Can we go back and promise DJ Carton 40 minutes at the 2, a national player of the year as a freshman, a national title and a top 3 pick in the upcoming draft? Heard he likes that kind of thing - might be enough to swing him
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FWIW, CBS had us at #2 under the assumption that weād only lose Matthews, dropped us to 5 when they expected us to lose Iggy, and now down to 15 when with the announcement Poole was staying in the draft. They have Memphis at 5, under the assumption they add Achiuwa, Hampton, and Quinones. Weāll see if Penny can coach. They also have Maryland at 6. They have the talent, but Turgeon is Turgeon.
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Forgot to add link to latest update:
This upcoming season was unique in terms of preseason expectations in the Beilein era. Not since the Fab Fiveās sophomore year were we going to come in ranked this high. Thatās where my added consternation comes from.
Agreed. Sucks whatās occurring but The lack of faith on the 2018 class is interesting. Johns and castleton are going to be real nice pieces imo. This year. Iām also convinced eli will be at worse serviceable. We will be good but pierce or Franz would give us some cushion.
Based on what? Weāre still #5 in those ESPN rankings after losing Poole and Mathewsā¦why wouldnāt we think itās possible?
Iāve been assuming iggy has been gone, also the floor spacing problem isnāt magically getting fixed next year (if X/teske playing 35 min/game) and Im guessing teske and X remain in the ~30% range as three point shooters while slightly increasing efficiency.
In parallel with that, Iām looking at the roster that we have guaranteed thus far. Iām just not that panicked (perhaps ignorance is bliss). I think there should be better cohesion, a few surprises, and a good season ahead with the players we have. Itās not ideal that weāre whiffing on some players to help out, but as is, Iāll be looking as forward to this season as any under Beilein.
Iād be willing to bet teske shoots north of 35. Even if you donāt love our squad you gotta compare to whatās out there. None of these teams are world beaters either.
I really think you will see improvement from numerous spots. Johns has potential to really step up and give us a fourth offensive option. I also believe eli will shoot significantly better.
Iām not happy weāre striking out even with no improvement from anyone weād be a top 20 team or better. Have faith my friend. The raw talent is there with guys coupled with one of the best developers of talent in the game.
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Oh man Iād take that bet all day
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I think āKeeping up with the Jonesā (I.e MSU) is the bigger measure
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Good thing the Joneses didnāt throw in the towel on the season and say that it wasnāt worth chasing because they lost Bridges and Jackson and had to start a former walk-on and wouldnāt be National Championship contenders last year 
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Hey guys Iām a bit behind, itās been a busy day in the forum but is Hyland no longer an option? I saw someone say that in another thread.
The rundown:
Sam Webb made an implication on his radio show this morning that there may be academic issues holding Hyland up due to the time off after jumping out the window. He based this on the fact that their camp was looking at a year of prep school despite having suitors like Michigan and Kansas after him.
Then someone noticed that Yaklich unfollowed him on twitter and people thought it was confirmed that he wasnāt an option. Someone then proceeded to notice that Hyland simply deleted his account to āblock out noiseā or something. I cannot confirm either of those two things.
And thatās where we stand. He may or may not be a 2019 option 
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Still had a twitter account
35 or higher from deep? Iāll put a good natured 20 on it.
Iād add if he misses I think heāll be in the 33-34 range.
Kinda hard for me to be confident either way with a guy that has Teskeās sample size where 3 more misses or makes is the difference between being a 34% or 26% shooter.
Yea, just viewing that. I donāt see a broken shot. Arc he needs, but I like most of the mechanics. I think heāll go anywhere from 32.5-37ish. I also expect that to be a major focus for him this summer. Although gathering himself and finishing easy looks maybe more important. Not sure if thats something he can work on though per say
I know people will say Michigan has the same academic standards as other schools when admitting athletes, but we know that isnāt true.
The thing is if we dropped Hyland, we probably donāt recruit him as a 2020 recruit?
Couldnāt we accept his commitment as a 2020, have him prep, and then go from there?
If he reemerges later, probably a lot more schools interested.
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Iād heard rumors that Michigan asked him to go to a prep school. Donāt have any idea if theyāre true or just speculation. Certainly they could take his commitment for 2020. Football did that with Brad Hawkins. Itās not binding. He canāt sign an LOI for 2020 yet.
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