Hoops Hello: Aubrey Dawkins
Aubrey Dawkins has committed to Michigan.
6-4 New Hampton wing Aubrey Dawkins has committed to Michigan, he confirmed to @FlyerHoops. Picked the Wolverines over the Flyers
— Matthew Schwade (@FlyerHoops) April 28, 2014
***NOTE: Sam Webb recently said Dawkins is closer to 6-6.
EDIT: Sam has a story out with some post-commit quotes from Dawkins:
“It was a tough decision, but a degree from Michigan carries more weight than one from Dayton,” Dawkins said. Not necessarily because it’s better academically, but because it’s Michigan.”
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“They [the Michigan coaching staff] see me as a guy that is similar to Glenn Robinson… athletic, lean… just along those lines. They want me to play the wing spot.”
Yes, MAAR and Dawkins are who dats but the previous two commits were Kam and DJ Wilson both which are 4*s now and Kam is basically a 5*.
Why this kid's dad didn't offer him when he's right down the road? I didn't even realize this was Johnny Dawkins kid until it was mentioned on Twitter today. I'm just baffled as to why his dad woulnd't have offered him.
Bizarre. It's almost like his dad had inside information on where Aubrey wanted to go.
It's bizarre that his dad didn't want a kid that resembles him and give him a world class education at Stanford. Oh heck, Stanford is a basketball factory bringing in five star talent- that's why probably.
Something just seems a little off there. He was going to let his son go to Dayton without offering him if Michigan did not come along.
It's a fair question. The going theory is he did not have the academics to get into Stanford. I am hoping that is what it is.
There could be any number of reasons, including personal reasons that wouldn't be made public if they factor in, not to mention how difficult it is for anyone to make it through admissions at Stanford. You have no basis to conclude there's anything "off" here.
Edit: Wrong class, so disregard.
Thanks, I just instantly took it as a father/son issue. Via 24/7, he actually had some other offers but they were from The College of Charleston and a few other small places.
So I was wrong there. But Stanford did bring in 4 top 100 players (according to 247) and I think only had four open spots. So Dawkins not being a huge recruit at least played a role in it. But that's all I got, I don't really follow basketball recruiting well enough to say anymore one way or the other.
Can't wait to see coach JB turn this guy into an All American. We have the best developer of college bb talent residing in AA.
that players with ties to the NBA want to come to Michigan! Things will be all right!
Welcome aboard. Do feel bad Dayton on this one because it is a long term dance for them, and they did troll OSU nicely this March. But well...you are in Ohio and such. A.D. down C.H. to go.
If Huff is the last piece won't effect playing time next year since he sits a year so for those who don't follow this stuff that class this appears to be the concept.
Minute hogs go to Irvin and Caris - roles similar Nik, GR3, etc: 33-35 a night. Their have clear backups now each (think Spike to Burke) in Dawkins and MAAR respectively. Most nights maybe 6-8 minutes. That filles your 2/3 minutes up nicely and the Spike/Walton Jr takes care of 1. (6 players)
This leaves some combo of Donnal / Doyle / Max / Chatman / Wilson up front.
5 is easier to figure out in terms of Donnal starting and getting Jordan Morgan RS FR type minutes (24ish) and just due to know one else having the size or bulk, Doyle gets a good portion of the remaining at 5. You hope he can do 10ish. Maybe "no one can stop him in the Big 10" Max is forced in there 5-6 - undersized at 5 but if top 2 get in foul trouble no real other option. Being very young big men (Doyle / Donnal) minutes are going to be determined my foul trouble quite a few nighs, esp in conference.
That leaves 4 as Chatman / Wilson and some Max. The guess here is Chatman will be doing 25+ and Wilson/Max something like 10/5.
This creates a 11 man rotation. So do you RS someone? The "obvious" guy is Doyle but he is also at a position that is the least interchangeable on the team. So you do RS Wilson who has been rocketing up recruiting boards as you can get away with maybe 5-8 minutes a night of Irvin at the 4 in a pinch (leaving Dawkins more time). Don't know - Wilson with 15 more lbs would be pretty darn cool.
But at minimum we are talking a 10 man rotation so we'll have fouls to give. And a group that should be well rested outside of Irvin / Caris due to the 1A and 1B nature of most positions now.
This is why the European trip is so huge. You can use it to figure out the rotation and see who's gonna be ready
Yes siiiir! This is the year to have it.
I'm not totally sold on MAAR, but I really like what Dawkins brings to the table. It's nice to have a guy with hops like he has.
Hit the weight room and the practice facilities boys, were gonna need your best.
can hit an open 3, he will succeed here and we will all be happy. His stroke looks good, so I am pretty confident that he will be an asset at some point.
April 29th, 2014 at 12:48 AM ^
hes 6-6
April 29th, 2014 at 12:51 AM ^
6-8 cj turman has been let out of his ship at tenn, can go any were now 2014 kid
4 star phil cofer too , 6-8 f .2014. lets get him