Is Lavall Jordan our Izzo?

Deserves better. The facilities have all been upgraded since Beilein came in and all the resources are in place for a consistently good program. The recruiting or lack therof is pitiful. Let's face it recruiting requires tremendous effort and energy, do you think that's being offered by this staff? Not to mention the apparent disregard for good recruits from right in the backyard. Isn't it a little strange that Michigan has signed so many 4's and supposed 5's with the physical makeup of middle schoolers. Donnal has been in the program for years and looks like he has never picked up a weight in his life.

Is it possible there are problems in the locker room? Team does not seem cohesive and they don't always play hard.

I see two major issues. Unless you are Duke, UNC, or Kentucky and can pull multiple Top 50 recruits every year, you need to make sure the 1-2 guys you do land can contribute. Kam Chatman's inability to even be decent is really killing this team who could use an All-Big 10 level player (or even something close to that).

Second, Beilein's inability to recruit a big man who can defend and protect the rim is baffling. This team w/ Jordan Morgan would be so much better. They don't need another guy who can hit an outside shot. They need a banger who will do the dirty work. They need somebody who can cover for a shoddy job by a perimeter guy on D once in a while.

I don't see a lot of great talent on our roster.

Side note: I think JB is a great coach, I just don't care for his system. This system will always have a low success rate against teams with talented and physical big men.

As far as recruiting rankings Michigan does have talent.

4 Star Players This Program Had

Kelvin Grady, Manny Harris, D. Morris, Vogrich, Smotrycz, Brundidge, McGary, Stauskas, GRIII, Walton Jr., Donnal, Irvin, DJ Wilson, Chatman

Too many recruiting misses coupled with injuries spell doom.

 

Beilein is a pretty great coach and we'll respected among coaching circles. He is definitely a teacher and a developer of talent in his system. He is what he is though, a guy who sticks with his system and is a developer. That's why he likes coaching. I suspect he would have the same amount of success at any school, not amazing but pretty good success. I don't think he could get a team like Kentucky with its players to play as well as they do normally but at the same time, I don't think Calipari would do as well if he were coaching the players that Michigan has. Beilein is what he is. At this point we aren't really a school that gets elite basketball recruits so there aren't really any coaches that would do a better job with what we have. He recruits smart basketball players and a lot of other schools recruit athletes. If you look at West Virginia... They have arguably had a better program under Huggins with far less talent. Just remember too that we have had Adidas recently. A lot of your better recruits play on the Nike circuit and that makes a huge difference in basketball recruiting.

not able to follow up on some great seasons.

older person without the energy or the stomach for recruiting.

there is going to be a change in head coach in the relatively short term. hopefully, the transition will be better than football. this may be manuel's first big challenge.