January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
I'd be more critical of Stauskas if he actually touched the guy.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:07 PM ^
that was a terrible call but why are you even out there?
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:07 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
Surprised they called that foul...
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
Home cooking. On the other end they could have called 3 fouls on that play where Stauskas lost it... But now you breathe on a guy and it's three shots
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
We better foul and not let them get up a 3...
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:18 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
This is a rough finish for the good guys.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
for good.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Now JB calls a timeout so Minny can draw up their play...
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
I'm trying not to actually
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
Wish I could upvote you; because yes, that was unforgivable. That stuff loses games. You have to practice those situations, so there is no need for a timeout
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
They even gave Stauskas' FT to Minnesota. Unbelievable
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Make the damn free throws.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
That was a weak call on Stauskas. terrible
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Let's see if Beilein has learned anything about how to defend these situations
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
And the kid probably should've made the shot.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:15 PM ^
They made them bring it up the court, and given the refs were calling fouls on 3 pointers where the shooter wasn't touched, it was probably wise to just guard close and try to throw them off
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:27 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
He might know everything there is to know about basketball, but you have to admit that his end of game management (usually the most important part of the game) is sloppy. Calls a timeout for Pitino and then lets them get an easy shot. Good coach, but there obviously needs to be more time devoted in practice to end of game situations. You shouldn't have to call a timeout there; your players should know how to defend in that situation because you have practiced it repeatedly.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Make sure they're going AWAY from the basket.
I'm looking at YOU Zak Irvin. AWAY FROM THE BASKET!!
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
Beilein is God!!!
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
Michigan wins 63-60, *phew*
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
Great win!
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2014, so much better than 2013
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
We beat you all
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
Hell yea! Suck it refs
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
Phew! Big road win, though.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
That was awful.
Guard the inbounder and foul on the catch.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:16 PM ^
It's not a right/wrong decision. There's two schools of thought and with that time remaining it's tough because if you get close enough to foul with a guy running towards the basket, he's going to put it up. You CANNOT give up three FTs in that situation.
There wasn't much of a chance to foul without potentially putting yourself in that situation. Regardless, we know that Beilein will play that situation a certain way, which means they practice it that way. He's been coaching basketball longer than many of us have been alive and that's clearly his strategy so we might as well quit whining about it.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:21 PM ^
Obviously Beilein knows far more about basketball than I do, but it seems like that situation has bit him enough these past few years that he might re-think his strategy. Now I could be very wrong, but that looked like far to good of a shot for the limited time.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^
I'm sure he has. There's just pros and cons to that situation and I think we are being a little talk radio callerish if we act like there's one right answer and the guy who's clearly studied it more than us and has better knowledge of his players than us gets that answer wrong.
I've been in that situation as a coach and there are so many things that can go wrong, I also wouldn't foul:
Intentional foul called b/c your guys need to make sure to foul early enough and might over-do it. (WORST scenario, because now you've put yourself in a position to lose, not just go to OT).
Foul too late and have continuation awarded.
Foul way too early and have to deal with rebounding the second FT miss.
Foul on that rebound.
You can argue (and I've done so with myself) that those are unlikely events, but they are all possible. Is their sum probability bigger than hitting a rushed, contested, deep three? Probably. At least, that's my thought and why I wouldn't foul.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:33 PM ^
Fair enough, and you're certainly right that there is no truly correct choice.
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
ways than one....
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:15 PM ^
replies than one?
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
HAIL YEAH
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
That was ridiculous. By the skin of our teeth. Thankfully its a "W".
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
WOOO
January 2nd, 2014 at 9:11 PM ^
yeah freshman