Video of Tonight's MBB Open Practice
I couldn't make it to tonight's basketball open practice, but I did see a few videos posted. You'll find one HERE, posted by The Wolverine. At least in this clip, our first team looks better than our second team. Duh.
Did any you people go? What's the report?
October 28th, 2019 at 9:22 PM ^
Isaiah Livers will be the #1 pick in the NBA draft
October 28th, 2019 at 9:30 PM ^
While we can all enjoy the fact that he was the #1 HS player in the state of Michigan, authentic fans do not post garbage like this.
This smells like a Sparty post - embarrassing, but on brand.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:40 PM ^
Lighten up, Francis. Pretty sure he was jokingly referring to the steals Livers had in the video, which were definitely aided by sloppy passing.
October 29th, 2019 at 8:06 AM ^
October 28th, 2019 at 9:37 PM ^
Michigan won
October 28th, 2019 at 9:42 PM ^
Johns is out there eventually in this clip. There's a nice sequence of an and one from Brooks, three by Livers, three by Nunez, and a three by Castleton.
Looked like Castleton and Teske were out there together.
Would have been great to have Franz getting these reps with the 1s. They need all the offensive firepower they can get.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:47 PM ^
Bajema looked really good. As did DDJ.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:50 PM ^
Good to hear. I saw DDJ nail an NBA three in one of the clips.
October 29th, 2019 at 8:20 AM ^
Bajema canned a beautiful 3 where he was covered but he released it at the top of his 6-7 frame with a very high arc (his ability to get off that shot could have big impact at the 2 spot if Wagner is slow to recover). I also liked Bajema's ability to recover on a Brooks drive where he blocked it at the bucket.
October 28th, 2019 at 9:50 PM ^
Do we still have Zavier Simpson?
October 28th, 2019 at 10:20 PM ^
It's tough for a troll to keep up with another school's roster, isn't it?
October 28th, 2019 at 10:03 PM ^
Overall I came away less impressed than the last three “Selfie Nights”. I can’t remember Teske doing much maybe a block, and a few misses of mid rangers. Bajema hit a few from deep but looks like a high schooler. Johns almost seemed to be limping a bit. Franz looked good taking selfies.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:06 PM ^
Did you see last year's Spain videos? Gosh we were horrendous, and we still managed to claw our way into #2 in the country.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:08 PM ^
So I see some people still didn’t get snapped out of “irrationally negative” mode over the weekend
October 28th, 2019 at 10:24 PM ^
Yes I saw videos from Spain and missed maybe one home game last year. I was very impressed with the early victories over UNC, Providence, etc. Tonight it was a practice with very few possessions that even got many cheers. I was asked for an impression and gave mine.
October 28th, 2019 at 11:03 PM ^
It's probably not fair to compare them with the last few teams right now. It will take time for Howard and the players to get settled in, and one of our likely starters is out.
October 28th, 2019 at 10:12 PM ^
In one of the other scrimmage videos Castleton hits a 3 which was encouraging
October 28th, 2019 at 10:36 PM ^
I was there and it was kind of sloppy at first for the about the first 8 minutes. Blue team (starters minus Johns) built a lead up but Maize came back thanks to the shooting of Cole Bajema.
The starting 5 retook the lead once Brandon Johns came in. We seemed to really gel during the second 10 minute period and dare I say looked pretty damn good. David DeJulius on the Maize Team was the most impressive. Looked like late career Derrick Walton out there.
We had a variety of looks on defense. Blue went to a 2-3 zone and a 1-3-1. The 2-3 zone worked pretty well causing a couple turnovers that led to buckets on the other end.
Very excited for the exhibition on Friday to learn more.
October 28th, 2019 at 11:17 PM ^
Thanks, WD. THAT'S the kind of analysis I was hoping for. Great to hear (and see) the early returns on DDJ.
October 29th, 2019 at 7:52 AM ^
I think this team has the length (and quick handed point guard to defend the jumper) to make the zone work well.
October 29th, 2019 at 8:09 AM ^
Maize looks like shit there.