Self is just not that good of an in game coach. I think we found that out first hand in 2013 with our late game comeback.
Wichita State has a great defense! It give me hope next season for Michigan, if they can play great defense they will not need a 7 foot center!
and back the money truck up to Gregg Marshall's door?
Brownback getting booed at the game is classic.
I absolutely love it when an "inferior" or "mid/low major" team rises up and kicks in the teeth of the "bully' or "big team" on the block. Being a Butler alum, I know how it feels when the big schools (IU, Purdue, etc... ) won't schedule you or flat out refuse home and homes. Bobby Knight used to come to Hinkle until we beat them one year back in the early 90's. I don't think they've been back to Hinkle since. We still get them at the crossroad classic occasionally.
I envy the feeling that must be going through Wichita State fans right now. Sucks we couldn't pull it out against ND. I would have loved to see Butler vs Wichita State next week plus I think we could have taken them or at least matched up decently (much better than we would have against Kansas). In the end, its still the Kentucky region so there's that elephant in the room.
So Dayton or OU?
He runs his mouth so much even ESPN didn't want him. That says alot considering Dookie V and Bilas are still there.
I absolutely need OU or I'm probably out of the money this year. I like Lon Kruger as a coach too.
I am not sure how many people talked up Gonzaga, but their road to the Final Four and Title Game for that matter is a pretty damn good one. If there was any year for Gonzaga to break through and get that elusive chance at a title, it looks like this year could be their best chance ever.
I'm just hoping Oregon would just take a damn breath and think every once in a while i have seen so many long two's maunched at 28 seconds left on the shot clock that it's starting to make my eye twitch.
is the lone BIG team left at the end of the night.
That would be insanely pathetic if that played out.
can't say I'm too optimistic about them beating Sparty.
Oklahoma sort of reminds me of Maryland, but with a less good PG and slightlier sturdier heft on the blocks. But similar blend of size of guys in the rotation, strength of their players/levels of athleticism. Their bigs are slightly less tall than Maryland's, but sturdier.
So, I mean, they could beat them, but I'm not optimistic.
I do think that anyone from the NC State/No. Iowa/Louisville group is a bad matchup for Sparty, with Louisville maybe being the best matchup because they can be ice cold from outside.
I think you are a bit in the moment still.
Oklahoma is a pretty solid team.
Virginia was beyond pathetic at shooting.
Also, if you recall Maryland beat them twice. Fairly easily the second matchup. It seems as though Michigan State is the only team that can win 1 of 3 agaisnt a team in a season and somehow that 1 is the only game remembered.
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did you all see Atkins' take on his UVA teammates performance???
I know you're not supposed to use that word, but man, he said his teammates played like p******.
They really did play so soft.
I know it's not Bennett's style, but he needed to break something in one of those huddles. That team needed a foot up its collective ass.
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Refs still allowing Wisky to get away with murder I see... that Bo Ryan chest bump coaching should be trademarked
were this year. We beat Oregon with a full complement of players at the beginning of the year and almost beat Wisconsin with our weird guys.
were this year. We beat Oregon with a full complement of players at the beginning of the year and almost beat Wisconsin with our weird guys.
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They're pretty ugly, for sure. But the Nike "ballgown" uniform style is no better:
Craft looks like had a visit from his fairy godmother, with the dress he's wearing.
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Beilein could've made something out of him and GR3 could have played in his natural 3 position...
smh..
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I'm pretty sure that in Beilein's offense, the 3 and 4 are functionally the same. Only on defense do they differ.
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Remember being amazed when he was one of those 3 transfers.
I guess it kinda worked out - we had a open scholarship for Spike and Levert.
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Then which of Stauskas, Hardaway or Burke would have come off the bench?
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Man he has a sweet stroke. I wish he would have been a little thicker skinned here.
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Weird year for Maryland. They won 28 games, but didn't win the league title, or conference tourney, or make it to the Sweet 16. I guess it's still a good year overall but probably not that satisfying for their fans at the moment.
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The one thing they didn't do was have their AD on the tournament committee to make sure they got the easiest bracket possible.
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can a ref standing right behind the player miss an over and back call?
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he crossed the line, both feet then he picked up his dribble and put a foot back into the backcourt
ya no foot went back but the ball didn't go back over.
Ugh the missed layup for NIU killed them.