Michigan is a curious choice for McGary. His AAU coach, who is clearly trying to get a job at Michigan, said that JB has a tremendous record developing bigs. Not sure who those bigs are. Pittsnoggle? Joel Alexander? One year of Jordan Morgan dunking pick and roll feeds with Darius Morris? Sorry, record isn't there. The only thing that would seem to favor UM is that McGary seems to want to become a perimeter big rather than the human wrecking ball he has been to date. UM doesn't play a system for a true post. It's all ball screens and jump shots.
Personally, I think everyone is overthinking the McGary stuff. He is extremely likely to play only one year of college basketball. His parents would like to see him play. He has one very good friend (Glenn Robinson III) who would play with him and if Hardaway doesn't go pro, they could have a nice one-year run at a FF before he becomes a millionaire.
He will stay close to home. For one year. That is the biggest reason.
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