Quote:Last year, somewhere in the neighborhood of 140-150 Michigan kids got Division I scholarships,”

This can't be right, sounds high.

http://www.freep.com/article/20111215/HSS/111215056

Mill Coleman's numbers are as over hyped as he was over rated. Mill, was MSU's version of Benny Clark, and a classic example of why one shouldn't get too excited over the majority of MI talent.

When I put in 2011, MI, commits only, HS, Prep, JC, it returned 65 results. That's right in the neighborhood where we're always at.

I remember watching Mill as a freshman at Albion, then all of a sudden he is gone to the east side...hmm

(12-18-2011 01:24 AM)Kimbosucks Wrote:  I remember watching Mill as a freshman at Albion, then all of a sudden he is gone to the east side...hmm

It's an Albion thing, leaving that is. If you're from Albion, like I am, you'd understand why folks of all types are fleeing. Another great athlete near that era, Dean Hobson, left to go to either Huron or Pioneer to finish up his HS BB career. He ended up at "M". 

David Washighton? Stayed. He was great until he met Weber in the semi finals. We lost to him by 1 and 2 points my senior year of high school. Of course actual school caught up with him in college. I remember him playing football as a freshman.

Another kid 6'7 type kid went to like idaho state or something. There were 7 guys on my high school basketball team and I was 6'3. One kid ended up in the NBA until he lied on his physical(kid as a thief) went jc then became a chimp.

(12-18-2011 11:29 AM)Kimbosucks Wrote:  David Washighton? Stayed. He was great until he met Weber in the semi finals. We lost to him by 1 and 2 points my senior year of high school. Of course actual school caught up with him in college. I remember him playing football as a freshman.

David was mostly big which will take you a long way in HS BB.

He went to minnesota for a few minutes, right?

(12-18-2011 02:25 PM)Kimbosucks Wrote:  He went to minnesota for a few minutes, right?

I think so. Milton Barnes former Albion College all-American and former HS coach at Albion was an asst. at Minnesota.

(12-17-2011 09:34 AM)BCBronco Wrote:  

Quote:Last year, somewhere in the neighborhood of 140-150 Michigan kids got Division I scholarships,”

This can't be right, sounds high.

http://www.freep.com/article/20111215/HSS/111215056

Too high by a factor of two, I'd think.

Lot of hype for a commercial venture.

Coleman and his buddy trying to make a living off the backs of Michigan HS kids - camps, travelling 7-on-7 all-stars, this combine-type thing.

Needless to say I don't like it.

For this particular scam though you'd think they would low-ball the number of D-I schollies to attract more interest.

Guess just shows they don't know what the he11 they're doing.

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1182411

Rivals had Michigan at 59. 150 would be 5th in the nation, just ahead of Ohio (144). So....yeah, no.