2018-19 minnesota #1

Things discussed:

• Operation Paper Clip, fake NBA spies, most useless jobs in sports
• Charles: attack that guy!
• I want to see the flopping section of practice. Why aren't referees fouling Brad Davison out in three minutes?
• Maybe get that turnaround jumper going for Matthews again?
• Is Teske the best center to either side of the Fabs?
• The new assistants: Campanile is well-liked but it's Don Brown's D.
• Terry Mills calls in to defend himself vs Teske.

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Segment two is here. Segment three is here.

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Nobody's ever been called the Big Sleep.

Matthews on the shot. Via Orion Sang:

Matthews was standing in the left corner. As Brazdeikis had drove past him, Matthews held both hands out, ready to catch and shoot just in case the ball found him.

He was also ready to crash the boards.

“I know Iggy. That’s my little brother. He’s like a bull in the china shop when he’s going to the rim," Matthews told reporters. "So he ain’t looking to kick out. So I just said, ‘You know what, he might miss this one, let me try to just go get the rebound.'

"And thank God I was in the right position for it. Gotta know your teammates. Know your personnel."

Matthews' eyes – along with every other pair of eyes in Crisler Center – followed his teammates' shot.

As he saw the ball tipped toward him, he darted forward with a couple quick steps. Then he got the ball.

"(Charles is) always around the basket," Beilein said, "and he mopped up.”

"You know, he might miss this one" is a good thought when the pronoun in question is 4/17 on the night.

A couple of blips on the freshmen who aren't playing. Andrew Kahn gathers a little data on the three guys who haven't seen much time:

Nuñez is a 6-foot-6 shooting guard who has yet to score on the season in limited action. His teammates talk up his shooting in practice. "Adrien's shot is phenomenal." Livers said recently. "He has the most perfect form I've ever seen out of a shooter."

There have been times this season Michigan could use another shooting threat on the floor, but it seems unlikely Nuñez will get that chance this season.

Castleton is also a year away from contributing. Like the other players unlikely to see the court, he’s been hitting the weights hard, even on game days. Strength coach Jon Sanderson said he’s put on 17 pounds since arriving on campus, a priority for the 6-foot-11 center.

DeJulius got some mention from Beilein as a guy who's battling Brooks and that "tonight" it was Brooks who got the playing time. With Brooks locked in a pretty gnarly slump I'd like to see DeJulius get a shot.

[After THE JUMP: uh mostly hockey recruiting?]

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1. Minnesota

starts at 1:00

Boners of the upper Midwest, beginning with the worst shooter allowed into a high major basketball game that we've ever seen. Sick of the step-backs. Not sick of Teske. Sick of sitting Teske sure.

2. Wisconsin

starts at 24:54

Speaking of boners. Don't know how the refs don't just murder Trice when he tries to make them look so bad. Inefficient offensive sets because they don't want to attack matchups they absolutely should attack. Iso once in awhile, John! It won't turn you into Bill Self.

3. Around the Big Ten, wsg Ace Anbender of Here

starts at 44:24

We lost a conference room, and not to a top 40 defense, weirdly. MSU-Maryland scares us—even without Langford they're a machine, and we have to respect how well they're using how defenses play Goins. Indiana's freefall—Romeo Langford just isn't a shooter, IU fans are Michigan football fans. Iowa's such an easy scout.

4. Inside the Crooked Blue Line, with Steve Lorenz of 247

starts at 1:08:17

Zach Charbonnet is not a five star: about five or six spots off. Trente Jones just outside the Top 100. Chris Hinton back to the top 50 after Army Game. Hinton: first time he went to a national competition. Mazi Smith also leapt 70 spots. Cornelius Johnson also up near the Top 150: fluid, two TD catches in the game. Karsen Barnhart: was Mr. 247 for a long time, moved up almost 100 spots. Rumler and Keegan both fell a few spots.

New coaches: Gattis is a 5-star recruiter. Campanile they think might be a star when he’s on a bigger stage. Harbaugh wanted guys who are passionate about recruiting.

MUSIC

• "Theme to The Last Kingdom"
• "Run Me Over"—The Babies
• "Drops"—Jungle
• “Across 110th Street”

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I know my dad was a little bit abusive but he's better than my stepdad.