Comments on: Preseason Q&A with John Gasaway http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/ Michigan Basketball News, Recruiting, and Analysis Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: On Harris v. Lucas | UM Hoops.com http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18343 On Harris v. Lucas | UM Hoops.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:37:45 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18343 [...] Gasaway started the debate on this very site with this comment on Manny Harris: In fact, I want to pipe up on behalf of one of your players. I [...] [...] Gasaway started the debate on this very site with this comment on Manny Harris: In fact, I want to pipe up on behalf of one of your players. I [...]

]]> By: TheCrestedHelm http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18342 TheCrestedHelm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:18:09 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18342 Spartan fan here. Manny is a great player. I still think Lucas is the superior point guard, but would call them pretty even as far as overall effectiveness on the offensive end. Beilein is a really good coach and it will be fun having a legit program down the road - the erstwhile rivalry is starting to be a rivalry again. Wish we could get a guaranteed home and away with you locked into the schedule every year. Spartan fan here. Manny is a great player. I still think Lucas is the superior point guard, but would call them pretty even as far as overall effectiveness on the offensive end.

Beilein is a really good coach and it will be fun having a legit program down the road – the erstwhile rivalry is starting to be a rivalry again. Wish we could get a guaranteed home and away with you locked into the schedule every year.

]]> By: sjastrz http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18341 sjastrz Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:31:10 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18341 Great interview. Thanks Great interview. Thanks

]]> By: JB http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18340 JB Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:13:37 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18340 If McLimans is decent this season, he will help us tremendously. If McLimans is decent this season, he will help us tremendously.

]]> By: GregGoBlue http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18339 GregGoBlue Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:09:37 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18339 Really an excellent interview and a very pleasant and informative read. Thanks Dylan. To add onto ToBlav's comment about Manny as a point on the wing, I too find Gasaway's comment very intriguing. If you define the PG as the player who the offense flows through, then Manny is your man on this team. Whether it be creating for himself or creating for others, he's it, and by this definition he is our point on the wing. This definition of Manny's position leads me to reconsider the roles of incoming freshmen and recruiting needs. We have all the tools to be successful without Manny, except that the responsibilities are spread out a bit more. DMo has ability to create for himself as well as others, though C Brundidge is more of your smaller, slasher type. We also have proven perimeter scorers aplenty, as well as a few talented bigs. I think that once Manny and DeShawn leave, we're going to see this offense change fairly significantly. Anybody else have thoughts on this? Really an excellent interview and a very pleasant and informative read. Thanks Dylan.

To add onto ToBlav’s comment about Manny as a point on the wing, I too find Gasaway’s comment very intriguing. If you define the PG as the player who the offense flows through, then Manny is your man on this team. Whether it be creating for himself or creating for others, he’s it, and by this definition he is our point on the wing.

This definition of Manny’s position leads me to reconsider the roles of incoming freshmen and recruiting needs. We have all the tools to be successful without Manny, except that the responsibilities are spread out a bit more. DMo has ability to create for himself as well as others, though C Brundidge is more of your smaller, slasher type. We also have proven perimeter scorers aplenty, as well as a few talented bigs. I think that once Manny and DeShawn leave, we’re going to see this offense change fairly significantly. Anybody else have thoughts on this?

]]> By: Section13Row15 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18338 Section13Row15 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18338 The best part about John Beilein's offense (and defense for that matter) is that you can really play any combination of players and the matchups don't matter as much. Our scheme, both offensively and defensively is what allows us to beat any team on any night. Can you imagine our record last year if you inserted Amaker instead of Beilein with the same players? The best part about John Beilein’s offense (and defense for that matter) is that you can really play any combination of players and the matchups don’t matter as much. Our scheme, both offensively and defensively is what allows us to beat any team on any night. Can you imagine our record last year if you inserted Amaker instead of Beilein with the same players?

]]> By: Kenny http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18337 Kenny Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:07:56 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18337 An interesting line-up against big team is to move Manny to the guard position and put Novak at 3, and play McLimans/Sims, Sims/Cronin, Gibson/Sims at 4/5. McLimans is the wild-card of the incoming freshman, he is a good defender and can score from the parameters. An interesting line-up against big team is to move Manny to the guard position and put Novak at 3, and play McLimans/Sims, Sims/Cronin, Gibson/Sims at 4/5. McLimans is the wild-card of the incoming freshman, he is a good defender and can score from the parameters.

]]> By: ToBlav http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18336 ToBlav Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:36:02 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18336 Excellent point about Manny being the 'point on the wing'. Looking at the assists makes it one of those I-should-have-thought-of-that things. If you look at it that way the point guard position only has to get the ball down floor and to Manny. Darius (as well as Laval and Stu) should be able to get it done without the full point guard responsibilities. It also helps explain why we were able to do well last year with walk on point guards. C.J. and David did a great job, but they are limited talent wise for this level of play. Excellent point about Manny being the ‘point on the wing’. Looking at the assists makes it one of those I-should-have-thought-of-that things. If you look at it that way the point guard position only has to get the ball down floor and to Manny. Darius (as well as Laval and Stu) should be able to get it done without the full point guard responsibilities. It also helps explain why we were able to do well last year with walk on point guards. C.J. and David did a great job, but they are limited talent wise for this level of play.

]]> By: Adam http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/comment-page-1/#comment-18335 Adam Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:13:03 +0000 http://www.umhoops.com/2009/10/19/preseason-qa-with-john-gasaway/#comment-18335 great interview... thanks Dylan! great interview… thanks Dylan!

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