Michigan watching Wilkes
Still tracking Eastern
Any sights of where JB was today?
No real downside, I guess, if heās not deciding until spring. A ton can happen between now and then.
I wonder if they are trying to sell him as a āPGā in the same way that LeVert and sophomore year Stauskas were. Clearly the main playmaker and the guy who runs the offense but defends the opponentsā wings.
Iām glad weāre still tracking him. Heās big enough to play (defend) the 2/3 if needed. Matthews could play the 3. If it came down to it, maybe they think they could pick him up along with a true 4 like Young to finish the class. PG Brooks, Combo Eastern, 2/3 Poole, 3 Matthews, 4 Young
Not ideal but I feel like the coaches are keeping a broader net open this recruiting season so they donāt stub their toe in the end.
The only issue I see is that he canāt shoot, and those guys could.
Darius Morris couldnāt shoot and he did just fine. On offense, heād be the PG. on the other end, heād guard the two or three. Morris was capable of guarding the two as well since he was 6ā4".
Thatās fine, but I think Simpsonās outside shot is a bit of a weakness for him, too. Itās highly unlikely weāll be playing any combination of guards where two of three canāt shoot from the outside consistently. Iām not opposed to continuing to recruit Eastern, but Iāll bet guys like Carmody, Ryan, and in the 2017 class Cain and Smith become more of a priority.
I said when the brooks news broke we should stay on eastern, particularly if heās truly interested and a realistic target. Heās too talented not to. As mentioned above too he could be a pg/ball handler but as a 2/3 in our style of play, and on d.
This could work well with x, Jordan, Charles and Eli, itās kind of like the Langford situation. Not sure if he was interested after battle but if so you take both and iron out the details later. Too good not too.Take eastern as your ā3ā than add your 4 and weāre ready to go.
Very interested to see this shake out
