Reaction to Franz Wagner's commitment and what it means for Michigan
The Michigan Insider
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🗓️ 8 July 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In the wake of German wing Franz Wagner's commitment and signing to play for the Michigan basketball team this upcoming season, we break down what the Wolverines' first commitment under Juwan Howard means for Michigan.
First, we look at how good Wagner is, what he's good at, where he can grow his game and how he can improve. We contextualize what can be read from his play in Germany, and how it could translate as a freshman. We also look at his fit, and how critical earning his commitment was for the Wolverines after a deflating offseason.
Then, we turn our attention to Michigan's team, taking an early glimpse at how the starting lineup and rotation look with Wagner in the fold. We also answer listener questions on both who might lead Michigan in scoring next season and who the Wolverines most need to step up this offseason.
We close by taking a look at Michigan's expectations for next season now that it has Wagner on its team, and more on what the pledge can do for the Wolverines.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:09.5 | Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast or audio source for all things Michigan football, |
| 0:13.3 | basketball, and recruiting. |
| 0:14.8 | I'm your host, Zach Shaw. |
| 0:15.7 | Steve Lorenz on the phone lines with me. |
| 0:17.9 | As always, you can check out all of our stories at the Michiganinsider.com and |
| 0:22.1 | Michigan.247 Sports.com. |
| 0:24.8 | We've got a lot of writing. |
| 0:26.1 | We're going to try to pick up the podcast a little bit as we head back toward the end |
| 0:29.9 | of summer. |
| 0:30.4 | Football is coming. |
| 0:32.2 | You know, basketball at some point is coming. |
| 0:34.4 | This podcast is actually going to be our first basketball one in a while surrounding the commitment of Franz Wagner. You know, it's a little unfair to put a ton on him, |
| 0:47.2 | but I wrote about this this weekend. All the offseason losses that Michigan has taken |
| 0:54.0 | losing their top three scorers, losing |
| 0:56.8 | Jalen Wilson, losing John B-line. |
| 1:00.0 | You know, they have a new staff in place. |
| 1:02.5 | There are reasons that Michigan fans could be excited about it, but it was a off-season |
| 1:07.2 | full of people leaving. |
| 1:11.0 | And so this is finally, it's Juan Howard's first commitment, first recruiting win, beat |
| 1:16.8 | out Alba, Berlin. |
| 1:18.8 | You know, hard to tell, hard to say how much they were willing to pay or, you know, |
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