To all the Kentucky fans who are calling for Billy Gillespie’s head on a platter for losing to Gardner Webb and comparing it to Michigan’s football loss to App. State take a step back and give Coach Gillespie a chance to bring in a full recruiting class and more importantly implement his system… I know this is not easy… Just ask Tubby Smith.
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Eastern Michigan hosted Brown University at 12:00 on Friday. Unbeleiveable as it sounds the game was a weekday noon start. Brown found their groove early. According to Brown player, Chris Skrelja (9 rebounds/8assists) it was the fact that they practice at 5:30 in the morning everyday. “This felt like a night game for us.” They play Michigan on Sunday at noon. Can they pull off two wins at high noon? Time will tell.
It was the 600th game at Chrisler Arena, but more importantly it was the first game for John Beilein as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. As I watched the game from courtside I marveled at the way Coach Beilein has taken a team with 8 newcomers that averaged only 64 points a game and turned it into an up tempo offensive team. They routed Radford University 82-55. All this while starting two freshman in the backcourt and turning a lo post player into a perimeter threat.
Keep an eye on Deshawn Sims. Look for him to have a great year and be one of the main beneficieries of the John Beilein system.
7’2″ center Roy Hibbert withdrew his name from the NBA Draft and will return to Georgetown for his senior season. The timing of the decision is telling, and it seems that Hibbert was waiting to see how the lottery shook out before making a final decision. Most mock drafts had him going somewhere in the 8-14 range, so it’s possible that Hibbert didn’t like the idea going to the teams in that range – Charlotte, Chicago, Sacramento, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Orleans and the LA Clippers.
According to Hibbert, it was more about wanting to play another year of college ball than it was about the prospect of going to one team or another:
“I said to myself, ‘Do I really want to go in the draft and sit on the bench?'” Hibbert said. “My heart was here. … I feel like I have unfinished business here.”
If Hibbert continues to progress, he should find himself in the top five of the 2008 draft, which looks to be much thinner on big men than this year’s draft. However, the league is slowly moving away from offenses that feature a traditional center, and Hibbert, while skilled, is especially slow. If he doesn’t progress much in his senior season, he might slip into the late first round. GMs would be wise not to forget how well Hibbert played against Greg Oden in the Final Four, posting 19 points and six boards against the probable #1 pick in this year’s draft.
Some NBA teams are eyeing the playoffs while others are eyeing the lottery. Are teams like the Grizzlies and Celtics purposely losing to improve their chances of landing Greg Oden or Kevin Durant? Does tanking even work? I take a look.
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