http://twitter.com/#!/nbadraftnet
"We're hearing Michigan sophomore PG Darius Morris http://bit.ly/iaxjk0 is leaning towards remaining in this year's draft"
not good.
Ed: Changed title to clarify
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I've heard the opposite, that
I've heard the opposite, that if he gets a first round grade he'd lean towards being back because of the possibility (probability) of a lock-out in the NBA.
wait, you think that if he
wait, you think that if he gets a first round grade he's likely to come back, but if he gets a second round grade he's likely to leave?
No, sorry, if he gets a 2nd
No, sorry, if he gets a 2nd round grade he's coming back.
when do they get their grades
when do they get their grades from the nba committee?
The deadline is coming up in
The deadline is coming up in a week to declare, so I'm sure he already has his grade.
Yes
The evaluations were supposed to be completed by April 18, according to a March 28 annarbor.com story:
The committee of NBA player personnel experts will inform draft prospects by April 18 if they are likely to be a lottery pick, a first-round pick, a second-round pick or go undrafted.
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Unless
Unless he has a first round promise from someone (doubtful); this is a really bad move. He should really come back 1 more year and shore up those areas of his game.
I'll believe it when he says
I'll believe it when he says it himself.
What does everybody mean by
What does everybody mean by "use his left". Is it shooting with his left hand?
We would love it if Darius
We would love it if Darius would shoot with his left hand from time to time.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Agree
He's more than earned the right to make his own announcement.
"I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything." B. Simpson
He would be stupid to stay in the draft...
Unless he gets a promise to go in the first round. Getting drafted in the second round is worse than being a free agent.
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Uh oh...
Time to fire up the Rainbow Unicorn Panic Button again...
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EDIT: It doesn't look like it actually works anymore. Oh well, somehow I lost the right code.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
It's working now.
It's working now.
Good.
I had tried to make one with this blue button and fucked it up somehow.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
Whoa! All the blue tones on
Whoa! All the blue tones on the screen turned pink when I clicked on that thing.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Weird
Same thing happened to me on the iphone app
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More unicorns at Cornify
We need some good news around
We need some good news around here. I think he is throwing his hat in the ring more so to get an evaluation of what he needs to work on for next year. There is no way to guarantee he will go in the 1st round no matter what he is told.
Always had a bad feeling
Always had a bad feeling about this. I personally think he will in fact go to the NBA regardless of if he's an early 2nd rounder or a 1st round pick
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I'll see your "panic" and
I'll see your "panic" and raise you a "don't panic".
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
He can do whatever he wants
But I find it unlikely. Is it possible that he's trying to see if anyone's perceptions change if he talks more like he's coming out rather than staying? Some people might view a prospect differently if they're sure they can't get him anyway.
He can come back to school
so long as he doesn't hire an agent.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
Exactly. I think this is the
Exactly. I think this is the key. No agent = coming back.
Everyhting I've read has his
Everyhting I've read has his brother pushing him into the draft. If he goes, so be it, Mr. Burke, cmon down.
cheat, cheat, and cheat some more, and when you get caught, do the right thing, lie!
That link doesn't say
That link doesn't say anything like that...
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
if you're not on twitter it
if you're not on twitter it probably won't work yet. i cut and paste the tweet. it's still there.
The twitter link is all there
The twitter link is all there is. The link within just goes to his profile.
How can he remain in the
How can he remain in the draft if he hasn't yet declared for the draft? As far as I understood it he's only asked for an evaluation of his draft status.
"You're fat and you're mine". Bo to Dan Dierdorf.
AFAIK, in order to receive an
AFAIK, in order to receive an evaluation of your draft status, you technically need to enter the draft. This is fine as long as you don't hire an agent. He then has until May 8th to withdraw or he'll lose his college eligibility.
Not sure how they came up with that one
I won't believe anything like this unless someone with credibility can be attributed to the quote. When you look at their mock draft, they don't have Morris in the top 60 taken. Yet, on their Top 100 player rankings, (by someone named Aran Smith), Morris is ranked 49th.
But, I could give a crap about these rankings. Morris needs at least one more year in college to work on his game. He isn't ready for the NBA. Hopefully, all this is needless panic.
"You owe it to every man, woman, and child in the State of Michigan to beat the Buckeyes and silence their fans! Now go out there and make it happen!"
- Bo Schembechler (Result: U-M 22 OSU 0)
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Huge fan of D-Mo, but two words come to mind: Marcus Taylor.
Darius should really stay and work on his shot and his left handed dribbling.
That sucks
Good luck to him
That sucks
Good luck to him on his NBA Career.
He is
He is now...
http://www.umhoops.com/2011/04/21/darius-morris-to-enter-nba-draft-witho...
We'll see if he stays. I don't think any of us really have an idea what he'll do anymore. If he does leave then we'll find a way to deal. It will probably involve double or triple the minutes Trey Burke would have gotten...
NBA
If he gets decent information, he should go. The NBA draft is all about potential and he's riding high now. Manny Harris probably should have left after his sophomore year riding the wave of the NCAA trip. I can't imagine his junior year did anything but hurt him. If you have the chance, take it, because it might not be there next time.
You don't. They're permanent
Either that or they last until you refresh the page. 50/50.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
Mine won't go away after
Mine won't go away after refresh...damn that 50/50
just refresh
your browser
.
I really hope he stays for
I really hope he stays for the sake of Michigan basketball and for his own personal development. I know it is him own choice, but I really hope he stays.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
I don't understand why so
I don't understand why so many good players leave early for the draft. I don't get why people don't want to stay at their school and create a legacy. To be remembered at a school and not just remembered as a good player at a school. This isn't to mention the college days are the best part of many peoples lives. When good players stay for their remaining years they could do some great things there and could be remembered for it. Maybe my mentality is a little different than most, in that its not all about the money but for the legacy and tradition as well.
Maybe my mentality is a
Maybe my mentality is a little different than most, in that its not all about the money but for the legacy and tradition as well.
That's easy to say when it's not your future on the line
Yeah, I would take a seven
Yeah, I would take a seven figure paycheck to fulfill my lifelong dream--which for him is probably in the NBA. Legacies don't pay the bills.
They would....just it would
They would....just it would be delayed by 2 years. If someone is possibly going to go in the 1st round after their sophomore year they most likely will improve and still go in the 1st round 2 years layer (as long as no serious injuries)
We're not going to agree.
We're not going to agree. Players should go for first round money. The risk and reward are too great, IMO.
The only problem is that...
...the prevalence of the one and dones (and two and dones) is really leading to the deterioration of the quality of both the NBA and NCAA games (and I believe I read an interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a year or so ago where he said that some of the behavioral issues in the NBA in the recent past were due to 19-20 years being able to declare and get ultra-rich at that age).
No one makes the NBA teams
No one makes the NBA teams take the one and dones and I fail to see how the players should worry about the overall quality of NCAA basketball. The schools and the NCAA make plenty of money off of the players and there's no reason the players shouldn't want to act in their economic interest too.
I agree, I don't think its
I agree, I don't think its their responsibility to keep the quality of the NBA up. I can see how the economic benefits would lure a lot of people in, and I guess a lot of players are not from the most wealthy of backgrounds. If I could afford to not take money right away though as a player (i know a lot of people can't) I would definitely stick around at my school.
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