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April 16th, 2013 at 8:36 PM
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2013 Michigan Basketball Banquet Open Thread

Michigan basketball banquet tonight at Crisler.

From the twitterz:

Matt Shepard ( ) with Trey Burke's Player of the Year trophy haul and the NCAA South Regional Championship trophy:

Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award - Trey Burke

Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award - Tim Hardaway Jr.

Sixth Man of the Year - Mitch McGary

Thad Garner Leadership Award - Corey Person

Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award - Jon Horford

Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award: Jordan Morgan

Iron Man Award - Glenn Robinson III. Didn't miss one of the 109 practices this season.

Steve Grote Hustle Award: Mitch McGary

Gary Grant award for most assists: Trey Burke

Loy Vaught Rebounding Award: Mitch McGary

Free Throw Shooting Award: Nik Stauskas

Academic Achievement: Jordan Morgan (Industrial & Operations Engineering), Josh Bartelstein (Sport Management), Matt Vogrich (Business)

Project Yam nominees, also known as Slam Dunk of the Year - #1 goes to Tim Hardaway's Tomahawk in the Champ Game

 

Those of you who were lucky enough to attend, please share your stories here.

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April 16th, 2013 at 8:46 PM
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Timmy won most improved? I

Timmy won most improved? I feel like I didn't really notice any huge jump in his game this year. Still kind of inconsistent

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April 16th, 2013 at 8:48 PM
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Statistically he improved.

Statistically he improved. Free throws, 3 point shooting and turnover margin all improved. I just feel like he's reached his peak n don't expect any change if he wr to come back next season

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:20 PM
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Which is an individual skill

Which is an individual skill that is more likely to improve if he leaves for the NBA and can devote 100% of his time to his game, including a full summer league stint.

I think it might be in THJ's best interest to go pro.  If he doesn't, though, I'll welcome him back with open arms.  I would love to see a senior night featuring THJ.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:41 PM
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Mich1993
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Totally disagree.

I can easily see a scenario where Hardaway comes back, and we run the offense through him.  I think Hardaway was unable to showcase his skills this year because Burke was so awesome, and the entire offense ran through him every play.  Hardway could be that guy next year (obviously not like Burke was).  With all the complimentary players around him, I can see his stock going way up as a huge part of the offense on a very good team.

I suppose you can make the case we could run the offense through Albrecht as a pure point guard or Walton could come in ready to be the focal point, but I like the idea of running the offense through Hardaway and give Albrecht and Walton a year of experience not having to be the primary focus.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
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Your second paragraph is the

Your second paragraph is the best reason I've seen to support the idea that Hardaway might be able to improve with a fourth year.  I'm on board.

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:30 PM
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totallyhe

disagree about THJ not being able to show his skills with Burke there. The great thing about Burke is that he made everyone around him better. Hardaway and others were able to showcase their skills, in large part because Burke put them in a position to be successful.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:20 PM
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Hardaway

Actually his FT shooting was down a couple % points and he got to the line a lot less often. And while his total assists was up, his assist rate was actually down from 14.2% to 13.0% this year. That reflects a lot of other buckets for Stauskas/McGary/GR3 that were being created by Burke. Anyway, Hardaway pretty much had the same season as last year except that he shot 37% from 3 instead of 28%. All of the other differences in Hardaway's final line are pretty minor differences.

 

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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Most Improved

Yep. Hardaway was better than last year by a hair but the truth is that Burke was the most improved player. With 6 freshmen eligibles and 2 seniors who didn't play much that really only left Burke, Hardaway, Morgan and Horford. Morgan was injured and less effective when he did play this year. I can understand giving it to the less deserving Hardaway over Burke I guess just because Burke had already won every POY award on the planet. To me, even though his year was more of an injury comeback than an improvement, Horford would have been a worthy choice for that one because at least he played and contributed this year, unlike last year.

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April 16th, 2013 at 8:47 PM
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Any chance hardaway, mcgary,

Any chance hardaway, mcgary, n GR3 announce whether or not their comin back?

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:07 PM
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It is a sure thing that they will announce.

I predict by late April, at the latest.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:08 PM
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After his first meeting with

After his first meeting with each of them, Beilein thinks they'll all stay:

http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1496326

Things can change, though.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:17 PM
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Beilein was referring to the

Beilein was referring to the fact that he doesn't think there will be attrition from anyone not considering the NBA.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:26 PM
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Hmm, I listened again and you

Hmm, I listened again and you may be right. It sounds like the question is about extra attrition to other schools, which didn't even register the first time. Who would leave this?

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:36 PM
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Your avatar is an apt one.

Your avatar is an apt one.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:26 PM
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No

No announcement. Great highlight video.

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April 16th, 2013 at 8:54 PM
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Anyone know

Does the school get a replica trophy of those Burke awards? Like in college football with the Heisman and some of the bigger awards. They had the football ones on display last year. I would love to see all those on display at the Crisler Center area where they have last years B1G  trophy and the 89 NT trophy.

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April 16th, 2013 at 8:57 PM
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Not just a shooter award:

Not just a shooter award: Stauskas, N.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:16 PM
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haha yes

indeed.  If I had a nickel for every time I heard an announcer say that...

 

 

 

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:24 PM
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He's also

From Missassagua, Canada

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:36 PM
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Except in the semifinal

Except in the semifinal against Florida, when Jim Nantz decided to only say he was from Ontario, Canada. I don't think he knew how to pronounce the town name.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:38 PM
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Bronson
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Cut to

 

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Didn't know Morgan was an IOE

Didn't know Morgan was an IOE major. 

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:16 PM
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Impressive

Don't ya think?

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:27 PM
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LOL I used to live with a

LOL I used to live with a bunch of engineers as the lone History major. 

"No words, just numbers". These guys were functionally retarded when it came to the english language but goddamn looking at some of the stuff they did made my head spin.

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April 16th, 2013 at 10:52 PM
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In and Out Easy?

I've only ever heard "Instead Of Engineering"

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:16 PM
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I don't think it's

I don't think it's accurate...but I've heard IOEasy.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:27 PM
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Any Michigan function where

Any Michigan function where Josh Groban is not played, is a definite success.

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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Disagree. I thought it was

Disagree. I thought it was beautiful and touching. 

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:42 PM
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Does "Most Improved" mean

Does "Most Improved" mean from the beginning of this season to the end or from last year to this year?

 

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April 16th, 2013 at 9:54 PM
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From the beginning of the

From the beginning of the season

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April 16th, 2013 at 10:26 PM
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Then

Then I think McGary should have gotten it.

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April 16th, 2013 at 10:11 PM
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Final Four

Final Four watches http://instagram.com/p/YL6BIfD19v/

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April 17th, 2013 at 10:30 AM
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Lol, I clicked that and some

Lol, I clicked that and some doofus actually told Spike "Final four watches are great but you have bigger fish to fry, big ten championship banner" etc.

Big ten championship is not valued more than a Final Four appearance. Ever.

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April 16th, 2013 at 10:18 PM
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I think a part of the

I think a part of the Hardaway Most Improved Award was earned by his attitude.  There was no head hanging and no losing his guy on defense after a bad offensive sequence.  He stepped up and with Trey, helped fill the leadership void left by Stu and Novak's graduation.

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April 16th, 2013 at 10:29 PM
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All the trophies

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:10 PM
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That's insane. 

That's insane. 

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:10 PM
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That's insane. 

That's insane. 

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April 17th, 2013 at 7:39 AM
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What did you just say?

What did you just say?

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:10 PM
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That's insane. 

That's insane. 

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:23 PM
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That's insane.

That's insane. 

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April 16th, 2013 at 11:33 PM
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Dennis Talbott ...
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This is inane

This is inane

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April 17th, 2013 at 12:07 AM
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DH16
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That's insane

That's insane

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April 17th, 2013 at 12:27 AM
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Insane, that is.

Insane, that is.

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April 17th, 2013 at 3:30 AM
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Insane. Insane in the membrane.

Going insane, got no brain.

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April 17th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
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That's crazy.

That's crazy.

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April 17th, 2013 at 2:08 AM
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I dig the

I dig the Jean-Claude-double-kick-dunk-between-the-legs trophy

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