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Joey Baker Update

Related Topics: Michigan, Ann Arbor, Saddi Washington

So how’s Joey Baker doing in Ann Arbor?

So far so good.

The Duke transfer says he was recruited by Wolverine assistant Saddi Washington some and that the Michigan staff is encouraging him to play like the player Washington saw in high school.

What we didn’t realize was that his hip injury was an ongoing problem at Duke and it really affected his development.

Surgery this summer may have gotten him back on track; the Michigan staff is excited about what he’s doing in practice.

For his part, Baker seems to know what he wants: “[To have] a bigger impact than I was able to have at Duke on winning.