Comments on: Scouting & Video: Trey Zeigler vs. Flint NW

By: Recruiting Roundup: MHSAA Regionals | UM Hoops.com

Recruiting Roundup: MHSAA Regionals | UM Hoops.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:50:33 +0000

[...] up was 2011 target Trey Zeigler, who we scouted and filmed on Monday. Zeigler’s Mt. Pleasant team was overmatched by Arthur Hill’s athleticism and talent and they [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:39:52 +0000

@Tweeter – The strategy wasn’t completely horrible. If a couple of things would’ve happened differently it changes the outcome. First, Stu is out of position. If he plays in front of Buford, he wouldn’t have been screened and could have picked up Turner before he crossed half court. Secondly, after the ball is inbounds, Gibson is around the mid court circle and starts retreating to the 3 point line. He should’ve seen that Stu is getting screened and converged on Turner. Gibson has taken himself out the play. Not sure if these guys were instructed to take the actions they did or it was their own instincts.

By: Season Ticket holder

Season Ticket holder — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:38:37 +0000

i like Trey’s game. He sort of reminds me of malik hairston. not a gifted shooter, but a baller who can get to the hoop, dish, and rebound. we need him

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:17:37 +0000

@Brian W – No scholarship was spent on John Lickliter.

They are family, so, he already gets free education- also, he is awful.

By: Tweeter

Tweeter — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:44:00 +0000

I am glad that Beilein adjusted his post game comments. Its always better just to take the blame and move on.

However, I will still say that the strategy was not great. Its ok to come out in that situation with the idea to play 1-3-1 if OSU sends everyone down the court, but as soon as the players step on the floor and you see two OSU players in the backcourt, you have to adjust. They either should have called a quick timeout (dont remember if they had one) or had a backup plan in the huddle to put two guys up to defend the OSU players.

It didnt matter where Douglass was playing because he was going to get screened either way. UM needed that extra guy up to defend. Oh well, Im not going to kill Beilein on it, it was a mistake, we lost, and we move on. Now if something like this happens again, then you worry.

By: Mattski

Mattski — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:36 +0000

Beilein comments on his thinking at the end of the OSU game:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100316/SPORTS0201/3160346/1131/sports0201/John-Beilein-admits-strategy–backfired–vs.-Ohio-State-in-final-seconds

Everyone can feel vindicated in their assessment: for those of us who defended his basic strategy, he says his/the team’s purpose was to keep OSU from an easy bucket inside, make them take a desperation heave. For critics he notes that Stu was playing too far off, and Turner should have been forced to shoot from 55 ft, not 40. (He saw Stu was playing too far back, he notes, says he wanted to call a TO; there was no time.) He takes responsibility for the screw-up, which I think you gotta do as coach.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:30:56 +0000

I just wanted to see footage of Trey playing against another top player in the state….Thanks guys a write will be great

By: EJ

EJ — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:02:37 +0000

I will be probably be going to the Mt. Pleasant vs. Arthur Hill game tomorrow. Don’t know if I will video any of it but I can write up a report on here for you guys.

By: DaveR

DaveR — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:49:51 +0000

Seems to have good height, athleticism, ball handling and short game. But his free throw shooting is uuuuuugggggly. If he can’t hit a free throw, his mid and longer range shooting likely needs quite a bit of work too. And even if he can get to the rim, it won’t be of much use if he throws bricks at the free throw line. Oh well, the scouts must love him for his non-shooting skills. Hope he signs and Beilein works some wonders with his shooting – quickly.

By: Brian W

Brian W — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:01 +0000

In defense of Evan… It’s fine that John Lickliter was playing basketball for his dad, but he shouldn’t have been playing Division I basketball. I’d hope that his dad didn’t burn a scholarship for his son. Maybe Kevin P didn’t see the U-M/Iowa game at Crisler Arena, but you’d probably draw the same conclusion if you saw that in person.