Stauskas has a nice game

You don't root for recent players, who helped deliver a B1G championship and a long run in the NCAAs, to do well in the pros? If you don't care about Nik, in and of himself, wouldn't him doing well at least help recruiting?

Pair this with your "Fire Beilien" comment in the Howard game post, and you seem very down on UM basketball. Just 5 years ago, we hadn't won a B1G championship since 1986 and had almost zero people in the pros. Things could be better, but enjoy the progress. It's been significant.

That would be nice, but Nik has to start making them if he's going to be that.  Korver is a career 43% 3pt shooter, Stauskas is 33%, and on half as manuy attemtps per game.  

That was my feeling as well.  If Stauskas can become a competent defender and get his shooting up a bit, he'll be a competent guy off the bench for some time.  Because he does have an elite skill when he can showcase it.

Redick has never had an issue as a shooter. His problem early in his career was defense.

...except I thought Mitch would be an impact player and and was unsure about THJ. That's basically flipped, with Mitch out of the league (injuries and dope) and THJ a valued sixth-man on a playoff team. GRIII left too early and didn't have a standout skill, and Trey is too short and not athletic enough to be more than a quality backup.

I did think Nik could at least be 3-pt specialist with occasional drives to the basket (I had/have big defensive concerns), but the hasn't found the range yet. Hopefully he will.

Burke being the player he turned into doesn't surprise me; I thought the Pistons were smart for passing on him, and his game hasn't really evolved.  Stauskas had questions about his ability to get his shot off in the pros, and thus far it's been a mixed bag.  He's better than I expected with the ball in his hands, but he's not quick or big enough to get the seperation you need for his outside shot.  GRIII was always going to have issues being more than a bench guy in the NBA where almost everyone is an athlete on his level.  Mitch seems to be talented enough but has some, what's the term for smoking too much weed and getting caught, oh yeah "maturity issues", and also seems to have lost a step after his various back injuries.  I actually think Hardaway will have a solid career because he can get his own shot at times and seems to be buying into playing defense, which gives him more time on the court to score.

It's his favorite player.

Stauskus was the BIG player of the year on a team that won the conference by 3 games, was a freshman starter on an NCAA finalist and showed out on an Elite 8 team the following year who lost in an all time classic. I will give you Rice, but Stauskus' accomplishments meet and likely exceed Jalen's. And Stauskus' wins actually, ya know, count. So there is that also.

looked for a minute like he may not even make the team and would eat bench even if he did, so a 14 point night in a win is significant, if not particularly impressive.

Nah. NBA coaching is leaps and bounds better than college coaching. Those guys (other than maybe Mitch) were doomed to be defensive liabilities and another year of Beilein wasn't changing that.

No. Their shortcomings as far as the nba is concerned wouldn't have changed.