More Hoops Info TweetStorm
Tony Paul of the Detroit News (@TonyPaul1984) tweeted the following (at work, can't embed tweets, sorry for the formatting):
UM coach John Beilein says there is a possibility for more player(s) transferring out. Should know within next two weeks.
Beilein says he's OK losing an assistant to a head coaching job. Speculation about Bacari Alexander to Detroit
UMCJB says it was Ricky Doyle's decision to transfer "but we were very transparent with him." Crowded frontcourt
UMCJB says he doesn't mind the national heat over his stance on Big Ten transfers. "I'll take the bullets".
UMCJB says the team is open to Spike Albrecht returning. Notes team wants defense, and he can defend.
I'll update the OP if more comes
Who exactly are those higher rated guys besides Poole? There's zero buzz for Michigan around any top prospects right now.
many medium prospects at this point either.
So you are saying we don't have a chance with Josh Jackson???
/banging head into wall repeatedly
No. But we played in the M00N game.
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Doesnt like your tone.
Wheels coming off.
it is looking that way.
there is good attrition and bad attrition. So far, it has all been good attrition with the possible exception of Spike which is an odd situation given the injuries and graduation status.
I would have felt much worse about the future of the program if we weren't experiencing this attrition. The 2014 recruiting class was a massive failure so its probably better for everyone that some of those guys move on.
But with this attrition, who is coming in to take their place?
Beilein says he'd like to get another high-major non-conference opponent for this fall. Doesn't want RPI to hurt team's chances.
like the coach I knew from exactly 24 months ago has been kidnapped and replaced with an imposter. That coach "had subs" and seemingly had the correct answer to every question posed to him on the floor and off. This answer is not correct, and very few of his answers seem to be. Wtf?
So Zartan's been posing as our coach?
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Buy a lexus from that guy.
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I'm sorry, but the coach you knew from 24 months ago is a guy who caught lightning in a bottle. His answer on the court was having more talent than the opponent, which is obviously no longer the case and likely won't be with the way he's recruiting. I have no issues with anything Beilein said in the OP, my issue is that mid major caliber players like Dawkins and Doyle predictably couldn't play in the Big Ten and transferred out. The 2014 class is nothing short of a disaster.
Maybe don't jump to conclusions based on one tweet.
A more comprehensive article was posted on umhoops and in the last bullet he talks about wanting to schedule less lower DI and DII teams, citing the lower than expected RPI as the reason.
This is the portion on transfers that was part of the MLive piece that just went up.
The fanbase needs to stop being so fickle and stop trying to micromanage the coach. Basketball recruiting is the diritest in all of sports. Michigan is still playing it clean. Teams that don't pay handlers a lot of money have to build more like mid-majors do and hope they either find players nobody else is "onto" yet or get the occasional top 20 kid to turn down good money and play at Michigan.
So you beieve Izzo is a dirty recruiter?
Rick Pittino's assistants say hi.
and the recruiting who-ers (escorts, but said in a kentucky drawl)
For the past six years the Michigan basketball program has had more success than all those programs but Villanova.
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The only one of those teams with recent success similar/better than UM is Villanova, and until 2 weeks ago, they were known mostly for choking in the tournament.
Oklahoma has 1 FF, 1 Sweet 16 and 2 losses in the first round. No NCAA in '10, '11, and '12.
Oregon has 1 Elite 8, 1 Sweet 16 and 2 losses in 2nd rd. No NCAA in '09, '10, '11, '12.
Texas A&M has 1 sweet 16. They didn't make the tournament in '12, '13, '14, '15.
Xavier has 3 sweet 16's, 1 loss each in 2nd, first, and play-in. Didn't make tournament in '13.
It's crazy to judge a program on 1 or even 2 seasons. 1 key injury or an upset in the NCAA's can have so much short-term impact.
All those teams were loaded with great upperclassmen that developed. Oklahoma hasn't even been to an elite 8 since Blake Griffin. Didn't make the tournament every year either.
Xavier and Villanova have been more consistent lately, but you could make an argument that Michigan has been the better team with the highest accomplishments the last five years among all of them except maybe Xavier and Villanova. Even still it's close.
We've only missed ONE tournament in the last five years. ONE. And more 1st round draft picks than all of those teams.
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I ask this sincerely. What rules does he have for recruiting that is killing our recruiting?
Not offering a prospect until June 15 following the player’s sophomore season.
Won’t offer a prospect until he’s seen him play in person.
Won’t offer a prospect until the player has visited Michigan’s campus.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncbrecruiting/on-the-trail/insider/post/_/id/44…
Why the hell would you want him to offer a recruit without seeing him play in person?
We all want to be squeaky clean, but it is exceedingly hard. I for one, aspire to be better than Northwestern on a regular basis. Some people are happy with that as long as we get really good guys on the team who stay 4 years.
And ate a ton of downvotes. I paved the way for you lol
you ate the downvotes for somehow comparing the situation to Lloyd Carr's final year and a lame duck coaching analogy that made no sense, IIRC.
He retired on his own accord?
he tried to retire the year before and the athletic director asked him to stay on another year.
Actually, we as a fanbase need to stop overreacting to perceived problems of Beilein as head coach three years removed from a national championship game, two from an outright B1G title and Elite 8 appearance. Of course Illinois and Penn State are looking forward to their seasons, you can only go up from the bottom. Now, because of two injury plagued seasons, a bunch of you are Nervous Nellies. There are some signs for concern--I agree with complaints of poor defense and missing on some recruiting wins--but why don't you all take a deep breath and see if Beilein can right this ship? Calm down and root for Michigan.
If you really have to ask that question, you probably shouldn't be posting here quite yet.
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