Comments on: Amaker Recruits Run the D-League

By: mike wall

mike wall — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:06:58 +0000

Blanchard is playing in Cyprus! Put up 31 and 22 in his last two games

By: ohmigods

ohmigods — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:30:10 +0000

one ex player i respected and felt sorry for
(playing for ellerbe) is Lavell Blanchard.
i believe he is playing in Cyprus also.

By: jg

jg — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:52:54 +0000

agree with credit and giddings. the contrast has a lot to do with the quality of amaker’s motivational tactics and coaching ability or lack thereof.

I hope those guys continue to find success in the d-league. They won some memorable games in crisler over the years.

By: SFH

SFH — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:02:03 +0000

Notably, one Mateen Cleaves is also a D-League regular these days. What a pain in the ass that guy was in college.

By: Mat

Mat — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:47:18 +0000

Looks like Harris is actually in Cyprus now. I think the eurobasket profile hasn’t been updated to reflect this season.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:56:27 +0000

Credit812, you nailed it on the head. There’s a reason why guys like Courtney, Chris Hunter, Brent Petway, Dion Harris, etc were all 4-star recruits on Rivals and Scout – they were talented, athletic players with tons of potential. Problem is, Tommy simply could not bring out that potential.

Of course, it’s easier to bring out potential when the players have the right attitude (which is why Beilein may have stayed away from guys like Dion and Courtney).

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:12:24 +0000

Michigan-Duke Highlights, as called LIVE on WCBN saturday… http://www.mypodcast.com/cached/wcbnmichigansports_20081208_0917-344541-165654-2-25-357000.mp3

By: Credit812

Credit812 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:45:48 +0000

This serves to reinforce the popular wisdom that Amaker was a quasi-decent recruiter, but could teach his way out of a paper bag.

By: BJ

BJ — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:34:04 +0000

I remember hearing a while ago that Louis Bullock was dominating in Italy