Comments on: Guest Blogging: The 2007-2008 Season http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/ An Unofficial University of Michigan Basketball Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:05:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joe McCune http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1251 Joe McCune Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:09:57 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1251 Only time will tell if the West Virginia coaches will work out at U of M. Beilein is a class act so I think he will win in a few years. He won at WV with lesser talent. I think the story is opposite with football. There is no Pat White on the horizon. Only time will tell if the West Virginia coaches will work out at U of M. Beilein is a class act so I think he will win in a few years. He won at WV with lesser talent.

I think the story is opposite with football. There is no Pat White on the horizon.

]]> By: old fan http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1240 old fan Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:22:13 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1240 Dylan, Your list is good but optimistic. What do you think that Manny would have to do to get a look by the league? He is fairly far away in my opinion. It's incredible how good you have to be to be a first rounder nowadays. We have to remember that Alando Tucker has been sent to the D league and his bench minutes given to DJ Strawberry. It's just hard to get a sniff with all of the international players, etc.... I was also thinking that Lucas was a good call. He has to develop but he should be able to. His quickness puts him ahead of the rest. Koufas will also get a look because of size. Still, this is clearly the worst I have ever seen the Big Ten. The brutal style of play has finally caught up to us. This style even won in the tournament for a couple of years with mediocre talent (see MSU final four runs), but the general lack of style has led to a dearth of talent throughout the league. Maybe Beilien will be able to break the Izzo mold and show a different type of style. Providing an alternative scheme might be one of his great assets. Dylan,

Your list is good but optimistic.

What do you think that Manny would have to do to get a look by the league? He is fairly far away in my opinion. It’s incredible how good you have to be to be a first rounder nowadays. We have to remember that Alando Tucker has been sent to the D league and his bench minutes given to DJ Strawberry. It’s just hard to get a sniff with all of the international players, etc….

I was also thinking that Lucas was a good call. He has to develop but he should be able to. His quickness puts him ahead of the rest.

Koufas will also get a look because of size.

Still, this is clearly the worst I have ever seen the Big Ten. The brutal style of play has finally caught up to us. This style even won in the tournament for a couple of years with mediocre talent (see MSU final four runs), but the general lack of style has led to a dearth of talent throughout the league.

Maybe Beilien will be able to break the Izzo mold and show a different type of style. Providing an alternative scheme might be one of his great assets.

]]> By: Ky Fox http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1238 Ky Fox Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:26:38 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1238 Im guessing most of you have watched Davidson give kansas all they wanted and then some! Well as im watching guys like Richards, Barr, and Curry..... I cannot help but draw some comparisons between guys like Barr to say a Zach Novak! Or a Richards to a Stu Douglass! If these guys can come in and shoot very well who knows what can happend! I would say UM will even have just as good of a supporting cast as Davidson's! just an interesting comparison! Just goes to show you that you need guys that can stretch the defense! And we have at least a vision of that now! Im guessing most of you have watched Davidson give kansas all they wanted and then some! Well as im watching guys like Richards, Barr, and Curry….. I cannot help but draw some comparisons between guys like Barr to say a Zach Novak! Or a Richards to a Stu Douglass! If these guys can come in and shoot very well who knows what can happend! I would say UM will even have just as good of a supporting cast as Davidson’s!
just an interesting comparison! Just goes to show you that you need guys that can stretch the defense! And we have at least a vision of that now!

]]> By: Ky Fox http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1235 Ky Fox Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:52:35 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1235 exactly hat! In 1 of my other posts i said that the addition of stu, perry, and novak will have to allow deshawn to work at more of his strengths! He became too 3ball happy and while he got better at his outside stroke...i wouldnt count on that as being his bread and butter! Deshawn needs to add some dimensions to his game! I would like to see him face opponents up and be able to hurt them from three or be comfortable driving his defender to the rack! He has the ability...now he needs the attitude and mindset, as well as better shooters around him(which we have now)! But hat is rite...we cannot watch deshawn hoist soo many 3's next yr like he did last yr! We need the brunt of the shooting to come from stu, novak, perry...and deshawn to shoot when its within the flow of the game and not because he has to or forcing things! exactly hat! In 1 of my other posts i said that the addition of stu, perry, and novak will have to allow deshawn to work at more of his strengths! He became too 3ball happy and while he got better at his outside stroke…i wouldnt count on that as being his bread and butter! Deshawn needs to add some dimensions to his game! I would like to see him face opponents up and be able to hurt them from three or be comfortable driving his defender to the rack! He has the ability…now he needs the attitude and mindset, as well as better shooters around him(which we have now)! But hat is rite…we cannot watch deshawn hoist soo many 3’s next yr like he did last yr! We need the brunt of the shooting to come from stu, novak, perry…and deshawn to shoot when its within the flow of the game and not because he has to or forcing things!

]]> By: hat http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1233 hat Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:05:12 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1233 DeShawn can't get too addicted to the outside shot. He's got to develop a post game, too. He's strong enough to establish position in the post. DeShawn can’t get too addicted to the outside shot. He’s got to develop a post game, too. He’s strong enough to establish position in the post.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1231 Jimmy Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:39:37 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1231 DeShawn Sims has the body, if he can continue to develop the shot. Far from a lock but he's an NBA prospect. DeShawn Sims has the body, if he can continue to develop the shot. Far from a lock but he’s an NBA prospect.

]]> By: BL http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1229 BL Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1229 Coble would get a look in the league...hes thin but can score Coble would get a look in the league…hes thin but can score

]]> By: Dylan http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1228 Dylan Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:07:17 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1228 Gordon White Raymar Lucas Manny Koufas Etwaun Moore? Hummell? Trevon Hughes? Few names... but in terms of locks... not that many and they are certainly all young. Gordon
White
Raymar
Lucas
Manny
Koufas
Etwaun Moore?
Hummell?
Trevon Hughes?

Few names… but in terms of locks… not that many and they are certainly all young.

]]> By: a2matt http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1214 a2matt Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:30:09 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1214 The Big Ten's talent is all underclassmen. The Big Ten’s talent is all underclassmen.

]]> By: old fan http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1213 old fan Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:07:53 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2008/03/29/guest-blogging-the-2007-2008-season/#comment-1213 I posted this at Mgoblog but thought I would see if this crowd had any more comment: I had a discussion with a big ten die hard like myself. I wasn't sure if we were missing someone and thought I would ask the group. From our estimation, there is only one sure fire NBA prospect in the entire Big Ten. Eric Gordon and maybe DJ White. Are there others that I am missing. Has there ever been this little talent in our league? How did this happen? Michigan alone used to have two NBA prospects on our teams at all times. Are there really only one to two prospects or am I missing someone? I posted this at Mgoblog but thought I would see if this crowd had any more comment:

I had a discussion with a big ten die hard like myself. I wasn’t sure if we were missing someone and thought I would ask the group.

From our estimation, there is only one sure fire NBA prospect in the entire Big Ten. Eric Gordon and maybe DJ White. Are there others that I am missing. Has there ever been this little talent in our league? How did this happen? Michigan alone used to have two NBA prospects on our teams at all times.

Are there really only one to two prospects or am I missing someone?

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