Ranking does not matter as much to Beilein as to others. Out of 6 players Beilein put into 1st round NBA draft, five were 3 stars or at the best borderline 4 stars: Trey, THJr, Nik, Levert, DJ.
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I think the classes are pretty similar now. Just on those rankings, Johns and Bingham are virtually identical, Loyer is higher than DeJulius, but both are mi/bottom 4* guys who combine very good production with questions about āmeasurablesā at the next level, and while Currie just reclassified less than 2 weeks ago, he is generally regarded as similar to Kithier. in terms of likely potential and performance. They have Brown (who we didnāt offer). If we get any one of the four you mentioned other than Tyson, our class will be viewed as about the same (maybe better if we get Iggy or Hunter) than theirs, assuming no other additions or any subtractions by either team. If we get twoā¦
None of this really matters of course. They have a good class. We have a good class. There are no 5* guys, or even guys who are consensus top 40s, but 6 of the 7 are 4* players and the seventh, as noted, just reclassified. Both coaches got guys who fit what they like to do.
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Loyer is the only guy in their class I really wish we could have landed but I get the Fife connections. He seems so opposite of an Izzo point guard though I canāt wait to see how it plays out.
But then again the only guy in our class Id be kicking myself about it Iām a Sparty fan is Johns, and thatās just because he grew up in their backyard.
I guess what Iām trying to say is, everything changes if we land Hunter + one more
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I havenāt checked the ins and outs of Spartyās scholarship situation, but I assume they are planning on adding another player when the scholly from Bridges opens up, no? I have to assume that MB is gone, and maybe its time they get stung with some NBA attrition too with the last 2 classes theyāve had? All this to say that they will have spots open up to swing for the fences on some studs - and theyāre probably in a better position to land one than we are. 
fwiw, rivals has a message board thread to have questions answered about their top 150 rankings. I asked specifically where Brazdeikis would be ranked if rivals ranked foreign players. Eric Bossi of rivals responded āI would think in the top 35āish range.ā
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Michigan poked around here, but another commit for OSU.
https://twitter.com/TorrenceWatson/status/884605146130501632
What could he do with more talent?
OSU wasnt even in his top 8. I guess coach had more to do with it than anything (Butler was in the top 8)
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Hell with it. Iām dreaming big from now on.
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Washington called Michigan one of the blue bloods.
Well at this point I donāt think anyone can complain that Beilein doesnāt go after top guysā¦
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Dont know if MattD is calling his shot here but the article that EndlessMotor had on Kaden Archie at least lists Michigan as an option
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I donāt think it will matter much unless we get him on campus ASAP. I would be shocked if Tyson doesnāt drop before fall.
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Just watch some of his film. This kid is clearly underrated. I feel that Beilein is much more comfortable recruiting underrated kids, to which he can pitch his track record much better. And the fact Beilein does not offer every highly ranked recruit adds to the appeal.
How likely is it that Michigan goes after a grad transfer next spring with the likelihood of having no seniors on the roster next year? Robinson, Abdur-Rahkman and Simmons are all gone and Wagner is probably headed in the draft.
Hard to say right now because thereās so much uncertainty on the current roster. Depends who plays well this year, who struggles and who comes back.
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Although experienced seniors are nice, the seniorless rotation of Burke, Stauskus, Hardaway, Robinson, McGary/Morgan and caris off the bench worked out alright for us 
. We did have 4 seniors on the bench though (McClimans, Akunne, Bartelstein, and Vogrich). Im all in favor of having more experience but as long as we have the talent we should be OK.
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The likelihood is about 14.8%.
Iām still not on board with the āWagner is gone after next yearā thing. Some people are just great college players who donāt fit that well in the pros. Heāll have to bulk up a ton before being a 5 in the NBA and with the small ball trend I highly doubt he could ever be a 4 for more than spot minutes. He doesnāt have a great wingspan, he doesnāt have natural rebounding ability, and heās pretty bad on defense. Iām sure heād get taken because his offensive skill set is coveted for NBA centers, but Iām definitely not convinced that heās a surefire first rounder next draft.
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