LOL - now the incoming PG recruit might redshirt, Matt? Let's see - Morris, Burke, Albrecht, and Walton. Four JB PG recruits, three of whom started, and a lightly regarded guy (Spike) who scored 17 in one half against Louisville. And now MAAR, another lightly recruited kid who at least qualifies as a combo guard, and he didn't redshirt either.
You obviously just made an honest mistake about the years, but instead of just admitting it, now you’re inventing reasons why we wouldn’t take a PG in 2017.
As far as Edwards, I noticed him on film too and he’s very athletic for a guy his size. That said, we’re tight on scholarships (only two to give for 2015 and that assumes Caris leaves), so I imagine we either hit a home run with a 2015 kid (Jaylen Brown, huge longshot but you never know) or save it for 2016. I feel like there are other recruits as good or better than Edwards in 2016 (like Jefferson, for example) if we miss on the top guys. Again, we’ll still have Walton and MAAR at the point if we don’t land one in 2016.
Hopefully we can just get Winston and that will be that.
Didn’t make a mistake on years. I simply don’t believe that having MAAR and a true freshman PG (assuming he doesn’t redshirt) as your only ballhandlers in 17 on the roster is a plausible plan…and apparently you do.
You must have overlooked the fact that JB literally requested Trey take a greyshirt scholarship because the plan was to redshirt him. Spike would have redshirted too, but not for the fact that we literally had 1 other ballhandler on the roster (seems like we’re heading down that path if we don’t grab one in 16). Bottom line, it’s never a good thing to rely on a true freshman PG…you assume JB can find miracles every year.
Its not about getting scholarships at any position, its about getting ballhandlers. We have a desparate need for a ballhandler in 16. For instance, getting Jefferson doesn’t negate the need for a PG. Even if we get Langford, you still need another one. 2 ballhandlers on the 16-17 roster is simply a recipe for disater.
Matt, when we offered Trey a scholarship, there was never a greyshirt condition attached to it. Never. We had an offer out to Kevin Pangos, and had, I believe, given him until a set date to respond before offering anyone else at the PG position–it is possible that during that period, JB discussed with Trey the possibility that if Pangos accepted, he could greyshirt Trey in the following year (though I am told by someone who absolutely would know that this isn’t the case)–but once that period passed, there was never any intent to do anything other than immediately offer Trey, whom they loved, and play him as a freshman, Darius or no Darius. By the way, had Pangos taken their offer, he was NOT going to be redshirted, Darius or no Darius
And at no time was there any plan to redshirt Spike. None. Indeed, he was taken precisely because we did not have other ballhandlers on the roster. Had we had such players, we would not have extended him an offer at all–because we didn’t, we offered him and expected him to play right away.
JB has never redshirted a guard at Michigan. I do not believe he ever redshirted one at WVU. I agree that we need ballhandlers, and would strongly prefer to get one in '16 rather than wait until '17, but the notion that we would redshirt a freshman PG in '17 if we did not already have a '16 at the position has no basis in reality.