One Frame At A Time: Indiana
There are usually two or three plays in a given Michigan game in which DJ Wilson makes his NBA potential strikingly apparent. This was one such play, and there were more than a couple others as the Wolverines finished an authoritative season sweep of Indiana.
Yes, the Crean GIF is after the jump.
[Hit THE JUMP for Wagner trucking Crean, lots of Walton and Wilson, and more.]
HONORABLE MENTION
Robinson defensive rebound, Robinson transition three.
Teske with a play that somehow wasn't credited for a block.
Walton step-in three.
Wilson steal, Irvin finds MAAR for transition three.
Slick Walton assist to Wagner on pick-and-pop three.
Impressive Wilson block* in transition.
Walton puts final nail in coffin.
Crean ponders postgame tantrum quotes.
*do not watch replay too closely
10. A Brief Breakthrough
This didn't end up being the Zak Irvin Turning Point, but it remains an excellent play.
9. Walton Takes Bryant, Part One
This play would probably have ranked higher if CBS had bothered with a replay.
8. Layup Smoove
Another of the aforementioned NBA plays.
7. Walton Takes Bryant, Part Two
Even following a month of Derrick Walton doing pleasantly surprising things, this was pleasantly surprising.
6. Should Probably Guard That Guy
A humble suggestion.
5. The Officiating In Two GIFs
This was obviously off Duncan Robinson on replay. Michigan, naturally, was awarded the jump ball.
Moe Wagner's reaction to being called for having a butt that exists in the third dimension was pitch-perfect.
4. Drop In The Bucket
Bonus for just the right camera angle.
3. DJ Takeover
I liked both these plays from DJ Wilson's mid-second-half takeover too much to leave one out.
2. Blue Collar Finish
Bless you, Maverick Morgan.
FRAMES OF THE GAME: CRIMSON AND CREAMED
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
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February 14th, 2017 at 11:41 AM ^
have included Wilson getting elbowed in the face twice and somehow a double foul was called on him. That sums up Big Ten officiating.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
"Walton Takes Bryant, Part One" is the wrong GIF for me
February 14th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
Isn't that supposed to be a technical foul if a coach makes contact with a player while on the court? Would've made it that much sweeter.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:46 AM ^
It appears Crean wasn't on the court when it happened, Wagner was just going backward on the sidelines.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
Too blurry at the time of contact to tell, but his toes are on the floor when Wagner first catches the ball. And it looks too tight to the score table to not be on the court and be standing there when it happened. Punish Indiana for having a stupid home court with no sideline...
February 14th, 2017 at 1:02 PM ^
I'm pretty sure there was another angle which shows Wagner was fouled/shoved out of bounds after he released the shot.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
but in Crean's defense, he was in the coaching box and Indiana's court has about 6 inches of room between the sideline and the bench. What a ridiculous setup. Someone's liable to get hurt.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
He is usually a jackass standing on the court at all arenas - but it this rare case he was off the court.
February 14th, 2017 at 7:48 PM ^
still a jackass (despite being off the court).
February 14th, 2017 at 12:30 PM ^
Yeah, I don't think he was on the court. You can't see it from that replay, but from the other angle in the broadcast, you can tell that Wagner fell back into IU's bench after making the shot, so he was hustling to get back on defense and Crean was in the way.
I like the way that Wagner started to help him up and then realized he didn't have time to do that. I'd imagine that Crean told him to go ahead and go play defense, but I'd hate to ascribe classy behavior to that particular coach.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
Yeah, there's no room for guys checking into the game to sit. That ball MAAR lost over there almost seemed as though he tripped over Bryant (I think) sitting by the scorer's table. His feet were about 2 feet onto the playing surface.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:49 AM ^
he's just a fat ass.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^
as that little troll is often two full steps on the court even when the ball is on his side of the court.
February 14th, 2017 at 2:57 PM ^
I've been wondering when Izzo will finally be T'd up for his "3-3 defense." It's ridiculous.
February 15th, 2017 at 2:21 AM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
Man, #4 is a sweet camera angle. I don't remember seeing that during the game.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:03 PM ^
and nice of DW to duck a little as the camera follows the ball into MAAR's hands
February 14th, 2017 at 7:01 PM ^
If you squint a little, it looks like Tom Brady in his #10 Michigan uniform throwing a touch down pass to David Terrelle.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:45 AM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
isn't fully comfortable with running the offense at 5 and the defensive concept as well. Once he feel comfortable, he should be a force at the low block as a shot blocker.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:46 AM ^
I thought the play that best epitomized the officiating is when they called a double foul when DJ's face fouled that Hoosier guy's elbow. Let's be serious, in previous seasons that would have just been a foul on DJ's face. Instead of playing 5 against 8, it was more like 5 against 7, and that may have been the difference in the game. That, and Indiana sucks.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
Honestly, it was more like 7 on 6. For the first time in... forever?... Indiana doesn't seem to be getting home cooking at Assembly Hall. (for a non-Michigan example, check out the simultaneous block / charge double-foul in the Purdue @ IU game -- should have been a charge vs IU, expected a block vs Purdue because Assembly Hall, and got... both?)
Anyway, between the out-of-bounds jump ball, the missed goaltending in the GIF, at least one missed travel on Wagner (who never gets away with anything), and the fact that IU was whistled for more personal fouls than Michigan, I have no explanation for the game. It's unlike anything in my experience, and I'm just glad that the game was never in doubt so that I don't have to feel the win was tainted.
Cubs winning the World Series, a Cleveland championship, Michigan winning at IU... dogs and cats, living together? Mass hysteria?
February 14th, 2017 at 2:59 PM ^
Yeah, I felt like the officiating crew was simply incompetent, rather than dishing out home cooking. By college basketball standards, it was refreshing.
February 14th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
The refs have missed a few instances of DJ touching the ball a split-second after it hits the backboard. Off the top of my head I can think of at least one occurence in both IU games and the MSU bludgeoning.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:13 PM ^
That was a goaltend. Surprised that the commentators didn't mention it, but not THAT surprised given how they never notice things.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:13 PM ^
Did shifty eyes guy transfer to Inidana? And joined the BAND????
February 14th, 2017 at 7:03 PM ^
And is that his mom behind him?
February 14th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
Indiana band director would be well advised to exercise restraint.
February 14th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
I feel bad for the girl on the right there.
February 14th, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
Why? She's aptly handling her buzz. Sometimes you just gotta ride it out of there.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
And yet, still not beating the spread.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^
from #6 - Should probably guard that guy? That made the dunk even better.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
1. Officiating great athletes can be hard.
2. Big Ten refs are comically inadequate, in both football and basketball. Thanks Delaney.
February 14th, 2017 at 3:03 PM ^
I don't think there actually are conference officials in basketball (unlike football). Delaney remains highly incompetent anyway.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:25 PM ^
All of these are one gif off for me, and I'm not getting the Crean run over I need to see again.
February 14th, 2017 at 12:57 PM ^
since Sunday
February 14th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
I am still waiting for a Miles the angry elf gif on Izzo. That would be absolutely hilarious.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:08 PM ^
one of the things I love about the Wilson block clip is watching Wagner at the start of it - it's scrambling transition D and he's vigorously pointing out to one of his teamates not to lose a guy headed to the wing as he's moving down court - that kind of defenisive awareness & communication was not evident from this team a few weeks ago.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:18 PM ^
I will agree that it was the most "balanced" (notice I did say good) game of officiating I've seen on the road for Michigan in a while. Michigan got a few calls their way and the bone-headed stupiid calls on Wagner happened late enough that it didn't force him to the bench.
But the one that I didn't see mentioned yet was when he was guarding Bryant on the elbow, Bryant rolls his ankle while shuffling his feet, and they somehow call Wagner for a foul without touching him. Between that, the Wagner moving screen (while holding the ball), and DJ getting elbowed in the face.....it just about evens out the bounce off the foot and possible goaltend.
Why didn't they review the ball off the foot since it seems like they review everything these days?
February 14th, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^
You can only review to find the last player who touched the ball when there is less than two minutes to go in regulation, or in overtime.
February 14th, 2017 at 5:12 PM ^
just posting to say that this way of embedding the gif's is much more enjoyble to read than the lightboxes used previously
thanks ace
February 15th, 2017 at 7:42 AM ^
What the hell are they smokin? Where can I get some? But I Digress.
At first I wanted to vote for #3 DJ Takeover. That was beautiful the way #8 suddenly found himself without a man to guard. But, then I had a sudden urge to "get in line" and vote for Crimson and Creamed.
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