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Almost a Quarter of Michigan's Returning Hoops Roster is Transferring

By 11W Staff - 21 March 2012
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Evan Smotrycz, Colton Christian and Carlton Brundidge are all leaving Ann Arbor. (mgoblue.com)

Source mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032112aaa.html

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painterlad on 21 Mar 2012 - 3:41pm #

Every rat knows a sinking ship.

To err is human. Really sucking requires having yellow stripes on your helmet.

BucksfanXC on 21 Mar 2012 - 4:47pm #

These guys aren't jumping off a sinking ship, they are leaving before their playing time is gone. McGary, Robinson III and Horford are taking all the minutes from the 3-5 spots next year. Now, Trey Burke leaving makes things interesting. You can have all the talent in the world and it's moot if you can't get them the ball because you have no PG

“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody

M Man on 21 Mar 2012 - 4:43pm #

Good, concise summary by Brian Cook at MGoBlog:

Smotrycz is the headliner here. He started the first half of the year before Michigan went to Stu Douglass in the starting lineup; playing out of position the rest of the year at the five he still saw 20 minutes a game and was Michigan's best three-point shooter over the course of the season. He was projected to start at the four next year. His loss is both inexplicable and harmful. Unless Smotrycz was flat out told that McGary and Robinson were going to eat his minutes I don't understand that departure.

Brundidge only saw a few minutes spotting Trey Burke; Christian was also an end of the bench type.

As for a "sinking ship;" with Mitch McGary, Glenn Robinson III, Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and a RS Jr. Jordan Morgan, with now a possiblity of another blue-chip national recruit and bench players including Vogrich, Stauskas, Horford and Bielfeldt, we'll be able to put a good team on the floor. Young, inexperienced and thin, yes. But talented, exciting and full of potential. Praying to almighty God that nothing happens to Trey Burke.

Kalamazoo Steve on 21 Mar 2012 - 4:45pm #

Like leaving early? See the next post in Buckshots.

M Man on 21 Mar 2012 - 4:55pm #

I guess that if I had to respond to that speculation, I'd be thanking Thad Matta, Aaron Craft and the rest of the OSU Buckeyes for their performance in the B1G Tournament, in showing that Trey Burke is not ready for the NBA. Yet.

Jason Staff on 21 Mar 2012 - 5:24pm #

Burke is just trying to get to the NBA before Aaron Craft shows up.

painterlad on 21 Mar 2012 - 4:46pm #

Sorry. I lothe all things yellow and blue and to me it will always be a sinking ship. It has nothing to do with their talent level.

To err is human. Really sucking requires having yellow stripes on your helmet.

Maestro on 21 Mar 2012 - 5:12pm #

Wonder if any of this has to do with the scUM coaches not knowing the difference between Ohio and Ohio State? ha

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awwwwwwop on 21 Mar 2012 - 5:20pm #

Michigan just needs to get rid of all these guys with the euro names, vodrich, smotryck, novak, yuck.

"Who cares? Go Bucks." - Aaron Untch

M Man on 21 Mar 2012 - 5:26pm #

Three words:

Slobodan "Boban" Savović.

Normal Buck on 21 Mar 2012 - 7:41pm #

Precisely.

ShowThemOhiosHere on 21 Mar 2012 - 7:06pm #

I'm not sure if Burke is NBA ready yet...I also said the same thing about BJ, Kosta, and Cook when they all left early and they're doing well. I'd like to see him go :)

Class of 2010.

FortMeyer on 21 Mar 2012 - 9:12pm #

It only matters if their wallet is ready for the incoming dough. And all wallets are ready for the incoming dough. If he's told he'll go in the first round, he is gone.