Great article, Dylan. Right in line with my opinions, so this must be a work of brilliance!
Honestly, Iâd much rather have low expectations and exceed them. This narrative is great. There might be a certain point guard that would also note such opinions and want to do something about it.
Goodman has been so bitter that he was wrong and his guys didnât get the job. Heâs throwing shade left and right at Juwan.
If he thinks they wonât be a tournament team with Z, Livers and Teske around, he obviously doesnât think very highly of those guys.
I just think itâs hard to pencil in a team under a first year coach with zero head coaching experience as a top 15 unit. Talent-wise Iâd agree but gotta see what the system looks like first
Math and Past history of coaching changes indicates there will be further attrition from the current roster. Wilson may very well come back into the fold, but I canât think of a coaching change that didnât produce some defections. And when it happens, that is not a knock on Juwan or his staff, itâs just normal protocol.
National pundits may make their way-too-early preseason rankings with the expectation that someone else eventually defects.
Most coaching changes donât happen in the middle of Feburary, but youâre right
Bronny and Zaire?
If Michigan doesnât make the tournmant it would reflect VERY poorly on Juwan. If youâre willing to run modern offense and can coach defense worth a lick, Zavier and Teske can easily carry you to be a top 40 basketball team.
Regression phenomenon. Bronny will be good but will be a notch below Lebron for sure.
My expectation is September/October someone on the roster will decide to transfer â wonât like the fit in the new system and will get out before burning a year of eligibility. I will be pleasantly surprised if Iâm wrong.
But I also expect that Juwan will recruit well and will sign a solid class next year & more impressive class the year after. Iâm generally bullish on this hire. I think it injects a lot of positivity into the program after last weekâs gut punch.
If anyone transfers I would hope Davis or Eli but I agree, one transfer seems likely.
Spolestra promoting him is good enough for me. The Heat are a well coached team that has, during Howardâs tenure as assistant coach, often led the league in the following ratio I made up:
(âworst best playerâ to âmost winsâ)
Who were Goodmanâs guys? Cooley and Smart?
His original pick was Chris Collins. Then he spoke glowingly about Cooley and said Izzo would be afraid of him.
If Livers is the only decent shooter in the rotation, I think I might disagree here
Davis might be the one benefited the most from the hire. Eli, may choose wait and see, plenty of playing time available this year for him, but I wonât be surprised that he graduate transfers next year (assume that he is able to get a degree in three years).
Good, balanced insights in this piece, Dylan. Thanks. Feels good to be moving forward.
Look for âJuwan Howard was the first member of the Fab Five to commitâ to be the new talking point in every broadcast, replacing âJohn Beilein has never been an assistant.â
I think there is always a concern about how guys who were recruited to, and did, play in one system will play in a different one. X, for all his merits, isnât exactly the most seamless fit in any offense.
I think we are a tournament team, but I also understand some sandbagging now too.
A playing time transfer in that time frame was always a real possibility. Transfers might have been more likely if Beilein had stayed. just because Juwan will have a tougher time filling out the roster with guys that might contribute right away.