As expected, sophomores Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III will leave Michigan early to enter the NBA Draft. It's hard to argue with these decisions. Nik is the Big Ten Player of the Year and GR3 has an upside that the NBA loves. It's funny because Nik is probably close to his ceiling and GR3 is expected to have plenty of room to develop.
I never thought we would have a basketball program sending guys to the NBA at the rate John Beilien has put together. He really has a great eye in recruiting and developing kids into NBA caliber talents.
It will be fun to see who Michigan brings in during the spring signing period to fill the spots left by Stauskas, Robinson and Horford. Let's hope McGary isn't on the list. Coach is on record saying he will start looking for bigger/shot blockers type of kids with the new defensive rules that are now in place.
Here are a couple names to watch: Ryan Taylor, Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Aubrey Dawkins. Muhammad is expected in this weekend for a visit and Aubrey is the son of Stanford coach and former Duke assistant Johnny Dawkins ( I wonder why he isn't going to Stanford to play for his dad?). Aubrey is also expected to visit Ann Arbor at some point. The great thing about basketball recruiting is there is a ton of talent out there and limited scholarships. The Michigan coaching staff could can easily go out and find a Spike or Caris this late in the cycle.
- When Michigan plays Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament, there is a good chance the Volunteers will lose their head coach. First Bruce Pearl and now Cuonzo Martin has taken the CAL job.
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