49. Five non-obvious schools whose football programs will have better seasons than their men’s basketball counterparts: Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, NC State, Utah.
that’s because MSU will be elite in football this season. High bar to clear.
Because the football team played Hawaii, I was curious how their basketball team structures their schedule. Looks like they always play at least two straight away games. I would assume they just stay on the mainland. On the flip side, other teams have to fly to them for one game.
Their mainland trips are always Th/Sa or Sa/M as well
Those were the two I was most ok with actually.
Lavall moving to the booth
This was an interesting poll. Most of the coaches’ comments are what we would expect to read, however, the different perspectives and the percentage distribution of how coaches feel about the game were informative. More coaches being positive about the state of basketball than concerned about it was a little surprising to me. With the uptick in retirements by high profile coaches, I was expecting more negativity.
Cease and desist!
Uh…I’m confused. The 247 site says they have 3 commits for 2023 and thus Jaylin Stewart would make 4. Who’s the 5th? Also, bold move to compare to the fab five when your commits are…
- Stephon Castle = #20
- Solomon Ball = #41
- Jaylin Stewart = #71
- Jayden Ross = #131
That’s the same…
It’s the Drab Five
Based on a reply to Slater the 5th is an uncommitted named Youssouf Singare
Our Youssef >>> Their Youssouf
Not really sure where to put this but was thinking about floor and ceiling situations this up coming season for Michigan. If we take the starting lineup from Europe as the baseline assumption to start the season - how do folks feel about different players and how they change the outlook? My general premise is:
Tarris Reed - if he is playing more than 5-10 minutes per game we are having big issues with HD or our 4s aren’t doing what they are supposed to (off chance that he is just THAT good that he needs to be more than backup 5)
Youssef - if he becomes a rotational bench player or better yet, a starter, it raises the ceiling of this team considerably
Baker - if he is a key rotational bench player or starter our ceiling probably goes down but our floor is pretty solid
Dug - if he is more than just the backup 1, it feels like we are in a pretty volatile place - Kobe isn’t doing his job - could raise the ceiling or lower the floor. Just don’t feel great about Lewellyn and Dug playing a lot of minutes together
Barnes - all upside to me. If he is playing any real meaningful minutes it is increasing the ceiling of the team. The more the better
Jace - break glass in case of emergency need of grit and /or energy (see Kofi last season). If playing meaningful minutes feels real bad man
Cheddar - hardest bench player for me to get a read. If he is playing real minutes, probably means that he is playing really well and that we need he combo of size and shooting which would be a nice boon but also feels like a bad indicator for the season
Starters
JL - expect +30 minute starting PG. if not will probably have a roller coaster of a year
HD - pray for no injuries
Jett - feels like a 25 minute floor. The more the better
Kobe - if he’s playing a lot (more than 22minutes) it either means he figured it out finally or that we don’t have better options off the bench. Could be a big swing spot
Terrance- keeps the floor solid by playing but the more he plays the lower the ceiling gets
Alright, where am I wrong and what do others think?
4 posts were merged into an existing topic: 2021 - PG - Emoni Bates (Michigan State Decommit, Memphis Commit, Memphis Transfer, EMU Commit)
New draft eligibility rules
The league and NBPA are expected to agree on moving the age eligibility for the NBA Draft from 19 years old to 18, clearing the way for the return of high school players who want to make the leap to the NBA, per sources with knowledge of the discussions.
The NBA set the draft age limit at 19 years old in 2005. Silver said in July that he was “hopeful” for the rule changing in the next CBA cycle, and both sides appear motivated to reduce the age eligibility for the draft.
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The reduced age limit for high school-to-NBA jumps would go into effect as early as the 2024 NBA Draft.
IMO its going be a mess for few a years in cbb, unless some form of the hockey rule can be adopted. Your going see droves of high schoolers try to enter out of the gate and go undrafted.
I sitll don’t get the “why” here. Is the thought that NBA scouting has improved to the point that the money generated from one extra year of Zion in the NBA will outnumber Kwame Brown mistakes?
Why is that a mess for college basketball? Frankly, it might stabilize it some, as the guys who are clear potential one and dones may/will become none and dones. It will alter things to be sure, but any more of a “mess” than roster jenga is now–I don’t see it/