Which freshman cager will have the biggest impact this season?
Does anyone have a link to the highlights or a reply of the game? Would love to watch Iggy.
umhoops.com put all his possessions into a video, but you need to be a subsriber to the site.
Very true on Robinson, but keep in mind he was a Senior.. Any freshman coming into Beilein's system is going to have a STEEP learning curve on both the offensive and defensive end. I don't expect Iggy to be a very good defender initially; I think his offense will get him some solid minutes and he'll be a contributor next year. But his sophomore year once the game slows down for him, I think that's really when we'll see him blossom. But I am just so excited to have a weapon like him on our team. LOVE how Beilein finds some fantastic non-US players.
April 14th, 2018 at 10:41 PM ^
impact next year for the same reason, there is a clearer path to playing time at the 4. His body is college ready and he can shoot from outside (which we will need).
Iggy
Iggy overall but DeJulius seems like a guy who could have some big moments late in the year.
There are just more minutes/fewer bodies on the wings; I'm guessing Matthews gets 10ish minutes a game at the 2 so there will be 15-20 minutes/night available for the backup 3 vs. 10-15 for DeJulius to fight for with Eli Brooks.
Yes, but now we have a James Osterberg reference and Ignas's shooting stats, so it's all good.
His mentality, physical strength, ability to create his own shot, excellent ball-handling, and the need for scoring on this team sets him up for a great opportunity.
the next microwave. Guy can lite it up. Defense questionable.
Hated to see ibi leave. understand, but good guy and can play d.
I see a lot of Kam Chatman in Iggy. Around the same size, similar skill sets, and that lefty stroke. At least from highlight tapes, Iggy looks like he's a little bit more of a threat from outside which would be huge next year especially if Matthews doesn't improve from deep. I think it will take Johns a year or two to get with the physicality of the college game, plus I see Livers taking a huge step next year and really locking down one of the forward spots for 30 minutes a game.
Iggy's game is not very similar to Chatman's game.
April 15th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
I'm taking Johns for a few reasons. One, Matthews & Livers are don't have clear backups at this time, and having Johns able to step into both spots should give him a lot of minutes. He's not going to have the offensive impact as Iggy (and possibly Nunez/Dejulius too), but as we saw last season defense can take a team very deep into the tourney. I think he'll be able to help us on that end of the floor and be an effective slasher on the other end.
I absolutely love this incoming class though. I firmly believe they will challenge the McGary/Stauskus/GRIII/Levert/Spike class as the best class Beilein brought in at Michigan, and that would be one hell of an accomplishment.
April 15th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
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April 15th, 2018 at 12:17 AM ^
have the greater impact but Bradzekis to flash the kind of upside that Beilein teaching growth and development spurs in his pupils.
Shooting is important. But defense trumps great offense. Hopefully, by tourney time, the youngsters are making an important contribution to this team.
April 14th, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^
April 14th, 2018 at 10:47 PM ^
Or positions?
April 14th, 2018 at 11:42 PM ^
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