Michigan Men's Basketball: AKA the Michigan revenue sport that doesn't have an uber jaded fanbase waiting in the dark for failure.

[CMRivdogs]

17 minutes ago, buddha said:

no.  shoot higher than that garbage.

Who's on your short list.

 

[gehringer_2]

On 3/19/2024 at 7:25 PM, buddha said:

dumb move.

conservative/low cost possibly transitional hire. Same as Moore. If we get another similar move by Manuel with a low profile/low cost basketball coach you can call it a trend.

[buddha]

6 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Who's on your short list.

 

not chris collins.  a guy who has been average at northwestern?  below average a lot of the time.  he was going to get fired not too long ago but northwestern doesnt care enough to let him go.

[CMRivdogs]

10 minutes ago, buddha said:

not chris collins.  a guy who has been average at northwestern?  below average a lot of the time.  he was going to get fired not too long ago but northwestern doesnt care enough to let him go.

What do you think of someone like Tony Bennett (UVa) looks like he needs a change of scenery. 

[buddha]

7 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

What do you think of someone like Tony Bennett (UVa) looks like he needs a change of scenery. 

absolutely not.  too old.  plays terrible basketball.

[buddha]

warde will just promote saadi washington.

[RandyMarsh]

I haven't been keeping up with CBB the last 2-3 years since Michigan has been bad but I know FAU made the Final Four last year and Louisville was interested in May so I presume this is a good hire.

Edited March 24 by RandyMarsh

[gehringer_2]

Youngish, successful, zero prior Michigan baggage.

[romad1]

9 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Youngish, successful, zero prior Michigan baggage.

Given the program's luck the last 12 months or so, he'll be robbing a bank and holding a den of cub scouts at knife point as hostages by Friday.

[romad1]

Just now, romad1 said:

Given the program's luck the last 12 months or so, he'll be robbing a bank and holding a den of cub scouts at knife point as hostages by Friday.

btw, see thread title and my post.  How things have changed.

[MichiganCardinal]

I’m actually really surprised they hired someone with no Michigan connections at all. Seems like a good hire though.

[Hongbit]

I think this is about a good of a hire as they could’ve expected.  I agree with @buddha that UM hoops is currently lacking the proper support needed to consistently be a top program.   

If the NIL and admissions support were where it needed then Juwan is still the coach and leading his #1 overall seed led by Caleb Love, Terrance Shannon, and Hunter Dickinson into the Sweet 16. 

Edited March 24 by Hongbit

[gehringer_2]

13 minutes ago, GoBlue23 said:

Dickinson made comments last year that while at Michigan, his NIL money was "less than 6 figures".  He received something around $850k for his year with Kansas.   I just can't see Michigan ever putting together a team that has a chance to win it all under the current NIL system.  

I think this is probably true, but I also think the current NIL system is not likely to remain in place for very long. The money to pay the players eventually has to start coming from the money they actually generate - i.e the game media revenue. The NIL system is fundamentally a fantasy, players are being paid out of money which is in reality donations instead of the money their sports are actually generating.  That's unsustainable - not to mention stupid.

[Motor City Sonics]

Hiring a coach who has been a Head Coach somewhere is a good start. 

[SkyBlue]

So far I'm impressed with what I've read, UMHoops, and elsewhere about May.

The first two assistants he has hired are supposedly very good recruiters and Boynton is an excellent defensive coach.  Supposedly Rooth is in AA and may end up staying with UM.

[romad1]

Nice start to the season.

[RandyMarsh]

Turn on ESPN and UNC/Kansas is on and see that Hunter Dickinson is STILL playing college basketball. Jesus feels like he has been playing for a decade now, had to look it up and this is "only" his 5th year but boy feels like a lifetime ago he stormed on the scene as a Freshmen for Michigan.