Morgan was huge tonight

Loved seeing him hit the last dunk.

It was certainly fitting

Yes, but that crowd-screech-evoking dunk had nothing (in terms of importance) to the charge he took on Triche. "He's our best charge-taker," Coach B noted. (Um, Sir John, you've never met my daughter---since she got a VISA card, that is). Seriously, I was so glad to see big Jordan play a pivotal role...great team attitude.

FOr me, the second-most gratifying part of the game (second to our win, naturally), was trash-talker Michael C-W failing to walk the walk (2 pts, foul out) after so virulently talking the talk.

Yeah, kind sir, you shut Trey down pretty well. Only one problem: we have other guys on our roster...any four of whom can be on the court at the same time as Trey.

One last shot, goofy and paradoxical as it may at first sound, friends---I was glad to see Mighty Mitch miss all three of those FT attempts (the third facilitated by an Orange lane-violation): his FT shooting% may convince enough of the Marty Blakes of the world to in turn convince him (MM) to stand by his earlier statement and play for Michigan next year...

michmike wrote:

...FOr me, the second-most gratifying part of the game (second to our win, naturally), was trash-talker Michael C-W failing to walk the walk (2 pts, foul out) after so virulently talking the talk

Yeah, kind sir, you shut Trey down pretty well. Only one problem: we have other guys on our roster...any four of whom can be on the court at the same time as Trey...

+2

michmike wrote:

...One last shot, goofy and paradoxical as it may at first sound, friends---I was glad to see Mighty Mitch miss all three of those FT attempts (the third facilitated by an Orange lane-violation): his FT shooting% may convince enough of the Marty Blakes of the world to in turn convince him (MM) to stand by his earlier statement and play for Michigan next year...

Mitch WILL be back next year. I'm really starting to worry about GR3 though.

GR3 should come back. He is weak(physically) and I am not knocking the kid, he is going to be good. I completely disagree with any analyst that thinks he will be a first round draft pick. If he does go I wish him well.

umichfaninpa wrote:

GR3 should come back. He is weak(physically) and I am not knocking the kid, he is going to be good. I completely disagree with any analyst that thinks he will be a first round draft pick. If he does go I wish him well.

He is projected as a 3 in the NBA. He has been playing the 4 for UM. He isn't weak, he is guarding bigger players. He will be a lottery pick if he goes.

Lottery is top 10, and I understand that he is quote playing a 4 defensively but he isn't consistently lighting it up offensively. Again, I think he is going to be very good. Wish him well if he goes. I don't think first just my opinion and I definitely don't see him as one of the 10 best.

Lottery is 14 teams. The NBA drafts on potential not accomplishment. NBA teams would rather develop a player on their roster. There are only two rounds in the NBA draft, and they are afraid that if they pass on potential talent, it will come back to haunt them. And, if a player doesn't work out, it's easy to dump him.

Exactly. DeShaun Thomas is a top 10 NCAA player but doesn't have nearly the NBA potential of GRIII. Same can be said for guys like Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, etc.