Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Michigan Tuesday: Happy for Duncan

Duncan Robinson made NBA history a couple years ago as a member of the Miami Heat.  He was the only D3 player to ever start an NBA Finals Game.  Lebron ended up being too much for the injured Heat in the Orlando Bubble.  Duncan since then signed a huge new contract and was regulated to the bench.  His shooting all of sudden became inconsistent and his defense was a liability.   The Heat struggled all year long and barely made the playoffs after going 1-1 in the play-in games.  


Then Tyler Herro gets hurt and Duncan's time on the floor and role all of sudden gets elevated in the playoffs.   Jimmy Butler and Duncan's bench buddies start playing well and now the Heat is headed to the NBA Finals again.  Duncan had a high point total of 22 in Game 3 of the East Conference finals and finished with 10 points last night as the Heat closed out the Celtics in Game 7.  For example, last year in the Heats final playoff game vs. the Celtics, Duncan did not play.  Great bounce back Duncan, keep playing well and be confident in that jumper!   

  • Michigan will need a big year from Kris Jenkins on the defensive line next season.  Kris is up to 309 pounds in this off season. 
  • Paul Chyrst ends up at Texas as an offensive analyst.  Some projected he might end up on Harbaugh's staff since they seem friendly. 
  • Former Michigan WR commit Markus Allen who ended up at Wisconsin, recently got arrested. 
  • Has anyone else noticed that Jake Butt and Devin Gardner are sideline reporters for Fox's USFL coverage? Love to see former Wolverines making it covering football!
  • 5-star WR in 2024 Ryan Wingo will be visiting Ann Arbor June 9-11.  Ryan is rated as the #2 WR in the class as hails from St. Louis. 

2 comments:

Cormac said...

At least Devin isn't in the booth providing either announcing or commentary. He was awful, just like his tutelage of Joe Milton.

Thom said...

The play by play last year was just about as bad.