We’ll just get both.
Also, the coaching staff are just sitting down today about recruiting philosophies - i would expect that discussion to either lead to the idea of “Wow, there is this void in our recruiting scheme that would be really nice if we had someone independently focused on” or “Cool, we all know our roles and we collectively have this covered.”
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Exactly. I assume how to fill out the rest of the staff will be a topic of conversation.
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If not this Beauchamp then another one please. A compelling case has been made for a person with this name.
FWIW, it is my understanding that Chris Hunter is staying on the staff (DOBO last year).
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Yeah, he has been around during the transition and should be in the same role. Just saying that none of those roles have been announced yet.
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Point Guards:
Bossi : I really like the versatility, size - in most cases - and overall skill level of the top 10 of this group. I also like that it appears to be a group full of multiple-year college players and not too many obvious one-and-done types – Cade Cunningham is certainly the exception. Right at the end of those top 10, I really like Zeb Jackson. He’s got length, he can shoot, he is still growing into his body and he has late-bloomer written all over him. Hanging on to his commit will be very important for Juwan Howard and Michigan.
Shooting Guards:
McDonald : Looking at the very top of this list, I see two prospects with a ton of upside in Jalen Green and BJ Boston. Right behind them, I see a handful of prospects that I wouldn’t be surprised to see pass those two at the top in the long run. I really liked what I saw from Josh Christopher at the EYBL back in April. He’s such a gifted scorer with the ideal size and athleticism combination for the position. He screams NBA lottery pick.
Small Forwards:
Evans : There are a number of giant bodies that can really be deemed more of small-ball four men, but have the tenacity to guard on the perimeter and the requisite ball skills to play at a similar spot on the offensive end. Jalen Johnson, Corey Walker, Hall and Jabri Abdur-Rahim are all throwback-style players who also possess tremendous skill sets and the potential to get much better in the coming years.
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Anyone able to give the sparknotes version of this?
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Most important take-away is that JAR and ZL want to see how Michigan plays under Howard.
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Well that’s going be pretty difficult considering most recruits will decide before the season. Juwan needs to sell a vision to these recruits. Not exactly encouraging that saddi appears to be doing all of the recruiting too, hopefully the other assistants start getting aggressive.
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I’m not up to date on the recruiting rules. Can recruits be invited to a practice? You can show players pace and style in a scrimmage.
You can’t have formal practice during the summer… so what practice are you referring to?
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Zeb tweaked his leg. Appears minor. Zeb has his recruiting hat on. Abdur-Rahim has multiple connections to the staff, and expects to hear more from Michigan. All the others are in wait and see mode.
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We should have some stories from NBPA Camp coming up. Overall I think that the takeaway from most prospects is going to be that Michigan is just getting started and ramping up. Seems to be the general feel right now and will be interesting to see if that accelerates after this weekend.
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Blurb from JAR here
I think JAR comes here. No intel or anything, just seems like things are still positive around him even with the coaching change, which is good.
One other thing from reading sams update and various other ones, it certainly seems like Abdur-Rahim and loveday were coming to UM had Beilein not left. Sam also said a source close to Kessler said the same. IMO Beilein had definitely turned a corner on the recruiting trail.
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and then JB screwed us!
JB definitely had upped his recruiting game over the last few years. Unfortunately, he left right when he was at his peak. 2020 would have been a monster class. Now everything is up in the air. We need some recruiting wins in a hurry as the season may be a struggle.