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Winning the NC with FAU?

Winning the NC with FAU?

Yes. That’s correct. Before…

Yes. That’s correct. Before reading Alex’s post, I thought DM was far more accomplished than this. Yes, he had that FF last year, which Alex kinda hints that luck played a big role in that (which is not really a problem - I’d rather be lucky than good!). Furthermore, many thought this was like a JB hire. This is nothing like the JB hire. JB had a lot more experience and accolades compared to DM when hired. 
 

IMO, this is a riskier hire than expected, which I’m fine with because I’d rather catch a coach on the upward swing of his career. The fact that other teams like Louisville were after him helps me, but I was expecting a more accomplished coach, a lot more accomplished to be honest. It just seems a lot is put into the FF run last year. Without that, I’m not sure people would be wanting him. 

Ok. I’ll just go out and ask…

Ok. I’ll just go out and ask. Am I the only one not impressed with Dusty May’s background? 

I was hoping for something more impressive. We criticized Juwan for not having any HC experience. Dusty doesn’t really have much either. His FF run seems more of a “flash in pan” than consistency. 
 

EDIT: let me be clear, DM has my full support, but this is a way riskier hire than I originally thought. 
 

Otho?

Otho?

Amen to that!  I got put…

Amen to that!  I got put through the ringer as a server in college.  It taught me so much about being a retail/service worker.  I teach my children to treat each worker they encounter like they are overworked, underpaid and under-appreciated.

I highly recommend getting…

I highly recommend getting an RV from a Raper

1-800... Wat? : r/funny

Ryan was a serious recruit…

Ryan was a serious recruit for us at one point. 

Got the over on that one

Got the over on that one

Wishing we had Caleb Love

Wishing we had Caleb Love

Word. The ob/gyn doc down…

Word. The ob/gyn doc down the street from me was named Dr Finger. Just saying

We are likely looking at a…

We are likely looking at a long tournament drought.  I wouldn't be surprised if it goes longer than 5 years.

The Hoff went to my high…

The Hoff went to my high school in the Chicago area. He only briefly attended Oakland 

I guess this means Michigan…

I guess this means Michigan will hire Medved 

You’ll survive 

You’ll survive 

That’ll be a no on Medved 

That’ll be a no on Medved 

This is from Dec 2023.  It…

This is from Dec 2023.  It shows that Purdue is extremely ahead on the NIL game.

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/big-ten/big-ten-basketball-seven-players-top-10-nil-sales-november-purdue-zach-edey-myles-colvin-braden-smith-indiana-gabe-cupps

It has been well documented here that our bball NIL game is horribly lacking.

It's been stated many times,…

It's been stated many times, unless they are grad transfers, its gonna be really tough to bring players with you. 

We have to assume that the new coach will have to start fresh with recruits.  It's gonna be a tough couple years ahead. 

I respectfully disagree. …

I respectfully disagree.  Until we address the systemic issues, like NIL and transfers, then this job will continue to be a risk for new coaches.  I'd say we are in the 20-40 range now.

Because too many people…

Because too many people think the Michigan job is a great job.  Its not as of now.  It can be though.

Really?!  Asking for a…

Really?!  Asking for a friend...

The WTKA MgoRountable this…

The WTKA MgoRountable this morning was interesting.  Sam was dropping some serious hints that McDermott to Michigan is not such a pipe dream after all.

Bob Shoop?

Bob Shoop?

This is NOT a Fab Five…

This is NOT a Fab Five failure per se.  It is one member of the Fab Five that failed.  Making this an entire Fab Five thing was trying too hard to be profound.

Small world!  And I do…

Small world!  And I do apologize for the ruining your car ride back to Bloomfield.  It was my first Seder so she need the time to prep me.  Ha!

My take is Juwan is just one…

My take is Juwan is just one part of the Fab Five.  It seems that the Daily was really trying to "square peg, round hole" the Fab Five concept into Juwan's firing.  It just doesn't work IMO.

Ha!  Yes, of course! 

I…

Ha!  Yes, of course! 

I gotta say, being super close with the Daily crew at that time really helped me out academically.  I was a science nerd, so I neglected some of "right-brain" stuff at Michigan.  So when I had to write a paper, I had no shortage of people to help me better understand prose and style to drive a point. 

Yes!  I've stay at her home…

Yes!  I've stay at her home several times.  Been to a Passover seder there too!  It's crazy that you were just down the street!  Come to think of it, the seder I joined (I think in 1999, maybe 2000) had a lot of people from the neighborhood.  Were you there?!  I played the wise man BTW.

Her parents and brother were/are awesome.  They were super supportive of our interfaith relationship.  Just great people all around.  I talked to Heather maybe 5 years ago, but I haven't kept up since.

Hey now!  My point is that I…

Hey now!  My point is that I got to experience the stuff she had to edit/approve from her journalists. 

With that said, she certainly made a questionable decision dating me.  You got me there!  Ha

Yea, not the classiest way…

Yea, not the classiest way to convey that.  It's not horrible, but I expect better.

With that, I did date the Editor in Chief of the Daily back in the late 90s/early 2000s.  While the Daily does good work, it should be noted that its mostly run by very young adults who are going to make more questionable decisions at that age.  They have yet to grow into the journalist they will become. 

And we thought 8 total wins…

And we thought 8 total wins was the low point 

Um. We can’t bring in…

Um. We can’t bring in transfers with any ease. Good luck!

Knowing how bad our athletic…

Knowing how bad our athletic department handles basketball, I suspect we'll try to make a hire within a month, but will fall short of anyone on the short list.  Then, they'll hire someone out of desperation just to "get on with it" by early June.

Oof!  I know its early, but…

Oof!  I know its early, but oof!

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NIL for basketball?  What's…

NIL for basketball?  What's that?!

Conceptually, I agree with…

Conceptually, I agree with you.  However, I think there is a big difference.  BoB did enter into a horrible situation, but he stayed only 2 years.  And it could be argued that they haven't quite gotten back to pre-scandal performance. 

Our bball program is in such disarray no doubt.  We have almost no one that the next coach can work with.  But that's not the biggest issue.  The biggest issue is that we have no support for him to dig ourselves out of this mess. 

NIL? What's that?!

Transfers?  [insert Anchorman_we_are_laughing.gif]

Michigan is going to have to do A LOT more than just sweetening the pot.

I can assure you, there are…

I can assure you, there are no elections in Chicago.

Just how will these players…

Just how will these players make it through admissions?

I think JH, WM and the…

I think JH, WM and the athletic department as a whole destroyed the program, not just JH.  Until you fix the systemic issues, I wouldn't expect things to get much better on the court any time soon.  Its gonna be tough to attract at least a decent coach.

And let me be clear, I support the firing of JH.  My post was not meant to advocate for him.

At the end of the day, who…

At the end of the day, who cares.  But I think it would be nice for the new coach to have something to work with.  I think a backbone of Dug and Reed is decent, but not great, but something to work with.  Additionally, if you have nothing to work with, it's going to be tougher to attract a decent coach.  By the looks of it, it may take a few years of pain before we make it back to the tournament.  Do you think a decent coach would want to come into that situation?

To be fair, there were a…

To be fair, there were a couple transfers and recruits we could not bring in that was out of Juwan's control.  There were a couple years under JB, that we were short a couple scholarships (or he added a flyer at the last minute).

I was hoping that they would…

I was hoping that they would at least wait until we hire a new coach, then make a decision.  But perhaps that is so far off now, that its not even worth waiting.

The fact that we have a…

The fact that we have a tough time bringing people in through the portal, its gonna be a brutal few years.  I hope it was worth it.

Background:  I went to a…

Background:  I went to a massive high school in Cook County (~1000 kids in my graduating class).  Several of my close friends went of UofI.  I was the only person in my graduating class to go to Michigan.  So I know this "rivalry".  It is defined by a handful of instances:

1. We constantly beat the shit out of them in football, and after they fired Gary Moeller, we took it out on them even worse.  This is what older Illinois fans remember.

2. We derailed the best Illinois basketball team ever and went on to win the NC in 1989

3. Illinois should have won the 2000 football game, but some bad officiating benefited Michigan

4. They are a "safety school" academically compared to Michigan and they hate that.  Illinois engineering program is arguably better than Michigan's, but they never get the credit for it. 

No.  It was a joke.  But…

No.  It was a joke.  But with that, Medved did have a huge lead in that game against Juwan and still dropped the ball.

What would his record be if…

What would his record be if both Terrance Shannon and Caleb Love were allowed to enroll?  These are 2 points that I think the athletic department did a poor job helping

Are you seriously…

Are you seriously considering a coach who could not beat Juwan Howard?

Michigan certainly got lucky…

Michigan certainly got lucky with JB, but if it wasn't for the first Aneurysm of LeadershipTM, he was probably going to get fired after the 2011 season.

I agree that I don't think…

I agree that I don't think it will be worse than this year, but I don't think we'll make the NCAA tournament for at least 3 more years.  We have a hard enough time getting people from the portal.

Yes, he committed around…

Yes, he committed around December 2023.  He was a perfect 5-star - someone who needs a couple years before going pro.