To your earlier point, silver, regarding umhoops, “this is the best forum I’ve read with an outstanding group of guys (gals?)”, I wholeheartedly agree. It still almost stupefies me a bit how this forum, borne in social media, can be jam-packed with people who don’t need their ego to feed their opinions and don’t need to “win” an argument to glean satisfaction over the enjoyment of learning something new about the team or recruiting, or coaching changes, or wins and losses. It’s counterintiuitive almost by its very nature. This is by far the most knowledgeable, passionate-yet-compassionate bunch of nutball Blue hoops fans, and I’m really happy to be part of it. It’s led and moderated by a great moderator and journalist (along with his exceptional team of writers), but the engine is the community that won’t allow (apologies) bullshit to be spread about the student-athletes that represent the University of Michigan. Kudos to the discussion, debate, arguments, and passion. Thanks for representing a vast majority of us; I know I agree with much of what you say.
Exceptionally well said, Bluejay. We are a group of members who comprise a forum that exists to talk about something very near and dear to us, OUR Michigan Basketball program, players, coaches, etc. I truly believe as members of that group we believe in showing respect for one another. That doesn’t happen on all forums or on all social media platforms. As you’ve eloquently said, Bluejay, I think it’s very rare.
We recognize that we won’t all be of the same opinion about every aspect of Michigan Basketball, but that’s OK because our love for Michigan Basketball supersedes any differences of opinion we may have, and listening to and accepting those differences of opinion can help us grow in our thinking. Case in point, and I’ve talked about this on this very forum, is my own emerging and growing opinion and beliefs about paying college athletes. I am not all the way there because I’m such an amateur athletics kind of guy, but I’m moving in that direction from reading points of view on this forum. I read things that make sense when I think about them, but I wouldn’t necessarily think about them if I didn’t read them here.
We are a diverse group in age and in life experiences, and in many other ways, too, and there is strength in that. And we are led by, as you say, and I think we all agree, an outstanding journalist, analyst, and moderator, who lets us know, respectfully, when we’ve gone overboard and calms us down when we need it, or redirects us and brings us back on track. Dylan encourages us to express our opinions while providing us with great content and excellent writing by him and his staff. And, by the way, he gives us this great content for, like, next to nothing! So, I couldn’t agree more with you, Bluejay. A simple “like” just wouldn’t suffice! 
NOW, since this is the “Kyree Walker reclassifying to 2019” thread does anyone have any knowledge as to where that might go? Are we involved? Will we get involved? The young man has said he will reclassify, at least in the article I referenced from late February he did. He is about 6’5, 200-210 lbs and really is a beast. 247 has him as number 26 on the composite ranking for 2020 and 32 on their internal ranking. He can handle it well, take it to the basket, score at the rim. He can create for himself. He has an improving outside shot. He has a pretty effusive personality. And, at least according to his coach, he’s “such a great kid.” Gosh, sounds like a kid we could use with one of those two remaining scholarships…if he reclassifies. What say you? Kyree Walker, hmmm.
So he is expected to be eligible to play once the next semester starts?
Would be nice to add as probably a 1/2 year addition.
Interesting. I’ll just defer to Juwan Howard and staff on this one.
Here are his four
Obligatory One does not seem like the other
So is the consensus on this kid that he’s going to be 1/2 season and off to the NBA or is there a chance he’d be a two year project?
Is a half season enough for him to be eligible for the draft?
Wait, he’s trying to enroll in a month and play in the rest of this current basketball season?
I don’t know, but I would think he’d be a kid who could help us as we progress through the B1G season and into the tournament. But again, I’ll just defer to the coaching staff as to what they think is best for our program going forward. Having said that, I really wanted this kid to reclassify and come to Michigan in the fall. We’ll see how it plays out for mid year if Kyree and Juwan and the coaching staff, and our admissions people, can work it out.
By the way, do those other three teams have open scholarships like we do? I’m assuming they do.
That’s what I understood it to be.
Jarnell Stokes did something similar; graduated early and entered school 2nd semester. Stokes wound up playing 2 more full seasons before leaving early.
And, I think the rule is you need to be a full year post-graduation to qualify for the NBA draft…so if Walker goes the NCAA route he may well need to play at least 1.5 seasons before being eligible for the NBA draft. (But joining 2nd semester still gives him a leg up on other Class of 2020 freshmen – more NCAA games and more time in a college strength program)
He probably thinks he’s one semester and off to the nba but I don’t think he’s good enough to do that.
That’s crazy but I’ll take him
Is he good enough to step in and be that big guard for Michigan? 
Edit: Actually, I guess he’s a pretty big SF, but very interesting, nonetheless!
I feel like we’re being used as a bargaining chip to increase their payola.
Well considering we’re on the same lists as these schools consistently nowadays, I am not sure that’s the case.
He would change the depth and athleticism on the wing. Would be interesting, that’s for sure.
Another point of order, I don’t think he’d be eligible to play in games until Winter Semester classes start up (January 8), though I believe he’d be able to practice with the team before then … if my read of the rules is accurate, the first game he’d be eligible to play for UM would be the Jan 9 home game vs Purdue.
I believe as long as he is accepted and enrolled, he would be able to play in any games after the first semester is over