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- Hoops: Horford picks up big offer ($)
It took a while but Jon Horford landed his offer. He has to make his full campus tour to make things official but once he does, I would assume a commitment will follow shortly after.
- Recruiting Roundup (3-10-10) / Recruiting Roundup (3-9-10) – Part 2 (Podcasts)
Sam Webb drops some hoops recruiting nuggets. Webb feels good about Zeigler and thinks that Michigan is in good position as things stand now. Webb speculates that it’s a “foregone conclusion” that Horford will receive an offer and that will be made official once he makes the trip to Ann Arbor for the academic presentation etc. Webb also thinks that Horford will commit once the offer is made official.
- Michigan Headed to 2010 Legends Classic
Post this yesterday, Michigan is playing in the Legends Classic next year along with Syracuse, Georgia Tech, and UTEP. All three schools return a lot of talent (depending on NBA departures) and it will be a tough field. The regional schools have also been added to the post and judging the list I suspect Detroit and Bowling Green will face Michigan.
- Back and Forth, recapping the season
The Big Ten Geeks look back at their preseason predictions, what went well and what didn’t… Michigan is example A in prognostication failure.
- Big Ten Tournament Preview: The Coronation of …
The Prospectus previews the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan’s logarithmic projection chance at winning the title: 0.7%. Minnesota has been a statistical (read: Pomeroy) darling all year and the projections like them as a Cinderella candidate but I’m not sure I see it.
- Tempo Free Aerial – Final Edition
Michigan’s efficiency margin in conference play was actually a tad better than last season.
- NOTEBOOK: Michigan never considered the CBI; Jordan Morgan likely to have surgery
Beilein explains the decision to skip the CBI. Morgan is getting shoulder surgery and could be looking at a four month recovery period.
- Ohio State swingman David Lighty captains 11th annual All-Glue Team
Draymond Green got hosed but Lighty is a good choice.
- ESPN – NCAA Womens Bracketology
Kevin Borseth has the Michigan womens team on the bubble. ESPN projects them as one of the last four teams in the tournament.
- Oakland is going dancing
The Grizzlies came up one game short last year but they punched their ticket last night. Oakland’s uptempo offense can be fun to watch and it’s great to see the local program make the tournament.
- Committee experience and other musings
Jay Bilas with some interesting thoughts about the NCAA selection process
- WTKA Recruiting Roundup (2-26-10) – Part 2
Sam Webb with some basketball recruiting notes. There’s an update on Zeigler as well as mention of a new 2010 big man on the radar, Mat Piotrowski (ESPN profile with scouting). According to Webb, he’s a 7-foot-1 perimeter big man who attends prep school in New Jersey.
- Horford’s recruitment winding down, likes three
Sam Hosey (or DaChairman) with a nice piece on Jon Horford including his final top 3: Michigan, Providence and Cal. Providence is the only school out of the three that has offered a scholarship at this point.
- Katenda Nets Big East Offer
Here’s another big man on the recruiting radar, 6-foot-8 Eric Katenda (2011). Notre Dame has offered the Chesire Academy junior but UConn, Michigan, St. John’s, West Virginina, and Oregon State are already expressing interest.
- U-M guard Stu Douglass still searching for answers
“It’s almost a vicious cycle thinking about it too much, like I’m going to hit this next one,” Douglass said. “You almost can’t even say that. Sometime you need to just quit thinking and just play. Even with the positive reinforcement sometimes turns into you thinking about it too much.”
- Birthday Blow Out
Brundidge scored 29 points (with 6 assists and 5 rebounds) in a comeback victory in front of John Beilein last night.
- Senegal native Dieng could be a UK target ($)
One more 2010 big man to keep an eye on: Gorgui Dieng. Dieng’s coach mentions Michigan as one of the schools recruiting Dieng but Louisville appears to be the leader. Video here.
- Opposing coaches scout top teams (cont.)
Seth Davis breaks down the top 5 teams in the Big Ten with words from other coaches in the league.
- Are Announcers Necessary?
Gasaway on television and the announcer.
- Purdue star Hummel out for season
Just terrible news for Purdue. I thought they had a very good shot at not only winning the Big Ten and landing a #1 seed, but making a run to Indianapolis. It will be interesting to see how they react Sunday versus Michigan State.
- Turnovers or Shooting – What’s Eating Michigan State?
KJ Pete concludes that, yes, shooting is killing Michigan State. I am willing to bet that Michigan fans won’t be very sympathetic to other teams complaining of lack of shooting prowess.
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