MGoBlog: The MGoPodcast

Things discussed:

• Did anyone break down the NIT bracket? Go check the Bracket Assist Tool—it's got all the NIT teams in it.
• Michigan offseason: Assume the Big 3 come back, what are they, and do they invite back the bad bench?
• Jett talk: He's not playing winning basketball, team actually plays its best games without him. Well, he looks like a freshman. He shouldn't, because he's a coach's son and an NBA son and an IMG guy, but do the NBA or IMG teach defense?
• NCAA vs NBA: NCAA you're part of a team, NBA you can shoot threes and ignore defense unless your team is one of the few with a chance of winning a title.
• Offense is going to take a leap forward when Dug figures out how to point—go look at KSU's point guard. This is a several year process, but he should go from an 21/16 TO/assist guy to a 28/14 guy, to a 32/12 guy, to a 40/10 guy.
• How to portal: There are SO MANY guys out there. Get a glue guy who can rebound like the guy from Wofford. Get a JT Shumate.
• Llewellyn? Michigan can afford to keep everyone on scholarship using NIL, but they need to have a conversation with TW, Tschetter, and if they get back Kobe, Llewellyn as well, and say "this is the role you've got, because we're hitting the portal for your position."
• Bracket talks: Purdue has a pretty easy run to the Elite 8 and is screwed after. Duke is meh, Tennessee lost Zeigler, KSU and Marquette are the best 2 and 3.
• Craig's advice (via Roundtable alum Ed Feng): UConn over Kansas.
• Penn State? Like Shrewsberry, love Pickett, but they're so three-dependent, their shot volume stuff is terrible, they're 2nd to last in the country at turnovers and offensive rebounding.
• Hockey: go read Alex's article.