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Welcome to the Inaugural Moving Screen Big Ten Draft. We invited three guests to help us draft the top 40 players in the Big Ten.

Our guests

Zach Osterman, Indy Star (@ZachOsterman)
Graham Couch, Lansing State Journal (@Graham_Couch)
Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal (@JimPolzinWSJ)

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The results

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Michigan State lost its secret scrimmage against Gonzaga, 103–87. Brendan and Dylan try to make sense of what (if anything) the result means and what meaningful tidbits we can take from the scrimmage and then wrap things up with KenPom’s initial preseason rankings for Big Ten teams.

Among the topics discussed:
– Michigan State’s rotation (now and in the future)
– Joshua Langford’s health
– Gonzaga dominating Michigan State in the paint
– How will this MSU offense blend the old with the new?
– What to expected versus Kentucky
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Timestamps:
(05:44) Michigan State/Gonzaga Secret Scrimmage
(41:32) Breaking down KenPom’s preseason rankings

It was a big day in Ann Arbor on Thursday as Juwan Howard landed a commitment from Isaiah Todd, his first five-star recruit, and held Michigan Media Day. Brendan and Dylan share their thoughts on what Todd’s commitment means for Michigan, how his game fits at the next level and what comes next before sharing some quick media day takeaways.

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Timestamps:
(3:31) Making sense of Isaiah Todd to Michigan
(39:35) Takeaways from Michigan Media Day

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Brendan and Dylan answer listener-submitted questions on all things Michigan and Michigan State basketball. The conversation hits on Michigan and Michigan State recruiting, which players are most likely to under or overachieve, when Michigan State will lose its first game, who will recruit more McDonald’s All-Americans and much more.

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Brendan and Dylan discuss their preseason Big Ten picks and where the rest of the media went wrong in the official unofficial preseason Big Ten poll. The conversation runs through the conference from top to bottom with thoughts on all 14 teams before getting into conference awards and coaches on the hot seat.

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Timestamps:
(3:20) Big Ten picks
(1:02:22) Coaches on the hot seat
(1:07:57) All-Big Ten awards

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With practice underway in Ann Arbor and East Lansing, we dive into some key early-season storylines in a combined episode of the podcast. The conversation ranges from Rocket Watts to Zavier Simpson and some insight from Brendan after a conversation with Phil Martelli.

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Among the topics discussed:

  • (06:20) Impressions from Michigan State’s first practice, Hauser waiver?
  • (20:27) Rocket Watts, Malik Hall look legit
  • (31:02) Xavier Tillman’s growth path
  • (40:53) Michigan starts with defense
  • (50:38) How will Michigan’s new staff work together?
  • (57:10) The Zavier Simpson conundrum

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We debate the Big Ten’s top 25 players list that ran on UM Hoops and Inside the Hall throughout the week. Brendan provides an outside perspective on the list and shares his opinions and disagreements. We hit on where Michigan and Michigan State players are ranked and who might be under and overvalued by year’s end.

Key players discussed include Anthony Cowan, Kaleb Wesson, Nojel Eastern, Jon Teske, Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Nate Reuvers, Franz Wagner and more.
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The Moving Screen is a podcast collaboration with The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn. We’ll be tackling Michigan, Michigan State and Big Ten basketball at large with a blend of rational analysis and hot takes.

We look back at the John Beilein era one final time. We spent an hour and a half sharing our picks for best and worst wins, losses, moments, seasons and stories over the last decade of Michigan basketball. The conversation includes best road atmospheres, strangest environments, favorite buzzer-beaters, best game, worst loss and much more.

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The Moving Screen is a podcast collaboration with The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn. We’ll be tackling Michigan, Michigan State and Big Ten basketball at large with a blend of rational analysis and hot takes.

After discussing the Spartans in-depth last week, we dive into the state of Michigan basketball this week. The discussion includes style of play, tempo, Isaiah Livers, Franz Wagner and what works best around Zavier Simpson. We wrap up with our floor and ceiling projections for Michigan in 2019-20.
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Among the topics discussed:
(06:56) Style of play & tempo
(20:18) What are realistic expectations for Isaiah Livers?
(39:32) What does positionless mean to you?
(46:43) Ceiling & floor projections for Michigan in 2019-20

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Brendan sat down with Tom Izzo for 2 and a half hours to discuss the 2019-20 Spartans. He wrote about that discussion in a story at The Athletic and we discuss some of the more interesting nuggets in today’s podcast.

Among the topics discussed:
(06:02) Joshua Langford’s shot selection, health and role
(19:49) How Rocket Watts could change the rotation (and ceiling)
(28:46) Malik Hall and the versatile list of options at the four
(42:09) 65 shots per game! How will the Spartans play in 2019-20?

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