Silver Lining: No Early NBA departures?
March 24th, 2017 at 12:55 AM ^
Should be a good team that will be very big. Add a grad transfer at point guard and hopefully Charles Matthews is good.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^
Can you imagine if we could recruit NBA talent?
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:24 PM ^
Does Charles Matthews have NBA "talent"? I really am asking and am not trying to be snarky.
Was a fringe top 50 guy, so maybe.
There will likely be a dropoff. How much remains to be seen? I believe the way X played was somewhat passive due to playing off the bench. He deferred to DW and DJ and Mo and even Duncan and MAAR. If you look at some of his confident drives he was able to create his own shot well at times. His drives often created good looks for others as well. I think he will be a hard worker and be able to dish and create as he experiences driving the team. If not then Coach B and staff will find others to step up.
Go Blue!
Lots of college players are not ready for the NBA, but go for it anyway. Burke damn near left after his freshman year. With that said, I hope they do return though.
This is way underrating what Irvin brought to the team. He was great the last month after he worked his way out of his slump. Carried the team for portions of the second half.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:15 PM ^
> but Livers can be an upgrade over Irvin IMOWhoa there man. Zak was arguably our best player tonight.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:16 PM ^
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March 23rd, 2017 at 10:36 PM ^
You really expect Livers to put up 13 ppg/4 rpg/3 apg next season? Not to mention that Irvin was one of our best defenders all season, and his shooting slump (when he was suffering with an illness, BTW) only actually lasted about 5 games.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:37 PM ^
You don't mean to shit on him? Hey, then don't.
Without his effort we're not even in the game in the second half.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:40 PM ^
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March 23rd, 2017 at 11:55 PM ^
he was 8/14 for 19 points on 14 shots. He was outstanding. Who cares if one or two of his misses weren't close? A miss is a miss. And when you make 8/14 you've been very efficient.
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:21 PM ^
Livers? You mean Charles Matthews?
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:56 PM ^
because yes, Mathews will take Irvin's spot and Livers will develop behind DJ until he leaves.
Logic and reason do not always dictate NBA decisions. I would not be so cavalier about this.
If every player who lost a close NCAA tournament game stayed in school, there wouldn't be many early entries.
March 24th, 2017 at 12:00 AM ^
that is outstanding. He certainly did not take too many. Bell is insanely good at protecting the rim without fouling. Why challenge him when you can get 1.5 (!!!) points per three point shot. Whenever we tried to challenge him, things went poorly. The Duncan drive that got blocked and obvioulsy the late Walton drive come immediately to mind.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:16 PM ^
March 24th, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^
There is no way Bamba comes to Michigan next year if Wilson, Wagner, and the other two 7' centers are on the team. But I'll gladly eat a lemon if I'm wrong.
1: Players who aren't ready for the NBA sometimes leave early anyways.
2: There's a chance Moe could go back to Germany, play a full year there, then try for the draft
any word on that?
Or Teske figuring out what he's doing on the court, which is maybe not likely but we saw how far Wilson and Wagner came in a year.
March 24th, 2017 at 12:02 AM ^
with a lot more skills and athleticism. Teske game in with...height. Big difference.
Basically we need a point guard to distribute the ball, Mo and DJ to get a little stronger, Matthews to live up to the hype, and a backup big. Poole being deadeye would help too.
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:05 PM ^
Simpson can distribute the ball. Whether he can score enough is the question.
March 24th, 2017 at 12:15 AM ^
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March 23rd, 2017 at 10:14 PM ^
Both guys are basically late fst round/early second round. With another year, they could be lottery picks.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:17 PM ^
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:19 PM ^
Wilson might go, but no one with any clue would state he is 95% gone.