Michigan Players in the NBA

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We have a Jett Howard eruption tonight!

30 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in 29 minutes.

However, the Magic lost.

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:thinking:

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Sounds familiar

Well now you made me go back and look up this game because I mentally erased the last two seasons of the Howard tenure from my Michigan Athletics insta-recall memory. (This game had the four-point play that Sandfort made with 20 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and send it into overtime.) Woof.

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hahaha we’re so jaded (I am too)

That team was a 3 seed in the NIT. We also had the following results that’s year:

  • 2 point loss vs ACC UVA
  • 4 point neutral court loss vs Kentucky
  • 4 point neutral court loss to UNC
  • 2 point home loss to CMU
  • 6 point loss @ MSU
  • Aforementioned OT loss to Iowa with the 4 point play
  • 6 point loss @ Maryland
  • 5 point home loss vs B1G champ Purdue
  • 1 point loss vs Indiana (they were actually good that year!)
  • 5 point road loss vs Wisconsin
  • 2 OT loss @ Illinois
  • OT loss @ Indiana
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put some respect on the Tess-Cheddar game pls

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Was watching some highlights of Jett and I feel like his jumper is different and not in a good way

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Look at this starting lineup we rolled out for the second round NIT game. (Spoiler - Michigan Lost)

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If you told me Michigan scored as many points as all those jersey numbers combined, I’d believe you

We had to win, what, one or maybe two of those games to make the NCAAT that year? Although I guess we got paid back last year for all the close games we won.

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Danny Wolf with a near 20-20 + triple-double in the G-League today.

19 points / 17 rebounds / 8 turnovers

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On a day that I’m “working” from home and trying to grind out a couple more boring meetings before starting the holiday festivities, I went down a rabbit hole related to Duncan getting his 5000th point in the NBA.

This means that Duncan is now in 18th place for career points scored by a former Wolverine in NBA history. Depending on how long he can hang around the league, he has a good shot at finishing in the top 15 and a long-shot at getting closer to that top 12. Pretty amazing what he’s accomplished given his background and his effort to harness his one elite skill without letting his weaknesses prevent him from being a pro. Here’s the list with active players in bold:

  1. Crawford - 19419
  2. Rice - 18336
  3. Webber - 17182
  4. Howard - 16159
  5. Tomjanovich - 13383
  6. Rose - 13220
  7. Cazzie Russell - 12377
  8. Hardaway - 11339 (interesting to see where he ends up as a former 3-star)
  9. Campy Russell - 8953
  10. Green - 8870
  11. LeVert - 7392 (higher than I thought and another low-star Beilein guy)
  12. Hubbard - 7228
  13. Mills - 7175
  14. Poole - 7063
  15. Vaught - 6984
  16. F. Wagner - 5996
  17. Taylor - 5889
  18. Robinson - 5012

Most likely he’s always going to remain behind the other active guys so even if he hangs around long enough to threaten Green’s 8870 he won’t get top-10. But finishing top-15 while passing Taylor, Vaught, and Mills could be possible in maybe 3 years.

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Man I wish the CWebb kings had won a ring.

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They should’ve if it weren’t for the screwjob in the WCF against the Lakers. That was a travesty.

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During the Beilein camps I’d go to when I was younger he thought it was the most hilarious thing to tell everyone that during practice they’d call him Uncan because he played no D

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I’m a Lakers fan and I co-sign this sentiment

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I was a massive Kings fan in that era. Had jerseys, gear and watched them religiously (in addition to the Pistons). The Horry 3 killed me (and then he did it again for the Spurs :enraged_face:)

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