Yeah, new element or not, limited playing time or not, the move to take a guy who made 1 three on 4 attempts in his freshman year would be a shift.
True, I would just add that it’s still hard to overstate how little PT or leash he had. Ulis/Murray dominated the ball and took the vast majority of shots from the perimeter. I think Matthews was strictly in the game to grab boards and play defense. (For comparison, note how their juco transfer, Mulder, who shot 45% from three in juco and had several HM offers including Indiana, played even less than Matthews and shot even worse).
Jordan Mathews is going to Gonzaga. CSN Bay Area reported it and he has favorited a few tweets that allude to him going to Gonzaga specifically.
That’s unfortunate this team can’t just let 2 scholarships be wasted, but they can’t just give those out to 2016’s either.
Zags are raking in the transfers this year. It’s odd that Mathews wants to go there I thought they had two high level transfers playing this year on the wing. Also led can’t play till next year right? Surprised they’d want him to walk since rabb is a goner next year.
Haha, did some additional thinking/digging yesterday and started to see how it could make sense.
Derryck Thornton to USC confirmed. Wasn’t ever really a full blown transfer target, but didn’t know where it would go otherwise.
He transferred out of Duke after his freshman season this past year. Michigan recruited him hard out of high school before Duke talked him into reclassifying and enrolling in college a year early.
I know some of you guys were talking about Kellen McCormick…
I don’t quite see the fit… He was pretty much a spot player last year for WMU and it’s hard to take a step up competition wise and fill the same role. Would rather have someone who was more of a key contributor in the MAC who could then step down and be a spot contributor.
If it’s the only option? I guess why not… but I’d keep looking personally.
From looking at his stats, height, and weight I got the feeling that he is a worse shooting version of Duncan Robinson.
Wrong thread? He’s talking about Kellen McCormick.
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Sorry about that, thanks Dylan
Wow now here’s a grad transfer. Andrew White leaving Nebraska.
No idea if he would go in the Big Ten or consider Michigan but he’d be a great stretch four.
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He’d be able to play right away AND could play two years, right?
EDIT: Nvm, I thought he was only at Kansas for one year.
Wow that would be huge, would help this team so much this year. Beilein PLEASE
Wow. Not only would that allow us to have Duncan come off the bench and make our 2nd unit much better, it would allow Zak Irvin to move down to the 3. White is 6’7" 220, about 20 lbs bigger than Irvin. Walton, MAAR, Irvin, White, Wagner sounds pretty crazy. Beilein better go full court press on this. Gotta remember that Nebraska can block Big Ten schools.
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With Nebraska most likely not being a very good team, why do that to a kid and his future. I really hope we get him.
This is where Michigan helps themselves with Spike and Beifeldt. Both set precedents for transfers within the Big ten
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Gotta imagine he will have his choice for where he wants to go.