Double-D

March 27th, 2018 at 11:11 PM ^

2013 National Title Team. They do a great job of setting it up with Trey Burke’s recruitment and reviewing the previous years success.

I forgot Michigan was 1-6 in Big Ten play when Stun Douglas made the heroic game winner in East Lansing. That shot could very well have changed the trajectory of the program.

Amazing the setbacks this program has endured with Beilein only to rise above and endure. Beilein is a true grinder.

BeatOSU52

March 28th, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^

the 1-6 play was in 2011 , but I think what also gets forgotten sometimes is the 2012 team was also a 4 seed like the 2013 team, and they got knocked out in the first round by 13 seed Ohio.  Not a fun way for Stu and Novak to end their careers but at least they got to hang a Big Ten Title regular season banner for the first time  since 1986. 

seegoblu

March 28th, 2018 at 7:52 AM ^

I have been kicking around subscribing for the past few weeks but haven't pulled the trigger because it's been hard to find feedback on the writing quality/value proposition. I would be happy to pay for content that is worth the cost.

Blue Vet

March 28th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^

Thank you. I appreciate the tip about the free articles for two reasons.

First, The Athletic clearly has better resources, so their writers are able to go into depth in a way that regular beat writers don't have the time or money to do. The site has the money to send Quinn to Milwaukee for a story on Poole. Quinn captured many details that I'd never read in years of following the team and Coach Beilein.

Thanks too for directing us to the site, so I could discover that Quinn has improved. He used to employ big words or try to get poetic, in a way that made lots of people consider him smart. But it wasn't smart. His big words were often misused and his attempts at poetry were less about making the subject of an article clearer than about him showing off. Now that excess has been trimmed in the articles I read. Now he's writing well, not just fancy.

ItOffishul

March 28th, 2018 at 1:17 PM ^

Reading a site without ads and pop ups everywhere with clear concise text and quality writing was so refreshing. 

I consider investing in projects like this an investment toward a better world. Thank you

DelhiWolverine

March 28th, 2018 at 2:28 PM ^

All great articles. But reading the one on Jordan Poole, I have to pull this awesome nugget out to share.

Makes beating Houston and man bun all the more sweet.

“MILWAUKEE — Moments before Houston’s Devin Davis attempted the first of two free throws to seal an NCAA Tournament win over Michigan, Rob Gray, the Cougars’ high-scoring star, approached Jordan Poole. He smirked. Poole, a Michigan freshman, had just checked back into the game with 3.9 seconds left and his Wolverines trailing by two.

“Yo, Poole, where you from?” Gray asked.

Poole winced, gritted his teeth and spit a response.

“Milwaukee.”

“That’s nice,” Gray said. “You ‘bout to go back to Milwaukee.”

Nope. Rob Gray, you ‘bout to get your mouf shut.