No need to apologize. Such things often change quickly, given that these are big decisions for young men to make.
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Damn, he looks really good.
Gotta give kudos to the editor. 
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Who were the other schools in contention?
Maryland, Notre Dame, and Dayton
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Wow so in a week he went from not having them in his top 3 to committing to them? Did they come in late or?
I think he was always considering them, but the interest intensified later on.
I know there are a million different reasons for a transfer, but Juwan would seem to be a much better coach to bring out his potential. Mike White seems to be a bit offensively challenged thus far.
Good luck to CC. Hopefully things turn out better for him in Gainesville.
I donât think Casteltonâs skill set really fit what Juwan was looking for from the Center position. He seems much more of a Beilein stretch big than the type of banger in the post that Howard seems to be looking for.
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I think itâs way too early to say that. I mean the guy is famous for developing Bam Adebayo, I donât think heâs beholden to âbangersâ
Wherever CC goes, he will have the same challenges he had at UM. A fresh start MIGHT expedite things.
Adebayo is a quality rebounder and capable of contributing in blue-collar aspects of the game.
I think the desire for more physicality and blue-collar play in the post is why we saw Davis surpass Castleton for playing time this past season; and why Davis was offered a 5th year. And why Howard targeted Dickinson in the post. And why Howard recruited Terrance Williams in this class.
I donât really think you can say that given that Castleton went into the season as the backup. Howard clearly wanted him to work out. Colin just could never put it together on the floor. Livers getting hurt seemed to be the end of his path to figure things out because I donât think he would ever succeed as a four.
Just think that Colinâs struggles last year had more to do with Colin than anything else.
It is just like you canât say Howard only wants to recruit slow lumbering bigs because he signed Hunter Dickinson. He signed Hunter Dickinson because he wanted to come. He also tried to recruit Walker Kessler, Mark Williams, etc. All different style posts.
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Took the words out of my mouth on the last paragraph. We recruited multiple Cs, most Beilein was already after (including Dickinson).
Iâm not sure either way. With the other guy that transferred, DDJ, there was the suggestion that he wasnât a fit with what Juwan wanted. This case looks similar to me. I donât think sufficient enough to say we know with 100% certainty what the right profile is for a Howard 5, but if I had to guess I think thereâs more information about what Howardâs ideal 5 is than about what his ideal PG is.
Castletonâs struggles this year, Davisâ first extended run, and the attempt to shoehorn Teske into a role he clearly wasnât suited for are three arrows pointing in a clear direction. Teske was the only player amongst the three returning starters that Howard asked to change his game.
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Again, I think this is backwards. I think that the role Michigan wanted DDJ to play was not a fit with what DDJ wanted to play.
If you want to say thatâs because Howard didnât trust him to play the role, well that has more to do with the strengths and weaknesses of DDJâs game than it does what Howard wants IMO.
What did Teske do that he clearly wasnât suited for?
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I will be interested to see if Castleton can show more of a perimeter jumper. He came in with the reputation of being a good shooter and was a 83% foul shooter last year (be it on only 29 attempts) but he never really tried many outside shots (0-7on 3âs in his career). Maybe he doesnât have 3 pt range but would like to see if he can become a decent pick and pop threat like Teske from the elbow.
He tried to show a little low post game last year but he seemed way too deliberate and slow with his post moves. I think he can be a good defensive player though with his length and lateral mobility.
Attempt to score efficiently in the post.
Thatâs a fine distinction youâre making re DDJ. Not sure itâs important whether he was intentional or not in giving Howard something different.
I just donât understand the argument that expanding someoneâs role is a sign that he isnât the sort of player Howard is looking for. Teske finished in the 80th percentile as a post-up scorer, 2nd most efficient in the Big Ten among players with 100 post-ups, his overall usage jumped 5.5%.
Teske was asked to expand his game because Michigan needed to figure out new ways to score given roster deficiencies. He did a good job of it.
As far as DDJ, he left because he wasnât happy with how he was used. He almost left the previous year because he wasnât happy with how he was used. I donât think that says anything about what Juwan or Beilein want in a guard recruit.
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