People complained when Belieien didn’t recruit NBA players and now they complain when he does… Some people complain to complain.
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Grass is always greener on the other side.
I think the grass is pretty green in Ann Arbor, but I realize not everyone sees it that way! 
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My only complaint is that these players don’t make a mistake of when to enter the league. JB has had a strong run of not losing players early unless they were 1st round picks. That run might end this year. Hopefully it isn’t a complete mess and these players outperform their current draft status.
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I agree. I think Iggy can work himself into first round not sure fire but close because the talent is there. Jordan poole should come back and play himself into the first round next year and I believe that Matthews will make a roster as well. We will be fine. We have talent coming in and may get more talent. I’m not worried. I wish that they all stay but I’m happy that we arr recruiting pro level recruits. People use ( some still) complain about recruiting . We were not suppose to be good this year after losing moe, Duncan and maar… Same when Wilson left… Ect…
I swear… People are sleeping on Cole bajema. I am confident that he will NOT be a four year Player… He’s 6ft7 -6ft8 with crazy guard skills and athleticism. His handles are already better than most players on this team not named David dejuilius or Poole. Him and Wilson will contribute because of their skill and talent. If we gets Franz or Lester… We will be fine. Who would’ve thought that we would go to the national title game without DJ? 30 win season without moe?.. We have the size and talent and I have a feeling that we don’t lose all three. Only Player that I am concerned about is Austin Davis. IN MY opinion… We have so much skill just have to recruit toughness like msu.
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Where do you see “crazy guard skills and athleticism”?
I wish matt d would return
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Matt has his own recruiting site plus you can find him frequently on the blog that shall not be named.
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If you haven’t seen him play live… Don’t ask that question. I assume you’re going by film, and all his films are impressive. I will take a Player that uva recruited ( we have two -zeb Jackson). The kid is skilled and atheletic. You just don’t want to see it.
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I don’t see crazy guard skills and athletic
no one is sleeping on his potential, but his body and strength will limit his ability to contribute his freshmen year
most insiders are saying a redshirt is in play.
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I suppose how one evaluates a player is based on their experience with the game.
I’ve see Cole in person. He is very skilled. Relative to guys I’ve seen play over the years, I would not place him in the plus (crazy) athlete category. That is not to say he isn’t a good athlete.
Of UM vintage, I would throw him in the bowl with Levert, Stauskas and Poole in terms of skill/athleticism combo and shake it up. At least as they entered college.
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Agree with that last point. When I watch his footage, I definitely see an athlete somewhere a little lesser than a freshman year Levert or Stauskas. The potential is there to grow though.
Not to nitpick but putting Levert and Stauskas in the same bucket in terms of athleticism is breaking my brain
One guy is on the verge of washing out of the NBA because of his lack of it, and the other just dragged Jimmy Butler’s ass all over the floor in a playoff game.
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Not sure you read what I posted.
A comparison:
“Of UM type players…”
“In terms of combo of skill and athleticism…”
Never said he was as good as Levert or as athletic.
Never said he was as skilled as either.
Didn’t rank the 3 comparables in terms of athleticism or skill.
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Caris with 23 points!
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I’d actually say Nik is on the verge of washing out of the league because his shooting has been awful.
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Certainly, but I think it’s because he’s too slow to get his shots off.
I thought he was a bit overrated as an nba prospect coming out but still thought he’d be a solid guard off the bench. Kind of shocked.
Not shocked about caris though. Thought Mitch and him had the best nba games, Dj too actually. I think Mitch would have been a legit big had he not gotten injured and was a bit more mature.
Really wish we had seen it materialize.