NBA draft stock update from tonight
Chad Ford just updated his board. Stauskas is the only Michigan player making an appearance.
He's at #16, but then there's this blurb about him: "We may have been premature in putting him so high in the rankings. Lots of scouts have cooled off a bit the past few weeks."
Main takeaway here is that the chances GR3 or Mitch sneaks into the first round are miniscule and unlikely to rise, unless Glenn goes crazy very soon. Nik is in the iffy territory of mid/late first that offers few guarantees.
February 12th, 2014 at 4:03 AM ^
lol. most overrated player in ages.
February 12th, 2014 at 10:09 AM ^
MSU loses a ton. Next year will remind me of the 2007 and 2011 teams.
February 12th, 2014 at 1:20 AM ^
comes back next year we could be just as good. It would be awesome to be legit B1G contenders for 4 straight seasons. I can't remember the last time the football team could say that.
February 12th, 2014 at 4:10 AM ^
93 grad and you can't remember. i guess you went overseas after you graduated.
February 12th, 2014 at 11:20 AM ^
It would be awesome to be legit B1G contenders for 4 straight seasons. I can't remember the last time the football team could say that.How about every year from 1997 to 2004? Five titles in eight years and we finished 2nd or 3rd the other three times.
February 12th, 2014 at 1:56 AM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 2:07 AM ^
Feel bad for Mitch. He just got incredibly unlucky with an injury. GR3 gambled on his skillset and lost. That's unfortunate, but nothing like Mitch's situation.
February 12th, 2014 at 2:12 AM ^
GR3's season isn't over yet. Would not be surprised at all to see him finish it strong.
February 12th, 2014 at 4:11 AM ^
but i see nothing in his game to say he improves much.
February 12th, 2014 at 6:35 AM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 6:42 AM ^
GRIII's problem is between the ears. He doesn't play hard and doesn't seem to be doing the things he needs to do to get better. He's soft.
February 12th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
So, in other words....
February 12th, 2014 at 2:16 AM ^
Nik is the best bet to leave. All the "experts" have him in that 14-18 range even with that bad stretch.
February 12th, 2014 at 3:15 AM ^
If no one leaves for the NBA id be ecstatic. But I expect that at least 1 will leave.
February 12th, 2014 at 4:13 AM ^
i could see all three saying let's get this thing in 2015. although, i think we can make a run here in 2014.
February 12th, 2014 at 5:15 AM ^
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February 12th, 2014 at 5:54 AM ^
if all of them come back cant they just redshirt one of doyle or wilson and medically redshirt hatch, then let chatman and doyle or wilson start next year leaving the class at 12, isnt that plausible just wondering not sure how basketball goes
February 12th, 2014 at 8:28 AM ^
on scholarship limits. Further, redshirts are only official after a season. Annoucng that a player is expected to redshirt does not preclude you from playing him if the need arises. See Caris LaVert last season.
February 12th, 2014 at 5:51 AM ^
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February 12th, 2014 at 7:27 AM ^
It's like McGary last year. IIRC he wasn't even in the discussion to go pro last year if it wasn't for his sensational play in the tournament. . .
February 12th, 2014 at 10:03 AM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 8:07 AM ^
I know that sounds weird and it would be awesome to have them back, but we need to think about the legitimacy of the word of this staff. Obviously we don't know what the staff said behind closed doors, but GR3 and MM were mid first round picks last year and they came back. That could very easily be perceived as the coaching staff not having the best interests of their players on their mind.
Obviously there is a mountain of data to say otherwise, but the reality is that GR3 and MM were legitimately our best prospects of the last decade. They should have had much better shots of going to the NBA, and had that opportunity last year, for this staff to be considered true savants of developing talent.
Granted much of this is moot because I have come to trust this staff more than is reasonably possible. We know the team will improve, will bounce back, and will ALWAYS find talent no matter the ranking. It would just be lovely to take that next step of not having to have a convergence of luck and talent to be a truly elite team (though you could also easily argue that we are at that stage now).
Well, apparently I have no point. I just hope for GR3 and MM that they get drafted high this year or some year because they are good players and I can only hope they get what's best for them.
February 12th, 2014 at 8:47 AM ^
On mm, I think he would clearly be drafted but that might not individually be a good biz decision for him. I'd take a policy out if I were him (hope he did already) and show I could get through another season to see if I could get in top of first round in weaker class next year. That said he is a bit older so it may behoove him to go late first round this year.
February 12th, 2014 at 9:07 AM ^
GRIII has a father who played very well in the NBA. It's not like he doesn't have someone to turn to for advice.
The coaches didn't throw a banana on the court to hurt him. He had a history with his back. He knew the risks and he gambled that he would come back and have a great year. Hopefully he can come back and show that.
Regardless, I hope someone does leave from the standpoint that if someone plays well down the stretch and in the tournaments to dramatically upgrade their status, it probably means we are competing for titles. If not we should have a great team next year.
February 12th, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
Neither one of them particularly heralded recruits. I don't think you can really question Beilein's NBA player development at this point.
February 12th, 2014 at 9:38 AM ^
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February 12th, 2014 at 9:59 AM ^
He has failed to land elite players the last two years. Recruits may be realizing it's not the place to go if you want to be in the NBA in a couple years.
February 12th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
for about 9-10 guys who actually play in a given season?
February 12th, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^
February 12th, 2014 at 2:02 PM ^