A certain player went in a certain round that nobody believed would happen.

SEGMENT ONE: MORE WAGNER?

We discuss Michigan basketball’s outlook for 2019-2020 with and without Franz Wagner, who as of recording time hasn’t made a decision between Alba Berlin and the Wolverines. He’s risen to 2020 first round candidate, and he’d likely fill the Iggy Brazdeikis role as a larger catch-and-shoot threat who can score in a variety of ways. We’re not quite ready to say that adding Wagner is the difference between making and missing the NCAA tournament, but we get close.

SEGMENT TWO: BIG TEN RUNDOWN

We go team-by-team using Bart Torvik’s 2020 projections as a jumping-off point to predict an approximate order of finish. We’re bullish on MSU and Maryland; less so on Penn State, Nebraska, and Northwestern. Can the conference produce more than six NCAA bids? There are a lot of teams in the middle of the pack that could find themselves on the bubble and not much in the way of locks beyond the aforementioned Spartans and Terps.

SEGMENT THREE: POOLE PARTY IN THE BAY AREA

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Iggy Brazdeikis to the Knicks is also discussed before we delve into a question about John Beilein’s ability to turn the Cavs into contenders. A lot has to go right for that to happen; will Dan Gilbert give him enough time?

SEGMENT FOUR: BASEBALL SCHOOL NOW

We don’t claim to know college baseball, so we spend a few minutes appreciating Michigan’s run to the championship series. Alex used to play backyard football with Karl Kaufmann and somehow his crew took a while to figure out that the kid with an arm-cannon should play quarterback.

SONGS:

"Come On Home" — Franz Ferdinand "What is Success"— Allen Toussaint "Interlude" — Lamont Dozier

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