Bufkin to the Draft
Coach Howard has his work cut out for him next season.
Boy those two are consistent.
Mitch Henderson does great with the level of talent he is able to get to Princeton,
One is coaching in the national championship game tomorrow. But do tell us more oh wise one.
Warde firing Howard is a laughable scenario guys. Wake up. Howard will go if he wants to go. Warde ain't doing nuthin.
Let's revisit this at the end of next season. We'll see how everyone is feeling about it then.
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Quoting yourself again?
Yeah, why should I care what PineNutPesto thinks? If I wanted to get PineNutPesto’s take on things, I would follow PineNutPesto. Constantly retweeting PineNutPesto here, as if PineNutPesto is some sort of credible source is an odd flex.
Good luck Juwan
Juwan needs to go. This is going to be bad for the next five years..
Oh boy, not surprising in the slightest though! Best of luck to Kobe as he moves forward, still sad for us nonetheless (selfishly). For UM, barring some sort of unforeseen miracle with the guys we do have progressing significantly, I am struggling to see how next season will be an enjoyable one. Just too much valuable outward attrition and not enough replacement via recruiting or get-able guys in the portal. Things just don’t feel very healthy right now for what has regularly been a top 15 program over the past decade now (sorry, that’s just how I feel).
Hat tip to Kobe and staff for development in the past 12 months. Who would have thought this would happen a year ago? Congrats - he is more NBA ready than any of the guys who left last year early.
not sure I see the talent to make an nba roster. a good choice for him and not a good thing for Howard's program. when caris went down I doubted him so it is really a matter of Kobe's work ethic and finding a niche at this point. Wish him the best.
nothing against his progress at M or game in general. he was a solid college player but he is 6 4 and 195? soaking wet. Time will tell.
What sucks the most about the last couple years is our early departure guys didn't even have helluva seasons. Nothing to go down in the folklore of Michigan basketball. Not even a signature moment.
As long as the NBA drafts on potential and wants to pay to park guys in the G league, the future will be a lot like it was with Jamal Crawford and thinking what might have been.
Good luck to Kobe. I certainly enjoyed watching him play and it makes sense for him to take what the NBA is offering.
I don't envy college coaches right now. Trying to thread the needle of having the talent to win, but not get taken by the NBA or competitor's NIL, while maintaining some semblance of standards and ethics seems nearly impossible.
This post is in full meltdown.
I don't blame Kobe or Jett for pursuing their dreams. This is likely the optimum time for both according to the draft board. I am a little salty @ HD for jumping ship like a rat off the Titanic, but it's his decision.
As for Juwan, there were a lot of shitty could've should've moments this season but one season isn't a trend. We'll find out a lot more about his adjustment to the current climate that is CBB these days. Next season will be very telling.
I also can't help but wonder what the season would have looked like if Frankie Collins didn't bolt. We lost a ton of very close games and some really important ones early in the season. Not making excuses for missteps along the way, but I can't help feeling the trajectory of the season could have been very different had Frankie stayed.
But don't you think half or more of disappointed teams had their own "what ifs?"
Maybe, but how many other those teams had their starting point guard have an early season ending injury?
Well, that’s the rub. College ball can be made or broken by one or two players. This team is completely different with Terrance Shannon, or really just one of any other player that left early last year.
And yes, that does fall of Juwan, but context does matter and he will have the opportunity to turn his luck around.
Really, it just takes one player (and maybe that player already is on the team…)
Perhaps we should relax, take a deep breath, and see how Coach Howard responds to the challenges created by these departures and the new normal in college basketball?
I know that patience is not as common among fandom as it once was (or is reputed to have been), and the spread of the internet has given disgruntled fans greater freedom to vent to a wider audience. Feelings expressed in the heat of the moment are rarely to our credit, however.
Remember, a few short seasons ago they were calling for Harbaugh to be run out of town.
College basketball is slipping in my view, primarily because one and dones by players of modest accomplishment is now almost the norm. Hard for fans to keep a connection to teams around the country with so much turnover. Good luck Kobe. Hardly got to know ya but wish you well. Good luck on a new beginning for Michigan basketball Coach Howard.
Off topic, the best thing I read about this NCAA tourney is that each of the Fab 5 reached out to congratulate Coach Dutcher on making the Finals. At least relationships in college basketball still matter and I hope that does not change too much though I wonder.
Good luck to Bufkin. I think he could have gotten a little more run as a freshman to get the kinks out like levert, but I wish him luck!
2 projected first round picks and a college all American center and no tourney. Make of it what you will :)
exactly
People want to keep Howard?
1. He said he would kill somebody
2. He slapped a coach
3. Team didn’t make the tournament
4. Last two seasons at .500 with 4 NBA draft picks and an all BIG center
5. Roster construction
He should have been gone last year
Neg away!
Maybe we can get 9 new transfers or whatever like KSU did. Gonna need it.
So sad. Look at what he inherited with Coach B. Let’s hope he can get it together.