Hello: PF/C Ricky Doyle (MBB)
Dave Telep@DaveTelep
Product of Michigan visit this weekend, JR PF Ricky Doyle (Bishop Verot) is now a Wolverine.
A bit of an under-the-radar recruit since he didn't play AAU ball, but according to ESPN had offers from tOSU, Miami (YTM), Purdue, and Notre Dame. Has been sidelined for a decent portion of the season due to ankle injury, IIRC.
Been watching him for a while. He may not be done growing; his dad was 6' 11". His dad also played pro ball (in France) for 11 years.
Really happy for Rick and his parents.
Yet another quality player and person for Coach B.
Welcome to the Michigan family, Rick!
Go Blue!!
Let's hope it's like father, like son. Then he'd be a slightly more athletic Bill Laimbeer with hopefully some of the same attitude under the basket.
But less of the temper
Doyle's dad had a cup of coffee with the Pistons before he went overseas to play. Not sure it quite fits, but it is that whole pro father legacy thing again.
IIRC.
Pistons
He might get undersold due his physique, Herting noted - "he's a big, gangly young kid with a size 18 shoe and a 7-2 wing span" - but he can get off the floor and he runs the floor well.Seems like he is not done growing. http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1482079
"I've watched college basketball growing up, and I know Michigan vs. Ohio is a big rivalry, stuff like that."
When you only play one big, and that big is only 6'9, you're asking to get dominated down low
Well, this helps ease the sting a little bit. Pretty intriguing skill-set.
Michigan needs more players like Doyle - a big yet mobile kid who can rebound. At 6-9 and 230 it looks like he could easily put on 20 pounds of muscle. Once again, the coaches have done a great job identifying good players early before they start to get the attention like Doyle now is.
Hard to rebound when your bigs are hedging at the top of the key on every defensive series and aren't under the basket. I think it's the system being run just as much as the players.
March 11th, 2013 at 10:13 PM ^
Not one broken backboard in all of those highlights. The offer should have been non-committable.
Glad to have you... just please... no more croquet mallets.
Congrats to Ricky Doyle. This is awesome.
Doyle will be excellent in coach B's system.
My only concern is the stress fracture, coupled with Doyle be a large human being. Since Beilein has been here, we've seen Cronin's career end before it got started, and the development of Horford, Bielfeldt, and McGary retarded by foot, knee, leg issues. Makes me wonder if year round Bball is a bad idea for young Big Men.
'under the radar' recruits don't phase me at all. The man can spot potential talent.
Mr. Doyle! Glad to have you aboard!
We have a ton of graduates/leave early threats, so we need a big class. Trey was under the radar too, at first.
so I'm betting this guys gonna be good. Last few times we've gotten in on guys early who seem really good but no one's heard of them we ended up with guys like Smotrcyz and GRIII who both rocketed up the rankings after committing
Welcome, Ricky Doyle. I do like seeing dunks from under the basket.
He has some great post moves, and not just the typical "I'm bigger than you" moves you normally see in HS. (And don't tend to translate to College well) He's got a nice post spin, hook, up and under, etc and he can go either left or right while in the post. He'll only get better (and hopefully slightly bigger?), but a 7'2" wingspan already is very good. A great pickup.
we need big strong players to win the clutch and grab styel baseketball being played by MSU and Wisconsins of the world.
March 11th, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^
second the already better than morgan comment.
March 12th, 2013 at 12:12 AM ^
all american 1926 university of michigan basketball http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/baskmen/baskmaa/doyleaa.htm