OT: Duke G Derryck Thornton is Transferring
http://247sports.com/Player/Derryck-Thornton-21542?PlayerInstitution=51…
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15176468/freshman…
This is relevant because Thornton was down between Duke and Michigan. 5* prospect.
No thanks. Does not go to Ivy League school.
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Hopefully Beilein can pull off Alec Peters from Valpo and keep him from the NBA Draft.
He can come to Michigan for a year and also get Thronton to transfer in, sit while Walton is a senior and compete for the starting PG role with Xavier Simpson.
We would need another scholarship to open up for something like that to happen. Even transfers who are sitting a year count against the scholarship number.
Has Peters even expressed a shred of interest in us? Don't mean to sound like a prick, but as far as I know, he has not
It's a pipe dream. He's going to the NBA combine. In late May he may decide to pull out of the draft. Then he might decide to transfer. No other school can even talk to him until then and nearly everyone assumes he would follow Drew to Vandy if he did opt to transfer.
is more likely.
Consider:
Beilein has recruited elite HS forward many times before and come close (e.g., Brown) or been successful (GR3), while he has never taken a grad transfer.
There is a report of contact between Beilein and Jackson's camp, no such report for Peter.
April 10th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
You don't sound like a prick so much as a.. um... spicyweiner?
He could step right in.
Beilein could just learn to fucking recruit.
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I'm not sure a big time talent like Thornton looks at the 60th rated recruit in the country and thinks he can't beat him out. Besides, we need all the help at PG we can get after Walton leaves. I really don't want to see Dakich playing minutes again, no offense to him.
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By the time he was a senior, only he and Jimmy King were left from the Fab Five, and the others on the team besides he and King were, to put it generously, poop.
April 11th, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^
I think he's a good player, but I think Michigan fans are hyping him up a bit too much. He's a mid-4 star yet some on here act like he's Josh Jackson. It's very possible that Thornton is a better player.
He left because he wanted more playing time but he got 26 min a game...
I'll bet you're one of the guys who said Beilein needs to bring in better talent, too. Frankly, I'd welcome this kid with open arms. This team needs a shot in the arm in the talent realm, and he may be able to provide it. If he can help us win, and he doesn't have severe character/academic issues, Beilein should go after him.
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I never said anything about Beilein, but just saying this guy could cause a bit of a headache
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No? Don't really understand this question though.
He's from California (and Nevada). And while Michigan (Champions of the West) is closer to CA, it ain't that close.
So it will take some doing to get Thornton here.
suspicion that he ends up at UNLV
The reason he left, according to his trainer, is because he was not used how he wanted and expected to be used:
"I was in Coach K's office when he told Derryck he would be used in a ball screen offense," Edwards told 247Sports' Jerry Meyer. "Looking at this year's team, I think he knew he wouldn't have the type of team to follow through on that promise. Derryck was in on 20+ ball screen situations this year, and in comparison (Providence freshman) Kris Dunn was in over 250+ situations ... to me, he was lied to."
He can see the writing on the wall. He's already been replaced by the 5* guard Duke is bringing in next year.
He's 6'2ish so he would fit the mold for both 1 and 2. I wouldn't mind seeing a smaller lineup featuring the two of them
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We were an early favorite. By the time he committed, I don't believe he even had us in his top 5. That being said, there was some mutual attraction, maybe it can get rekindled.
This seems very much on topic to me. Would be great if he ends up in A2.
Thanks for posting.
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How about the actual incoming PG we have next year was the starter for the Ohio vs Kentucky All-Star game?
How about one of our incoming centers had "at least 5 blocks" in said game?
https://twitter.com/BFQuinn/status/718966905235771393/video/1
I'd know we'd all love 5-stars to come in every year (a la Duke and Kentucky), and I'd certainly take Thornton if he wants to come here and fits along with Xavier, but we have plenty of hope for the future, even without Thornton.
April 10th, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^
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April 10th, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
"Ohio vs Kentucky" means the best high school players in each state. UM has the best HS player in Ohio (certainly the best PG); he played in this game, along with a C who looked athletic (from a shot blocking perspective at least, which we haven't had since forever) -- that should get UM fans excited.
"Duke, Kentucky" refers to college programs. They are very, very, very good. If we need to have recruiting classes as good as them for a UM fan to get excited about the future, you're going to be waiting a long time.
So....I don't understand your point.
April 11th, 2016 at 10:02 AM ^
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Zero chance he comes to Michigan. It says in the third paragraph that he said he wants to be closer to home.