Big Ten Roster Movement (Summer 2016)

I am not sure they can repeat but they still have a nice group returning with Blackmon/OG/Johnson/Bryant/Hartman. If they find a freshman that can make a contribution they will be fine.

Great recap of all of the roster movement

Justin Jackson to Maryland

Nice run for Maryland getting Trimble back, big time commit and they already have Huerter in the recruiting class.

Threw together a little Power Rankings after the NBA Draft deadline… Should hopefully generate some discussion.

I think the big question with Indiana will be PG play. Is Blackmon going to take over? Is he going to create for others or just chuck for himself? How will the loss of Yogi affect Thomas Bryant’s offensive production?

Yogi made that team go. Defending IU got a LOT easier without him.

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I honestly do not get the hype for Indiana. I just do not think they have a proven leader on offense. Like JBlair said Blackmon really wasn’t the dog of the offense he shot for himself.

The torture never stops. I love Jackson. Was really hoping he’d go to Oregon. I wonder if we ever enquired late.

Your analysis of Rutgers reminded me of “A League of Their Own” when the black and white film was introducing the players…“And how about Marla Hooch…what a hitter!”

Guess there’s just not much to say about them lol

It’s the worst part of writing power rankings every week… Especially in season when I like to do more analytical stuff… Getting to the end and looking at Rutgers and just not having the heart to even try to come up with something.

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Hey Dylan: was wondering if you could offer some calculated speculation as to what the staff’s options/preferences are for filling one or both of the open scholarships. Definitely wish “Michigan” was getting thrown around with the names of more grad transfers, and seems that it would be very JB-like to also be looking at 2016 late bloomers.

Just hoping you know something(s) the rest of us dont.

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I am sure that Dylan knows lots of stuff that the rest of us don’t, but I don’t know if he has that information.

My guess is that Beilein wants to fill at least one of those spots and probably has a specific plan. If he can accomplish it or not is another matter.

Charles Buggs leaving Minnesota

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"The second thing is, some of you are going to transfer. You don’t know it yet, but whatever you do—don’t come see me. Just shoot me a text, because I’m tired of looking at you.

And we got rid of some guys we needed to get rid of. We got rid of problems, but we kept solutions…"

  1. “Just shoot me a text, because I’m tired of looking at you” is a pretty terrible way for a mentor to treat a young kid who feels that a different path is better for them going forward.

  2. Throwing a bunch of kids under a bus? Gross.

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Perhaps just as bad as him were the bloggers at eleven warriors applauding him and saying he “got his swag back.”

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: Potential Transfer Targets (Summer 2016)

Breakdown of some notable newcomers

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Thought this was fairly comprehensive. While I acknowledge that the difference between OSU and Mich could be a coin flip this year, I think we should come in at #5. That nit being picked, though, I think Miller is right when saying that Michigan is the biggest wildcard of the B1G, which is ironic considering we return 5 starters.

He lost me a little with the Purdue evaluation; it seems like Purdue should just slide Haas into Hammon’s role and let him play as much as his conditioning/fouling lets him, though I do envy their variety of possible lineups. I’d still have Indiana ahead of Purdue, though.

Also seems like a bit of hyperbole to say that Wisky, MSU, Indiana, and Purdue are “head and shoulders above” everyone else, but I also wouldnt argue that those should be considered the top 4 teams, heading into the season.

Had no idea Sparty plays Arizona, Kentucky, AND Duke. I hope they get exposed, but Im mostly glad to get a barometer for what they will bring to B1G conference play. Knowing Izzo, they will be fine by February.

This article makes me 1) excited for the coming season: I think we have a relatively high floor, and a top 4 ceiling. A healthy Zak (as mentioned in the article) and improved Mo could make a world of difference. And 2) Im still REALLY hoping for a wing grad transfer. If there’s anyway to bring Duncan off the bench and slide Zak to the 3, that grad transfer would be huge.