Mitch McGary out indefinitely

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Jeff Borzello ‏@jeffborzello 9m

Mitch McGary is out indefinitely after electing to have surgery on his lower back, the school announced. No timetable.

[mr wing 69]

Wow thats not good for any young athlete but on the other hand it makes it good for us when we play michigan

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[Parakeet Jones 3,740]

Now likely the season per ESPN.

 

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10202078/mitch-mcgary-michigan-wolverines-back-surgery-season-likely-over

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Should've left last year

[Stuhoo 79,578]

Should've left last year

 

To be an injured late first round draft pick without a guaranteed contract, and NO chance at a college degree?

That sounds like University of Kentucky logic.

 

I'd rather have my kid stay back, get a Michigan degree, and have some life skills toward his future.

This is exactly why young players SHOULD stay in college!

[All_Hoosiers 873]

Should've left last year

 

Weak draft and his stock rose after the tournament, so I agree. Staying won't ruin him though.

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Weak draft and his stock rose after the tournament, so I agree. Staying won't ruin him though.

If he has major back problems it will. 

[Hovadipo 54,962]

[quote name="IUfan_Charlie" post="25894" timestamp="1388187388"]If he has major back problems it will. [/quote]

A degree from Michigan won't...


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[mdn82 25,510]

Should have took that money.  

[mdn82 25,510]

A degree from Michigan won't...


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No, a degree from UM is really good.  That rookie contract will probably be more than IF he gets a 4 year degree at UM though.  He could have came back to UM on that contract.  Easy in hindsight, but it sucks for the kid.  He had really turned his life around from Indiana High School to Prep School to UM.  

[Stuhoo 79,578]

When they leave after only one year, they very seldom come back for the degree.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

All depends on where he would have been picked.

 

 

Very few UM graduates will make in their lifetime, what Oladipo is slated to make the next 5 seasons.

[Stuhoo 79,578]

All depends on where he would have been picked.
 
 
Very few UM graduates will make in their lifetime, what Oladipo is slated to make the next 5 seasons.

Ahem, Victor Oladipo got to make that money AND has the college degree.

And I betcha he likes it that way.

[bronkonagurski 894]

Did NBA scouts really have him rated that highly though? 

[mdn82 25,510]

When they leave after only one year, they very seldom come back for the degree.

 

Agreed.  With his past it is not a lock that he was staying 4 years anyway.  He was trying to improve his stock.  People thought it was nuts when he didn't come out last year, because that would keep him 3 years.  He would have been a lottery pick last year.  Hard to get back to that.  

[All_Hoosiers 873]

[quote name="bronkonagurski" post="25946" timestamp="1388205562"]Did NBA scouts really have him rated that highly though? [/quote]

If I remember correctly, I think he was projected a mid-first rounder, not much behind Cody Zeller.


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[Hovadipo 54,962]

[quote name="bronkonagurski" post="25946" timestamp="1388205562"]Did NBA scouts really have him rated that highly though? [/quote]

He was at an astronomically idiotic (if that makes sense) high spot in mock drafts. More or less based off of those couple of tournament games.


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[TheWatShot 13,622]

He was a "flavor of the month" type of player that NBA scouts notoriously fall in love with. They probably didn't even know who he was before the tourney. 

[KingPG21 6,582]

Did NBA scouts really have him rated that highly though? 

Yes. NBA scouts saw what he did in the tournament, threw out the rest of the season and assumed he was going to be special. Also helped that last year's draft was really weak

[Stuhoo 79,578]

Yes. NBA scouts saw what he did in the tournament, threw out the rest of the season and assumed he was going to be special. Also helped that last year's draft was really weak

I believe that McGary's post-tournament buzz would not necessarily have equaled his June draft spot. Cody certainly gained a lot of ground post-tourney, and McGary was already starting to have back troubles before this season. There's not a high likelihood he would have been a lottery pick.