From the outside looking in, they seem like opposites. X is like a K-9 officer German Shepherd and Poole is a lab who wants to play with the ball in the yard.
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Everyone is assuming he is welcome back. I think Poole and Michigan needed to go in different directions.
Why wouldnât he be welcome back? By all accounts, he seems like a great kid. Iâm sure there may be some disagreements about things with the coaches, but thatâs normal and wouldnât be a reason to not be welcome back, especially when he is needed.
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of course hes welcome back. WTF are you talking about?
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Youâre using the past tense, presumably being careful. Hereâs hoping you know whereof you speak because otherwise this is a bit iffy, IMHO.
I never said he wasnât a great kid. From everything I know, he is a really nice kid. Most of Beilienâs players are. Sometimes it is quite obvious to everyone involved that it isnât a good fit. Let me ask you some questions. Do you think Poole and Simpson are on the same page? If you saw interviews and comments by both players, I think they were not (this was highlighted by Simpson saying no more âmy badsâ during a team meeting and then Poole stating in an interview that he isnât the only one making mistakes). Do you think this team had a strong chemistry? Did Nick Baumgartner tweet âJordan Poole is coming for every hair left on Beilienâs headâ? There were a lot of bread crumbs dropped over the last few months. I am just suggesting that maybe it is the best to move in a different direction.
Bob has pretty good connections. I doubt he is just throwing out jibberish. Beilein has taken some indirect shots in my opinion by the Step Back U comments, so while I doubt it is impossible to wprk whatever the clash of personalities that may be there, it wouldnât surprise me if they agree to disagree and part ways.
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Cheers. And I haz a sad, as the kids say.
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indirect or not, its as much a commentary on individuals as it as the zeitgeist of the game. kids wanna be james harden but forget hardern has a mid range and get to the hoop game outside of the traveling step back nonsense.
and if you canât handle JB saying thereâs more to offense than step back threes, then you need to toughen up. there is more to offense than that
but disagree they go different directions, you donât give up on a kid and trying to make him better
I thought the same thing about the Stepback U comment myself. Who else could he have meant?
Quick question as I am new to this siteâŚIs there a private message function? If I click on a users name and see the envelope is that a PM?
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Click someoneâs name then click message
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Not beating around the bush, the tense around your language suggests that Pooleâs decision is made and that he is parting ways with the program. Is that correct?
Why are we assuming that Anthony Wright, who played at a time the only current staffer was John Beilein himself, knows a thing?
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Chris Hunter was working for the program when Ant was still a player too. I think he has connections within the program. Itâs just his opinion and I think itâs way off base as transferring doesnât make sense. Quicker path to NBA would be staying at Michigan vs transferring.
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Yeah man, I just donât know. I have a hard time thinking that our Director of Ops is talking to a decade-long wannabe gadfly with a new podcast.
To be clear: I think his diagnosis of the basic basketball situation (who has the ball in his hands) makes sense. I donât lend any credence to the idea Poole is transferring.
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umbob1 has always provided solid insight into Michigan sports. JP to me resembles Kyle Kalis and/or others from the offensive line years ago that was supposed to be really good. In the end, they had trouble communicating and never really jelled. Now in retrospect, the Oline coach might have been part of the issue, but JPâs body language over the past month or two has not been positive. I have been concerned. I think he is a great talent. Even coach made the comment about his dry spell, when he said, âYou wouldnât believe what we see in practiceâ, hence he thought JP would break out of his slump.
I wish the kid the best!
At the risk of being too sappy, my heart goes out to Jordan, who went from such glory to third option on the team. Watch his high school tapes or remember him taking it to the hoop on a couple of darting plays this year and you know he is highly capable.
I see some fans dismissing the negativity by saying you need to be tough or downplaying it, and to an extent itâs trueâhard lesson for Jordan but there are a multitude of idiots out there, and they often think their fandom is license for a certain kind of abuse.
But I ALSO know that if the criticism is bothering ME as an onlooker, it might just sting like hell for a rather good-natured and appealing kid of 19 and his cat.
Hope that they work this thing out.
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I think it would be great for both parties if JP returned to Michigan. I think he needs to get better before trying to get to the NBA. I think he needs to gain strength, improve his handle and become a consistent threat. He has the capability. I also believe that if he came back and worked harder than he has ever worked this off season, it would do him and the program wonders. Maybe all parties will see this over the coming weeks and move forward toward this happening. Never say never
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