morris and has freakishly long arms/big hands.
December 15th, 2010 at 7:25 PM ^
He's already a better college player than Rondo was at Kentucky, he's bigger, stronger and at this point a better passer than Rondo was. I am not saying Morris will be NBA All-Star but at the college level we can compare the two as very good point guards with limited range.
December 15th, 2010 at 8:21 PM ^
Rondo is a superior athlete with great defense. The only thing that Morris has on Rondo is size that's it.
Tubby Smith's system severely limited Rondo's game which requires a slow paced game with a lot of half court offense. If he had played for Louisville(Ironically, Pitno had a chance to land Rondo but chose to ignore him), he would have shined in college. Beside, he's talking about Rondo in the NBA rather than in college.
Morris compares more like Andre Miller than Rondo. Andre Miller doesn't shoot the ball well but shoots at a high percentage inside the arc. He also can pass the ball. Andre Miller is not a bad PG and is a more appropriate comparision
December 16th, 2010 at 1:34 AM ^
December 15th, 2010 at 6:12 PM ^
Easy, the Big Ten is so stacked and our OOC resumé can't carry a mediocre (which would be exceeding expectations) conference record into the tourney. If the Big Ten wasn't as good as it is... maybe.
December 15th, 2010 at 9:00 PM ^
Not sure if you really meant "white shooters"... I won't get my undies all in a knot over it, but it's pretty interesting choice of wording. Are the white guys the only ones that can get hot?? Not sure what you mean...
December 15th, 2010 at 5:33 PM ^
Thanks for the post. As an aside, what do people think about the quote from the Romulus coach about his players not being tough? Is it inappropriate (demeaning to the kids to read this in the newspaper)? Or is it a good motivation tool? I'm not sure what I think . . .
"We're not tough," Romulus coach Nate Oats said. "I don't think we're tough enough to win big games right now. Carlton? Now he's tough.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:38 PM ^
I think its OK b/c he used the words "right now" as if it is something they can work on and improve on. Its not like he called them a bunch of ninnies and couldn't wait for them to graduate so he could get some toughness on his roster.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:39 PM ^
No, these guys don't look particularly tough
December 15th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
I am a bit surprised.
December 16th, 2010 at 12:24 AM ^
If Carlton Brundidge's destruction of the Romulans involved the facing off against any warbirds and prevailing, put me in the believer column.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:39 PM ^
I think that he runs the risk of alienating the rest of his team by holding up just Carlton, but it also might inspire them to pick up their play to compliment Carlton. I would say it all depends on the team's character and how well the coach knows his players.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:41 PM ^
This was the opposing coach, not Carlton's coach.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:55 PM ^
Well, the point is still kind of the same. Either the players will feel dissed at the comment, but more likely if the coach knows his team well can use it to fuel his team to be a bit tougher. The rest of their season should be able to give us that answer.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
...to be tough on the court by his dad who played basketball at West Point under Coach K. See this ESPNRise article that was discussed on the MGoBoard here.
With Carlton showing such promise, he was enrolled in basic training for Clennie’s army. Clennie may be an old school disciplinarian, but he reads up on the latest workout trends and has had Carlton doing plyometrics and other new-school drills since his son was in middle school.
It hasn’t been easy for Carlton. There are the early morning wake-up calls. In the summer, they run in sand to build leg strength. On blustery days, Carlton puts a parachute around his waist and runs into the wind.
“If I didn’t have anything left, he would keep pushing me,” Carlton says. “I’d be like, ‘Dad, you’re killing me.’ But I sucked it up and now I can see that it helped me.”
The on-court workouts were equally intense. Carlton would shoot layups while Clennie waited under the basket with a blocking pad. Clennie would deliver a blow each time his son took a shot. Over time, Carlton became the one doing the most damage. “I’m 265 pounds and sometimes he comes at me so hard I have to back up,” Clennie says.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Carlton, who has earned comparisons to Deron Williams because of his bruising style, learned to relish physical play thanks to his father. The result can be seen every time he drives the lane against bigger, stronger defenders. “That’s why I love contact,” Carlton says. “No matter how hard you foul me, I can score.”
Carlton’s development into an elite recruit can be traced in large part to these sessions. Just as important as the skill development was the creation of a bulldog mentality that defines him to this day. “If you have to go three overtimes, so be it,” Southfield coach Gary Teasley says. “He’ll be there.”
“If you’ve done the extra things your opponent hasn’t, you’re going to have that confidence,” Clennie adds.
December 15th, 2010 at 10:10 PM ^
expectations of Romulus. This isn’t your average .500 HS basketball team where half the kids are simply playing for the exercise. They've been a state champion contender just about every year for the past decade. They have kids move into the district for the sole purpose of playing for Oats/Romulus. The kids know the high expectations, and will respond to this type of criticism.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:33 PM ^
i have a man-crush on darius morris, but i'd be willing to spread it out.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:30 PM ^
she said?
December 15th, 2010 at 5:34 PM ^
CB was like Denzel's train - unstoppable.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:36 PM ^
It truly is the most wonderful time of the year.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:46 PM ^
reminds me a lot of Sherron Collins. Short, bulky G who can drive to the hoops at will and is strong enough to absorb punishment from the big guy. I'm excited for Brundidge. This guy is a stud.
December 15th, 2010 at 5:57 PM ^
Provided some amusement:
Detroit King 92, Detroit Finney 5
Wow.
December 16th, 2010 at 12:32 AM ^
http://www.highschoolsports.net/local/Detroit/article/201012150437
But either way, it looks like someone is missing Isaiah Sykes.
December 15th, 2010 at 6:46 PM ^
Not to be a downer, but i just can't get completely over the performance CB had in the state semifinals last year. Was it my imagination, or did he stink the place up? 6 for 19, tons of turnovers...hopefully it was just a bad game.
Not that I put much faith in the Detnews, but they rate him as a top 10 player in the state:
http://detnews.com/article/20101206/SPORTS05/12060345/Amir-Williams-ste…
December 15th, 2010 at 7:05 PM ^
scored 44 points at King James Invitational(AAU basketball). OMGZ, he should be a 5*!!!!!!!!
One game does not make a player. Carlton has consistently shown to be one of the best, if not the best, player in the state of Michigan. He is outperforming his AAU teammate, Amir Williams(most overrated player IMO) who is #1 in the state from DetNews.
December 15th, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^
Everyone has bad games. He lit up my high school for 42 points when he was a sophomore, and we had some very solid defenders.
December 15th, 2010 at 11:05 PM ^
very telling