Snippet related to Michigan:
It helped that Ohio State, unlike Michigan, will be light on point guards next year and should allow Carton to have the ball a lot as a freshman. It also helped that Ohio State, unlike Michigan, embraced the idea that Carton — if he develops the right way — could be an early departure for the NBA after a few years.
Ohio State laid out a three-year plan for Carton, modeled after the path of former Duke guard Jason Williams. Schrage was the recruiting coordinator and director of basketball operations at Duke from 1999-2008. Like Williams, Carton wants to get into broadcasting when his career is over. The plan was:
Win Big Ten Freshman of the Year, a conference championship and make the Sweet 16 in year one.
Be an All-American and national champion in year two.
Be National Player of the Year, a graduate and an NBA lottery pick after year three.
Ultimately looks like he just wasn’t a culture fit. Wanted a promise and guarantee that he’d be Freshman-year Burke right away, which Beilein is never gonna do.
I find the 1,2,3 list pretty hilarious in a multitude of ways though.