Beilein Once Smashed His Own Birthday Cake
John Beilein didn't always celebrate birthday parties by eating subs. In his younger days, he was once so upset by a loss that he smashed his own birthday cake against the wall. It was crazy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23mountaineers…
March 30th, 2013 at 10:13 PM ^
I was skeptical about this story based on the title of the post, but it's a surprisingly good read, touching on Beilein's upbringing and how he arrived at his offensive philosophy.
March 30th, 2013 at 10:13 PM ^
This blog needs "John Beilein is a badass" tag
March 30th, 2013 at 10:15 PM ^
March 30th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
I imagine it went down like this
March 30th, 2013 at 10:27 PM ^
We smashed a cake. It was too crazy!
March 30th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
the cake was a lie
March 30th, 2013 at 11:13 PM ^
I feel like we have the best basketball coach in the country, hands down.
I also love that Beilein's mother once walked out of a Syracuse game at the Carrier Dome because of biased officiating. If we get past Florida, we'll have to take on 'cuse. The Beilein family has a long history of hating them, it seems.
March 30th, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^
*when
March 30th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ^
Then you've won an all expenses paid trip to Bolivia, sir.
Beilein considers Boeheim a mentor; Boeheim's recommendation was essential in every D1 job Beilein got before Michigan.
March 30th, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^
March 30th, 2013 at 11:57 PM ^
Bo would have smashed a cake after a loss, too. Birthday cakes and losing locker rooms are a messy combination.
Am I the only one who thought this was some kind of bizarre reference to Beilein avoiding the practices of Steve Fisher?
I wonder if Nik Stauskas reminded him of his young self.