Last Friday marked the first time in nearly two years that college coaches were able to evaluate HS prospects in person due to the health crisis. The Wolverine staff dispersed to various locations throughout the country to view several offers/targets and undoubtedly identify new talent. As such, I made stops in the DMV-area and New Jersey to get updated evals and the latest intel.
Guards /
2022 Dug McDaniel won the race to commit when he verbally committed to Michigan on his official visit last week. And with that, the pursuit of 2022 guards has effectively ended with Jett Howard a lock to be his backcourt mate in the class.
I was excited to see McDaniel in action for an updated look against legit competition when Paul VI Catholic squared off against a loaded DeMatha Catholic team (although not quite as potent as usual) in the marquee game on Friday night. I'm generally big on evaluating prospects against high-end competition (oversimplified translation = legit size +
Last week I introduced this weekly column that aims to expand on weekly trends for the basketball team relative to season expectations or progression/regression as compared to prior weeks.
In short, you can use this analysis as sort of a stock report for the hoops squad in terms of individual + team performance, sets and lineups.
THREE UP
Dickinson + Diabate...together. Off-season chatter focused on potential spacing issues with a Hunter/Moussa tandem at the same time. While that concern has some validity, most failed to account for the other end of the court.
The possession below against UNLV reflects the peak of this combination. Diabate's size/length/combination wreaks havoc defensively on the perimeter or the paint, while using high-low sets alleviates the spacing concerns offensively. /
To put this lineup into perspective, Michigan was a +13 against UNLV with Hunter/Moussa sharing the court and a net zero when they did not. Juwan Howard isn't getting much offense
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