Very nice if true!
Updated scholarship breakdown
A very nice get for the program and a very pleasant surprise! Go Blue!
One thing that stood out when researching his commit post: his measurables
41.5 inch max vert, 6-6 with shoes, 6-9 wing span. Those are all ideal for a wing.
Wooh. Won a recruiting battle!
Wish he could play this season but, a year to work on his game and learn the system should be beneficial.
Yeah, I wrote this somewhere (maybe in this thread), but with a year in the system and the fact that heāll be in his third year of college ā he should be really ready to make an impact in 2017-18 and U-M will need some impact that year losing Walton/Irvin.
Iām sure itās searchable, Iāll be curious to see how those numbers compare to someone like gr3 to get a sense of what we could expect.
Mentioned on the front page that GR3 also recorded a 41.5 inch max vert. He was about an inch or so taller (and 20 pounds heavier) at the NBA Draft combine though.
I skimmed the front post and missed the gr3 reference, sorry. Thatās really encouraging to see though. Hard to imagine that if gr3 could be a starter that Matthews canāt contribute as soon as heās eligible.
This makes me really happy and good work Coach Beilein! Adding an athlete like this is exactly what we need!
ā¦and our scout team just got a whole lot better for next season. Even though he canāt help during games, itāll be nice having him learn the ropes and play some good ball in practice.
Real pumped. I felt good about it at the start when I read it was Xavier and us. Iām really looking forward to 2017. The possibility that our strength could be defense would be great to see.
Poole and Mathews is a great start. Very excited to see how we finish.
Iād be happy with adding Jamal Cain to that duo and then I think the coaches can be picky about a backup pg option.
Interesting perspective from another big ten team and where they stand in recruiting and in regards to Matthews.
Hopefully he spends a good portion of the off year working on his shot. As Dylan said on the front page, if he can get that to even be average he has a chance to be great.
Have watched this kid for years, a superior athlete with great upside. Like you said, this summer can be huge for him and in '17 can be a great player. If we could add one of Wilkes/johns/Bowen, that class is looking pretty special.
Think you could summarize? I get a pay screen
Itās an old article about why Matthews wonāt be coming to Illinois and how Michigan would be a good fit (reputation for producing pros on the wing).
I still think donnall might not get that fifth. Seems redundant unless Wagner somehow blew up and went pro.
Program is moving into a good place right now. I expect things to end well for 17