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I don’t have a lot of time tonight but I thought I’d throw together a quick links post. There are a few more non-Michigan links than normal but there are some interesting reads. I’m working on finishing up the big recruiting update and that should be ready tomorrow.
- Court Vision with C.J. Lee: The Change, The Unknowing Future, The Pride
The final CJ Lee blog — this is absolutely a must read. I can’t say enough about the heart of this senior class and I’m definitely going to miss them. - Beilein to be on CBS Thursday and Friday
A little face time for the head man - PER on Trial
This is NBA related but TrueHoop takes a look at PER and whether it is possible to come up with one number to quantify an NBA player. - PER Diem: March 25, 2009
The article that triggered Henry’s post — Hollinger has added Value Added and Estimated Wins statistics to his model. KJ played around with a similar idea with college hoops earlier this season. - Probe: UConn violated NCAA rules
Is this really that surprising? - Two special siblings, one extraordinary bond
A great read about Kalamazoo Central wing-forward Devin Oliver and his family. - Postseason Evaluations: Landon Milbourne
A couple paragraphs down the author talks about how Milbourne learned how to guard bigger players by watching Sims. This is something we didn’t talk about that much this year, Peedi did a tremendous job defensively at the five despite being only 6-foot-7 and he also stayed out of foul trouble. - Bacon, Arnold talk AA News changes (audio)
I haven’t touched on the Ann Arbor News closing but MVictors has a couple good podcasts. The thing I’m going to miss the most is the local prep sports coverage. I also hope that the people putting together AnnArborNews.com have a lot better clue about setting up a website than the MLive folks. - Knicks sign Courtney Sims to 10-day contract
Yet another King Court signing - The Puppetmaster
Warning: Only read this if you want to feel sick. I’m tired of people feeling sorry for Blake Griffin. - How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke
Relatives are not the only ones foolishly trusted with athletes’ money. One up-and-coming guard in the NBA allows his entire fortune to be managed by his former AAU coach, who has the player’s power of attorney. In a meeting with Butowsky in December, the guard’s dad admitted that he has no idea who the son’s accountant is and said he wanted a financial “intervention.” - 3.19.09 NCAA Basketball Tournament – Michigan vs Clemson HD mp4
Torrent - Bracket Breakdown: The Super 16
Other teams are still playing basketball. Pomeroy runs through some log5 predictions and notes on the Sweet 16.
And yes, Tom Too I heard your comment about expanding on the links posts. It’s something I want to do but time is definitely a limiting factor. Especially during the season, I’m sure I will go more in depth this summer when everything isn’t moving so fast.
Great story on Devin Oliver and his family. A friend of mine from HS (Rockford) was at the K-Central/Rockford game last night and met Coach B…who was likely there to see Oliver. Could we have two “D-Mo’s” on the roster in a couple years????? Might be nice!
I hope that Grady doesnt leave this offseason. That would be a huge impact to our team. I dont think he will but there are some people thinking that there is a possibility that he just might. What do you think Dylan of the likely hood of that happening?
Not Dylan, but I highly doubt Grady leaves. His family is full of Michigan Men and he is no exception. Plus he’s basically our starting PG by default until Darius proves he can be more effective. By all accounts, Kelvin has no hard feelings towards the coaches, understands that he needs to improve, and wants to do anything he can to help the team.
That CJ blog is an interesting read. I think that outsider expectations for next year will be high because “we’re not losing any significant scoring or rebounding production” but you can’t underestimate the value of Senior leadership.
deshawn and gibson will be seniors and manny and kelvin have been through the teeth of things for multiple years…..we are going to be fine with leadership……..i still just cant help but have good feelings about kelvin, i really think this kid can be and is going to be a very good player………it would be nice to know what beilein wants them working on over the off season…….good news though we only have to wait about 9 months to see
Courtney freakin Sims, man, always knew he had pro potential but he must have revamped his game to be garnering so much NBA interest.
Great C.J. read.
I have one comment on UConn…this is what happens when parents turn their child over to others for the purpose of sport! My opinion…..
Good deal for Courtney Sims!
Much love to CJ Lee, he is an awesome person!
CJ Lee will go down as one of my favorite UM players ever. Kid had more heart than anyone i have seen on our team in years. A true winner.
I really loved Grady’s attitude through the whole benching. He is a class act and might end up being the back up for Morris during the last 1 1/2 of his career and I think he will handle it the same way.
Beilein on attrition…
http://www.detnews.com/article.....king+ahead
“What we’d like to have here, our goal as a program, the only attrition is through graduation. We will do everything we can if a young man is not happy to help him, but we will do everything we can to not having any surprises in May, June or July. That is extremely difficult to deal with as a coach.”
Discuss. I have no idea what Kelvin is thinking and I think that no matter what he really is thinking, transfer rumors probably would have been swirling regardless just because of his situation. I guess it’s just wait and see at this point.
So what do people think about half of Iowa’s team leaving?
http://www.blackheartgoldpants.....wift-fiery
Man, that’s crazy!
Wow. Talk about a blow for Iowa. Yikes. Sounds like a really rough situation with Jake Kelly but that kid really showed something down the stretch.
Haha I’m not surprised at all about Iowa… they run the most boring and predictable offense, and if their threes aren’t falling, there really is no other way they can score. At least other teams that rely on the 3-ball can run some backdoor cuts and plays for their post players (see: us).
Wow… I’ve been trying to think of a “Michigan equivalent” of the Iowa exodus. I think it would look something like this:
- Manny transfers
- LLP transfers
- Kelvin transfers
- Will Regan commits to us and then de-commits
- Gibson decides to not return for his 5th year
That’s horrifying to say the least…
The thing about Beilein being on CBS is a little confusing. I’m not sure if he will be on CBS or CBS College Sports, which we actually do happen to get in the dorms here. I’ll have to check for him. It should be interesting. Go Mizzou!
In other attrition news, OSU’s Mullens surprised no one by leaving early.
http://ohiostate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=928721
Beilein is on CBS College Sports right now as an analyst.