Some Good News For Michigan Basketball

Isaiah Livers announced earlier today that he will return to Michigan for his senior season.

If they get to play any type of basketball this winter, this is great news for my favorite team. Michigan missed out on some top recruits, understandably so, but getting Livers back is big time for this team. And, even though they missed on the top flight prospects, they still have a solid group of incoming freshmen. They have got a few solid guards, one of which is Juwan Howard's kid, and a big seven plus foot center. Add that to two grad transfers, and Michigan could have a solid season coming up. Getting Livers back was key for that to happen. He is the glue. He is the engine. With Zavier Simpson running out of eligibility, Livers is now the big time vet that a young team will crave. He will be the guy that players look to when they are confused, upset, struggling, because he has been through it all. He also happens to be a hell of a basketball player. He can shoot threes, he is relentless when attacking the rim, he can handle the ball a bit and he is one of the better defenders on the team. He will have to do much more on the defensive end this season, but that will be okay because his offensive load should go down a bit due to who is coming in. Both grad transfers can shoot. The kid from Wake Forest, Chaundee Brown I think his name is, is also big and can attack. They will help take the scoring load off Livers. And while Livers can help lock down the perimeter on defense, he will have the big seven footer back there patrolling the paint, along with Brandon Johns Jr, who I expect to have a big time season.

All in all this really helps Juwan Howard and the team, and it helps Livers come back and work on the little things he needs to to become a NBA player. Howard will love having his leadership, his mentality and his tenacity on the floor. He will be the captain for sure. Bookmark that. The team, with all its youth and new guys, will adore having a guy that has been through all this before. Livers knows what the coaches want and expect. And he will make sure that everyone does as he does. He will go hard, and you better believe when you see your best, and most important player going hard, everyone else will too. They will want to keep up. As for Livers, he can get better at shooting the three, he can work to build more muscle so he doesn't get injured as often, he can shore up the little things he needs to to get a shot in the league. This was the best decision he could have made, and hopefully they will have some kind of season so he can prove that he is worth being drafted in the next NBA draft. I can see Livers being a Caris Levert type, or even Duncan Robinson. He can have a career as long as he works out some of the little things he needs to in his final year at Michigan.

In a year filled with crummy news, especially on the sports front, this was a welcome and happy surprise. I am glad Livers is coming back, I think this helps everyone involved and I hope I get to see him play his final season as a Wolverine. Finally some good news in this world, at least for me and my sports mind. 

Ty

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