He is a terrific coach. However, he is used to getting guys who really want to learn the concepts that he embraces and who usually stay four years to learn them. There is that paradox at play; you get top players, do they stay for four years and are they interested in learning offensive concepts that deemphasize the dribble, emphasize player movement to create space and openings and challenge defenses to adjust without the ball being in the moving player's hands, and that do not operate on a star system.
My view that such systems, be they predicated on soccer principles (International play) or the Princeton or the Triangle or some other passing game concept, are the paradigm for the future. However, while those systems are on the rise, in both colleges and the pros, they are not presently ascendent and still I have to believe are met with considerable residence among the And-1 star generation paradigm that has ruled American basketball for a long, long time.
Michigan is a big ship to steer in a new direction, but I have to believe that the work already done will make the direction less new and the forces that be at MU more receptive.