When Morgan was subbed for late...
- Did anyone else notice this?
- Do you think he was pissed or pumped.?
- If pissed, was anyone at the game able to make out what caused this?
For the record, that's not a "punch" or a "hit"—that's a shove. And that's not one of Michigan's coaches—it's someone on the staff, possibly Pete Kahler, as someone suggested. He's the director of basketball operations.
when I saw it. Was certainly odd.
I mustve missed that sequence in my drunken euphoria. Can somebody explain it to me what happend in terms I would understand after watching basketball non-stop for the past 72 hours?
Did he punch him like the Allstate Mayhem guy punched the mascot or did he push him like the dinosaurs do in the Buick ad?
I'm confused and what to understand like the people in the ATT do when the Manager chick explains the rate plans to them.
He gave a respectable two-hand push into the managers chest. DIdn't move him much so he obviously wasn't trying to hit him hard but the manager did look pretty surprised by it, esp since it was amongst a line of pretty calm high fives and fist pumps
My wild guess is that maybe the student manager tried to make a joke about the missed free throw. To that point I think Jordan had gone 4/4 and just came out after going 1/2. Maybe tried to make a wise crack and JMo wasn't in the mood? Wild speculation obviously
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:18 AM ^
this wass the only reason i could think of when it happened.... it was definitely not the reaction the kid expected out of morgan
The guy was pointing at/jabbing his finger into Jordan's chest. . .
you remember the 456 commercials you seen in a span of 72 hours of NCAA BB. then you missed this Jordan Morgan celebration. I say, I didn't see it, I was stuck in my car and had to listen on the radio. FWIW Matt Shepard said when he (JMo) came over to the bench late at the end of the game he was jacked (paraphrasing here) he was pumping his fist from what I heard.
ATT - yep!
Very emotional game for Morgan who gets the finality of the tourney and was challenged to outplay Ridley (which he did). I LOVE to see this side of Morgan who can be too nice. As far as the assistant coaches and managers go, they deserve big props - UM is as well prepared and coached as any team PERIOD. I have to remember this when I am screaming at the TV to help us win with gems like " get GR3 out of the game",lol.
I saw it, I laughed. The kid was startled but the other guys on the bench looked pumped.
MLive article—After feeling slighted, again, Michigan's Jordan Morgan stays on the warpath in win over Texas—describes this a bit differently than a "hit":
Morgan was as emotional as he's been at any point all season, including the team's senior day at the Crisler Center earlier this month. And when it was all over, and Michigan subbed him out for the final time, he was still letting everyone know about it.
He pumped his fists to the Michigan crowd behind the team bench. Got in assistant coach LaVall Jordan's face and let him know he meant what he said when he told his team he would be just fine vs. Texas on Saturday, and then finished up by head-butting sophomore Mitch McGary right in the chest.
"I'll take him down a dark alley with me any day," Alexander said afterward.
Read the whole article for the full context.
One other thing: Morgan did not at that point have a double-double. He got his 10th rebound after he went back into the game in the final minute and grabbed the ball while lying on the ground.
Also, I tried to figure out what Morgan was shouting at the crowd after the flagrant foul committed against him near the end. The best my lip reading skills could come up with was "This is our city," which may have been directed toward the Wisconsin crowd. My brother-in-law (a Texas grad) was at the Thursday game and commented on how the Wisconsin contingent seemed to be actively rooting against Michigan. He was surprised as the Big XII way is apparently to always root for the conference brethren.
At least that's what I made out.
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:54 AM ^
but I definitely saw it w/ McGary (in his suit). Seemed like a hard 2 hand push to the chest.
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
I've posted this before, but I lived in MKE for 10 years. Any time Michigan played in the Bradley Center (especially when Wisconsin didn't have any team there), the Wisconsin people would boo nonstop. A friend claimed that they hate us because we ran the score up during the years their football team was beyond terrible. I was at many of those games and we had everyone but the water boy in by the second half! They really don't seem to remember that tOSU ran it up deliberately and much higher than our scores. Regardless, it supports the theory that many of the Big 10 teams consider us a hated rival and we rarely have their names in the conversation.
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
Years of being dominated will lead to a lot of pent-up aggression.
in the DC area.
A couple of guys sit down behind me, and I hear one of them say "I hope Michigan loses."
The other guy asks him why, and the first guy responds "Because they seem to be America's Team."
I just laughed and murmured "Good luck with that, Not-Michigan is down by 15."
J-Mo is quickly climbing up the list of my all time favorite Wolverines.
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
+1 that sentiment. In the past it seemed to me like he would let his doubts get to him. it was frustrating, but I totally understood it. So Morgan overcoming his doubts and turning them into challenges isn't only fun to watch, it's inspiring.
So this weak, I'm going to negotiate the best fucking office lease the world has ever seen. And then I'm going to ask for a raise.
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
You better go march straight up to your boss, push that sumbitch hard, and DEMAND greatness.
The Michigan Difference.
My dad noticed it while watching the game we rewinded and it looked like he was pissed after one of the managers said something to him. But after he pushed him the other managers seemed to laugh it off so im not sure if it was just a friendly shove but Morgan definitley looked pissed
This would be a good game to have a Morgan highlight reel. If anyone has the intelligence to do that, that would be great!
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:42 AM ^
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:12 AM ^
I cannot comment on this as I dont recall seeing it.
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
Pics/video or it didnt happen.
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
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March 23rd, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
Still strange nevertheless...
I think you're right. Here's a picture of who appears to be the same guy pushing Tim Hardaway Jr last season. He must just be very touchy with the players.
http://www.freep.com/article/20121221/SPORTS06/121220036/michigan-wolverines-mark-snyder
Seems like the caption is wrong
Isn't that Josh Bartlestein? I think they misidentified him.
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:51 PM ^
Oh I think you guys are right. He was injured when that picture was taken, so that would explain the suit. Sorry about that!
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^
Nobody has the video clip? Someone has to have it...
I don't have a clip but it happens right after he makes his free throws with 1:05 left in the game. If you have it on DVR or an online recording it shouldn't be too hard to find.
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:40 AM ^
I didn't see this incident, but the players were pushing each other around before the game:
March 23rd, 2014 at 11:42 AM ^