The guys fought hard BUT tonight was the night where I could really see what Coach B was saying about being frustrated with the college game.
What I mean is the 2021-22 class Headlined by Caleb Houstan and Diabete is hurting the team NOW. Two guys who could've benefited by staying in college but opting to be lottery picks but will probably be out of professional basketball let alone the NBA in less than 3 years.
When I say hurting the team the depth and construction of this team is really bad and the coaching staff had to scramble and it's showing:
Maybe Llewellyn would've gotten better like Devante Jones did last year but before his injury he never seemed comfortable running the point but the blessing in disguise is Dug is playing a year early and he will be better next year for it.
Hunter is still getting his, but he doesn't have a lot of pieces around him but he is more inconsistent in spots this year
The guy who REALLY, REALLY, REALLY drives me crazy is Reid Jr.
I understand he's a freshman BUT he has one of the lowest basketball IQ's I ever seen, even for a freshman. He should be a JUCO or at best a D3 player. He got 4 stupid fouls in the first half that really took him out of the game and disrupted the flow of the game including that stupid technical foul. Fukk him, give Tcheter his minutes. Reid Jr can't catch the ball, knot kneed with very small hands = DISASTER
Jawan deserves a lot of the blame for the construction of the roster but yeah we're most likely a NIT team and we have TWO tough back to back road games coming up.
Still some "fans" on certain messages boards want Jawan gone...
With the success of the team in the past, some won't accept a "down year" but it is what is. Hopefully they keep fighting but a lot of the better teams and blue blood programs go for development of the 2- 3 star instead of the 5 star or the transfer portal. Look at the top 5 rosters. Michigan has to get better in that regard.