Comments on: Sunday Night News & Notes

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:03:09 +0000

I like Anthony Wright as a person and think he’s made solid contributions over the past 3 years all things considered. But his contributions can be very easily replaced and I would be very disappointed to see him granted a 5th year. We could get a lot more out of his scholarship by giving it to somebody else.

By: Tom, Too.

Tom, Too. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:10:58 +0000

Maybe JB should go after TWO big men. What factory does Bo Ryan shop at??? We need a couple of those knuckleheads.

By: GregGoBlue

GregGoBlue — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:39:59 +0000

List the number of legit Princeton Offense teams that can recruit at a high level with a head coach with 30 years of experience.

By: GBBound

GBBound — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:51:48 +0000

With regard to the number of 3′s Michigan shoots:

1. List the # of Final Four participants in the last 10 years who have shot at or above Michigan’s current rate of 42.4% 3PA/FGA?

Answer: ZERO

2. List the # of NCAA Tournament teams in the last 4 years who have shot at or above Michigan’s current rate of 42.4% 3PA/FGA?

Answer: 14 (out of 256), none of which were higher than a 5 seed.

By: JimC

JimC — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:47:02 +0000

Dylan good info on the 3′s. We can’t argue those facts.

By the way, sasn’t there a stretch last season when the team was missing a lot of 3′s?

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:33:07 +0000

I don’t think Horford and Trey will have an effect on each other. Michigan will take both if they want, and the kids want to come. Just like they would have for Prather+Zeigler.

By: maxwell's demon

maxwell's demon — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:28:52 +0000

I for one am pretty scared about our post play next year. What if one of the red shirts doesn’t pan out or gets injured? What if Cronin never plays? So it comes down to JB’s confidence in Trey’s recruitment. It seems the general consensus around here has been Trey or bust and save for 2011 if we don’t get him, but I would seriously consider Horford if there are any doubts about Trey.

By: Tom, Too.

Tom, Too. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:18:52 +0000

I think it is a great move to recruit Horford. We had a solid duo with Jordan and Ben, but now Jordan will probably be able to go, but Ben is a disaster right now. Out of all of the early season developments thus far, his limp is the worst. The poor offense, defense, and shooting will straighten themselves out, but Ben’s hip…..

By: Justin C

Justin C — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:28:57 +0000

TK – it seems like that is a possibility. If Cronin cannot recover, then he will be given the option of remaining a student on full scholarship, but his slot would open up for another person to fill on the team.

I suspect this part of the reason to look this strongly at Horford – in the few minutes of action in the BC game, Cronin barely got off the ground on rebounds and blocks. He’s not healthy.

By: TKWolverine

TKWolverine — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:54:58 +0000

Dylan: Could our recruitment of Horford be related to the uncertainty over Cronin’s recovery? In other words, if it is determined that Cronin will never recover enough to contribute (which seems to be a legitimate concern at this point) could UM take him off the roster and sign someone like Horford in the spring? What are the rules for a medical casualty like Cronin might become? Could he be covered under some other type of scholarship?