More good news: DeJulius continues to score lots of points
January 13th, 2018 at 7:28 PM ^
Fake news. We all know Beilein can’t recruit
January 13th, 2018 at 11:10 PM ^
play defense.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
Maizen is no longer on the board, his head would’ve exploded today.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:45 PM ^
....oh wait, he is back....
Darn, he is gone again!
January 14th, 2018 at 9:01 AM ^
left a mark
January 13th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
So we getting Mr. Basketball 2 years in a row. Nice!
January 13th, 2018 at 7:33 PM ^
or him should easily win it.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
Next years team should be very deep.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:33 PM ^
we stacked for 2018. Hopefully one of Wagner and Mathews stays. I also hope no one has to get processed either :(
January 13th, 2018 at 7:43 PM ^
Need two scholarships to open up, so someone has to go if Wagner and/or Matthews return.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:46 PM ^
Only one needs to open up. We have one free slot now, 3 guys leave, 5 come in.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:56 PM ^
5-3=2. If Wagner and Matthews go pro then it’ll even out. If both, or even one of them return, then someone needs to go to make up for it.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:58 PM ^
We currently have an open scholarship, so there are four spots available for next year's class, not three.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:59 PM ^
You get 13 scholarships. We are only using 12 this year and MAAR, Duncan and Jaaron Simmons are seniors. That means 9 remaining scholarship players. 5 coming in puts us at 14 so we're looking at one spot that has to open up.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:01 PM ^
It comes out differently if you use Common Core math.
January 14th, 2018 at 1:05 AM ^
then we'll probably ask Adrien Nunez to go prep for one year.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:59 PM ^
We're one under the scholarship limit this season. Thanks for the arithmetic lesson though.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:59 PM ^
Can’t edit on phone, didn’t realize you get 13 scholarships in basketball not 12. So yes you’re correct, we currently have one open slot
January 13th, 2018 at 7:38 PM ^
will be the most improved player next year.
Win It All.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:44 PM ^
This is great news. The recruiting is finally catching up. And Beilein is recruiting differently. While it isn't all "one and dones," He is definitely recruiting bigger classes, and expecting guys not to all stay 4 years . . . either they don't measure up and transfer out, or they exceed expectations and leave early. Regardless of why they leave, Beilein is getting more guys coming in, and that makes a different for depth.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:51 PM ^
His recruiting philosophy. Not a complete change, but the minor changes he's made have seemed to help tremendously. Also, he's seemed to hire some great assistants as our defense is very impressive this year. Dangerous this year, as well as next.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:54 PM ^
Sure could have used his points today against Sparty......wait, never mind.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:56 PM ^
I think Brandon Johns scored 38 with 12 boards Friday.
January 13th, 2018 at 7:59 PM ^
The Trey Burke Force is strong with this one.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:05 PM ^
If you got to choose one of them to come back, which one would it be and why? I would choose Wagner because it gives Castleton another year to get ready and allows Teske to continue to get better. I’m still not certain about Davis and his future. As far as Matthews, I like him but I could see plenty of other talent offsetting his departure. Matthews really needs to get quicker with his moves and work on his dribbling. He takes these long, deliberate steps towards the basket and it often lets either his defender or another to catch up. I know it’s a product of not playing much the last few years but he makes himself smaller a lot of times on his drives then he has to. I’d be happy to have both back and figure it out!
January 13th, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^
Easily Wagner. Athletic as Matthews is, there are a plethora of wings on the roster / committed that could mitigate the loss of what he brings. That’s not so for Michigan’s bigs.
January 14th, 2018 at 12:28 AM ^
I'd say Wagner just because as of now he's the better player. Today showed that, he can win a rivalry game against a top 5 team on the road for you.
That being said Matthews has the higher upside. His athletic ability makes him an entirely different caliber prospect. Given another offseason to develop, after he's played a year, and he could be miles better.
There's a better chance Matthews comes back, and I also think wing could be thin next year if he goes. Wing minus MAAR and Matthews scares me more than center without Wagner mainly because of Teske.
January 14th, 2018 at 12:44 AM ^
Now that I think more about it. If Wagner leaves we can still play Teske and when he’s out we could play a bigger lineup across the board with Livers, Johns and Iggy on the inside. Maybe Castleton or Davis fill in. Without Matthews and MAAR we are asking an awful lot of freshman to score from the wing minus Poole. I think it may be better for Matthews to come back if I had the choice between the two.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:06 PM ^
I'll be a believer when these kids are dropping those numbers in a Michigan Wolverine and officially a college player. Otherwise, their awesome efforts in HS is great but not prevalent at this point in time.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^
If both Wagner and Mathews stay...I could see Ibi Watson as a transfer candidate.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:44 PM ^
I doubt Wagner stays Matthews mayb but at this point I have full confidence in Beilein to continue his trend
January 13th, 2018 at 9:14 PM ^
and Mo will be a borderline 1st rounder IMO. He loves UM enough to come back to make a NC run IMO.
They could both be back.
That would leave Watson or Davis as the odd man out. Watson has some game but isn't getting any minutes -- he might want to seek playing time eldewhere. Davis gives UM some depth on the front line.
This could one helluva team next year,
January 14th, 2018 at 9:30 AM ^
This would be my totally uninformed guess at this point as well, but who knows for sure. Given the number of talented guys coming in, it does seem like somebody might make the call to head somewhere they might get more PT.
January 13th, 2018 at 8:41 PM ^
Sounds like a beilein guy, yep
January 13th, 2018 at 9:00 PM ^
Derrick Walton to him, and not just basketball skill wise. He is a very hard worker and a great leader. Very excited for his future.