January 4th, 2022 at 3:03 PM ^
I've been impressed in his shooting and ability to create his own shot off the dribble. He's really using his length and balance to do some awesome things on offense. Combine that with All-NBA potential on defense...
He might be the second best rookie behind Evan Mobley.
January 4th, 2022 at 3:57 PM ^
All-NBA? Ha! He wasn’t even All-Conference!
/ because the B1G is run by an embarrassment of stupids
January 4th, 2022 at 4:43 PM ^
I think that's probably on the mark on present performance. Think Mobley's a shoo-in for Rookie of Year given Cleveland's unexpected team success, but consensus first team all rookie would be a nice feather in Franz's cap.
January 4th, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
Congrats to Franz!
Wolverines were tearing it up in the NHL also.
Max Pacioretty was named one of the NHL three stars for the month of December.
#ProBlue
January 4th, 2022 at 3:26 PM ^
Franz is a beast!
January 4th, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
I sure do miss the Wagner family in regards to Michigan Basketball.
What an era, what a family!
January 4th, 2022 at 8:12 PM ^
Any more younger brothers out there? Can we at least have mama Wagner come visit for a game or two?
January 4th, 2022 at 3:48 PM ^
Wagner has been so good this past month, and the Michigan basketball team has struggled so much that I've wondered if Wagner was dramatically, and universally, underrated last year. Maybe a talented player just went Ojabo in 2021, I don't know.
January 4th, 2022 at 5:47 PM ^
Agree that Wagner’s impact on the team last year was underrated. Also, Michigan lost three other guys to the who are on the NBA bubble, Livers, Smith, and Brown. That is a heck a lot of talent to lose. In retrospect, it was overly optimistic to expect an overall excellent recruiting class to replace that talent right away.
January 4th, 2022 at 4:23 PM ^
Just got 14:1 odds on Franz winning rookie of the year. If he continues to play and develop like he has over the past month, he won't finish less than third in the final betting. Get in now while the getting is good.
January 4th, 2022 at 4:51 PM ^
Ausgezeichnet!
January 4th, 2022 at 6:10 PM ^
Well done, Franz! Congratulations!
January 4th, 2022 at 7:45 PM ^
Listening to Ryen Russilo podcast last week I found out his nick name is “Only Franz” - I don’t follow basketball that closely, did someone in Ann Arbor come up with this or is this from Orlando?
January 4th, 2022 at 8:47 PM ^
Good for him! Go Bllue.
January 4th, 2022 at 8:50 PM ^
The crazy part is the Warriors could and should have taken him over Kuminga