Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Michigan Basketball

Okay this is gonna be a bit of a rant.....due to Michigan losing at home to 0-14 in the Big Ten Northwestern....
  • Okay, 1st of all, I'm not giving up on John Beilein...let's get that out of the way
  • 2nd, the cupboard was left mostly bare by Tommy Amaker who failed immensely in recruiting, and left a bunch of players who do not fit Beilein's offense at all, I.E. lack of shooters
  • That said, Beilein has failed to adjust to the type of player he has....big, slow Big men who can't shoot and guards who can create, but aren't great at running a disciplined cutting offense and creating 3's for the shooters (that don't exist).....and as a result of this failure, the team as currently constructed is totally unwatchable to the point where it seems like there isn't a single guy who fits nicely into a role (with the possible exception of Manny Harris)
  • I really liked the hire at its outset, and still haven't left the bandwagon so I encourage the administration to give him time to bring in his own players that fit his system....BUT Beilein needs to meet his current guys (mostly freshman and sophomores) in the middle because it's not like they are going anywhere and the 2 leading scorers are freshman guards....Rant over....Go Blue

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