(03-16-2023 03:35 PM)eastisbest Wrote:  If I were a player, I'd cringe at this thread title coming from an adult.

However, it's here, let's talk.

Goal of the university is to move people up. IF Dennis can get a round 2, who wouldn't cheer for that? Moving to another team and university to take on more challenges is what risk takers do. They don't spend their lives living in the parent's shadow. They separate, start from scratch, whatever to take the risks and see where their talents live on their own merits. Then they come back and live off the parents. If Dennis goes out, his stated goal is to become a coach. Go out, see how others do it (same thing I opined Candle should have done), then move up and hopefully come back someday as coach. The perfect story.

BG just brought in a coach that never played. Was a high school assistant then took a risk, moved across country working as an unpaid assistment and made a name. This is the way.

I miss any player but there is nothing they accomplish on our court the university can take pride in more than what they do after.

Doesn't sound like Coach Howard's sons are getting that playing for him at Michigan. Going to a higher budget program with highly recruited players doesn't exactly sound risk taking. Our Coach K seems to do a very good job developing talent. UT is in a guard oriented league and have been performing well. The problem is, they need two or three
athletically talented 6'8" -7 ft bigs to be able to break thru. A true talented big would have made this team a great one vs being good-very good.

(03-16-2023 07:14 PM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 03:35 PM)eastisbest Wrote:  If I were a player, I'd cringe at this thread title coming from an adult.

However, it's here, let's talk.

Goal of the university is to move people up. IF Dennis can get a round 2, who wouldn't cheer for that? Moving to another team and university to take on more challenges is what risk takers do. They don't spend their lives living in the parent's shadow. They separate, start from scratch, whatever to take the risks and see where their talents live on their own merits. Then they come back and live off the parents. If Dennis goes out, his stated goal is to become a coach. Go out, see how others do it (same thing I opined Candle should have done), then move up and hopefully come back someday as coach. The perfect story.

BG just brought in a coach that never played. Was a high school assistant then took a risk, moved across country working as an unpaid assistment and made a name. This is the way.

I miss any player but there is nothing they accomplish on our court the university can take pride in more than what they do after.

Doesn't sound like Coach Howard's sons are getting that playing for him at Michigan. Going to a higher budget program with highly recruited players doesn't exactly sound risk taking. Our Coach K seems to do a very good job developing talent. UT is in a guard oriented league and have been performing well. The problem is, they need two or three
athletically talented 6'8" -7 ft bigs to be able to break thru. A true talented big would have made this team a great one vs being good-very good.

Someone on the UM game thread brought up that Howard was way too friendly with RJ and I countered with that exact point. Maybe you read it?

Michigan is not an up and coming team that looks to challenge for an NCAA like the Alabama that Sears transfered to. I wouldn't behoove Dennis to stay at Toledo if he had chance transfering to a program like that, particularly if he can do it with a UToledo degree in hand. Risk takers take risks.

I hope RayJ gets an NBA contract. But I think his average quickness will only get him an overseas contract. He is clever but I believe he could get shut down most nights by quicker NBA defenders. Hope I'm wrong.