Way Too Early (2011-2012) Pre-Season Basketball Top 25...

Submitted by pkatz on

EDIT:  Please delete - beaten to the punch!!!

Anyone else see this yet ...???  Apparently others also think highly of what we were able to accomplish this year!

Link:

http://beyondthearc.nbcsports.com/2011/04/05/a-waaaay-too-early-2011-12…

Synopsis:

9. Michigan

Record: 21-14 (Third round of NCAA tournament)
Key returnees: PG Darius Morris, SG Tim Hardaway, C Jordan Morgan, SF Zack Novak, SG Stu Douglass, PF Evan Smotrycz, PF Jon Horford
Departing seniors: None
Incoming recruits: SG Carlton Brundidge, PG Trey Burke

The skinny: Best team in the Big Ten? I’ll make that leap. Every starter returns from a team that posted a negative efficiency margin during conference play, but has the talent to do more than make small improvements. Michigan’s good enough to be next year’s breakthrough team, much like UConn was in 2010-11. Morris, Hardaway and Morgan are a solid young trio who will be reason why. Morris and Hardaway can create their own shots, while Morgan’s a beats on the boards. The wild card? John Beilein’s offense relies on 3-pointers more than just about any other team. The Wolverines were about average (35.3 percent) this season; a slight uptick next year would be the difference between 20 wins and 27.

 

 

maizenblue92

April 5th, 2011 at 1:39 PM ^

I love Michigan and think they will be very good next year but 9 is way too high. I have them finishing  3rd in the Big Ten with like a 12-6 or 13-5 conference record. 

john22

April 5th, 2011 at 6:21 PM ^

think this is about right. Last year we played really good basketball. We are not suppose to lose anybody,knock on wood. We played osu 3 times and lost by 20 points combined. What about duke,kansas we lost to them by a combined 9 points.GO BLUE!!!

Vivz

April 5th, 2011 at 7:39 PM ^

um i love me some jordan morgan but i seem to remember multipe games where he went half the game without pulling down a single rebound