True Blue Grit

May 9th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^

I think he is another great find by the coaches.  Dawkins has tremendous upside and it's nice because he doesn't have to make a big contribution off the bat.  It's pretty likely too that he'll stay for the full 4 years and help provide more continuity and stability to the program.  

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ilah17

May 9th, 2014 at 1:42 PM ^

Congratulations to him and welcome! Can't wait to see how he fits in, whether it's this coming season or the following one. 

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Michigania

May 9th, 2014 at 2:45 PM ^

Looking at the trend,  with Beilein scoring kids of former NBA stars, and the data appears go against your 4 year notion...

Jordan Dumars...  transferred, but would not have been drafted, thus four years...

Hardaway Jr..... three years

Glenn Robinson Jr ....  two years

Dawkins ???    

Sounds to me that he is more likely only to stay THREE years.  Not to mention the others...

Stauskas....two years

McGary..... two years

Albrecht.....four years

LeVert...... three years likely.

 

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Raoul

May 9th, 2014 at 4:49 PM ^

I think there was some skepticism about whether Dawkins was really 6-6 as I believe Sam Webb was the first to report. In the U-M press release, Beilein himself calls Dawkins "a full 6-6."

"We feel very fortunate to have Aubrey join our basketball program," said Beilein. "He is very athletic, long, a full 6-6, and has a tremendous upside. We love his passion and diligence for skill development and know he possesses great understanding of the game of basketball. We anticipate his versatility as a player will prove valuable on our team."

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