2016 Josh Jackson (wing) Southfield, MI
Doubt he goes to Michigan, but the coaches have attended multiple games of his this year.
his college choices right now are Kentucky and Kansas? OK.
but the kid turned 17 the beginning of February. My twins will still be 17 when they graduate HS.
from elementary school.
Jethro Bodine?
girls in the same grade difficult.
This kid is the real deal.. was listening to sam webb on WTKA a few weeks back on the recruiting roundup and says this is the best player to come out of Michigan since Chris Webber. Unfortuntely, Webb thinks Michigan's chances are slim in landing him.
he wants to go out of state instead of staying in-state. So MSU and Michigan are behind the 8 ball against out of state programs.
we know he's there--we know he's good--we are recruiting him hard--we will offer him this Summer
we just can't make him come to Michigan--if so, Kennard would be coming here.
I think, part of it and I could be wrong is that Jackson could be a one and done and I thought that Belien was not a big fan of that. I wouldnt be suprised if the kid went to Kentucky like James Young did.
I don't understand why more elite kids aren't lining up to play for Beilein. The guy is churning out NBA talent, winning championships in the process, and is one of the most respected coaches in the game.
elite kids don't "line up"
Except for Calipari, for reasons that will be left unsaid
We've been pretty good over the last 5 years which is the period you would think high school kids remember. Maybe there are still mis-conceptions out there about JB's system or philosophy being too narrow or that he is not one and done freindly? Who knows.
But you have to think that each successfull year on the court and each Michigan player that gets drafted can only help the cause. Hopefully that starts to bear fruit sooner than later.
what the one-and-done ground rules will be by 2016? Things seem to be headed for some sort of adjustment, as the new NBA Commish (Silver) has already voiced concern about how the NBA does business in regards to taking one-and-dones in the draft. Add to that the potential fallout from the unionization situation at Northwestern, and the entire landscape for college athletics might be turned upside-down by then.
Just because we have Bo Ryan in our conference doesn't make the rest of us bug people!
However elite for the last few years doesn't make Michigan the most coveted team in the country to recruits. Like Michigan State in football, we've gotten some big time recruits (Gohlston and now McDowell for State, McGary, Irvin and GR3 for us), but for the most part we're still not going to be competing with Duke/Kentucky for most blue chips.
We have a great past few years with Beilein. And a few more like these years and we'll be able to compete with some of those programs. But 3 great years does not make us more appealing than decades of greatness and blue bloods like Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, etc.
Terrible comparison considering that State football has never sniffed the success that Michigan basketball had before the Fab Five issues. Michigan is building that reputation BACK to where it used to be MSU never had that championship reputation to build BACK to,they are building to that.
And they are confused by your post.
The comparison is pretty apt. MSU actually has a fairly strong football program history, and then the 70s (Bo) came along and pretty much changed the perception of that program. Their history is in many ways on par with Michigan's basketball history, and is some ways better and some ways worse.
You're allowed to acknowledge some of MSU's successes and still be a Michigan fan, it's alright.
i aknowledge their success and I do not date to the 50's so I can admit when I am wrong then. I still do not think MSU football is nationally viewed the way Michigan baskeball is part of that is most likely the FAB Five and the national name they are.
Even if that's true, I can tell you as someone who is college aged, teens don't care either way. I'm 20, and I wasn't alive for the Fab Five, and none of these kids were either.
For as long as these kids have been alive, except for these recent years, State football and our basketball were awful. Now this is changing. When they were good before that is irrelevant. Whether it was the 50's or 90's, to kids these days (including myself), if it was before we were born, they both carry the same weight, which is not a lot.
I understand that and fully get it also meant to add it to the post, that most of them were not alive for that era. The thing is they know who they are they have heard of the Fab Five they have name recognition there is not much name recongntion or someone that defines MSU football that is recognized all the time like the Fab Five is MSU basketball does football not so much. That is what I waS trying to get across.
but if you are looking at the last 50 years then Michigan basketball has had much more success and cache than Michigan State football.
Your average high school senior was 5 years from being born when the Fab Five played. That's about as real to them as MSU football's success prior to racial integortion.
If I was a one and done type talent, why wouldn't I go to a place like Kentucky? They just built a new state of the art athletes dorm on campus next to the arena, you get to practice against some of the top 5-star talent in the country which should make you a better player in the process. And lets be honest.. with Calipari at the helm, who knows if you have to really go to class..lol
Forcing kids who don't want to go to college to go to college also makes no sense.
of all worlds. I'd prefer a model like Hockey where kids can be drafted but still play in college if they want and if not they can go pro immediately if ready. And if they want to go the college route they have to stay at least 2 or 3 years.
Go to the NBA fast. No need to go to class. Cushy, state-of-the-art facilities where you live 10 times better than the average student. You get treated like a god by your fanbase. Who knows what else. So, yeah. Why wouldn't a top player want to go there?
Here's the highlight film from the OP:
I would hardly call him a "must get". That's portraying him as someone we need to be successful. He'd be a HUGE get, we will probably be just fine if we do not get his commitment.
agree he'd be a huge get but not a must get. As long as we have coach Beilein, we'll be fine in terms of recruiting talent.
The NBA will have to reach an agreement with the Players Association first.
and Jackson turned 17 as a HS sophomore, he will be 19 by the time he graduates. Straight to the NBA?
and Jackson turned 17 as a HS sophomore, he will be 19 by the time he graduates. Straight to the NBA?