Beilein's secured his lowest-ever losses in a season at Michigan.
Let’s get to 36 wins while we’re at it
36-4 sounds really good.
Fantastic 4
Beat State!
Crush them
Other than Nebraska, I really don't feel like Michigan has played great basketball as of late. Seems like the guys are saving it up. I am crystal ballsing another post-season Beilein run. Charles Matthews is chomping at the bit sitting on the bench. Feels like this team is special. I could be wrong but WTF, I am not exactly going out on limb. Let's get hot and light the shit up.
The guys just won a huge game on the road in which they were favored by only 1, with a starter out the entire game, and their most important player on the bench for 7 minutes in the second half. Sure seemed like they were playing pretty good in that one.
They are definitely not saving anything. At this point, they are what they are. That being said, they are beyond due for one of those games where everyone is on. Would be nice if they went into MSU and actually got some shots to fall.
Apparently you didn't watch the Maryland game. Other than 3 point shooting, great team win
Should have only had 2 losses so far.
Beat Staee or it means nothing.
Win it all or it means nothing.
program has come a long way. Good coach!!!! Go blue!!!!
*has come
YOU MEAN NOTHING TO THIS BOARD YOU NEGATIVE PATHETIC LOSER!!!!!!!!
Chin up, Eeyore.
Discover immortality or it means nothing.
Some people have some interesting takes on standards, particularly in basketball.
I take it you'll be mowing the lawn during the State game like last year? You missed a good one :)
This is so excellent! Having made it to the finals last year (and hung in their until that 'Nova player couldn't miss a three) and a better record/outlook this year - even losing the players we did. Who's got it better than us?!?!
Oh, and beat staee!!!
Don't look now, and like Brian I don't want to skip over March, but if Iggy isn't one and done the talent coming back for next year's team is absolutely nuckin' futz.
He would have to seriously destroy the tournament on the way to at least a Final Four or title game appearance in order to make the first round.
I'm pretty ok with that scenario.
Nuckin' futz? I don't get it.
For whatever it's worth, this draft prospect ranking has Iggy the 83rd best prospect (Matthews is 62 and Poole is 66). That's very different than a mock draft, as not all of the other guys will declare, etc., but I think barring a major tourney blow up, he's coming back.
As an aside, I'm a little surprised Cassius Winston is ranked 82nd. MSU hate aside, I'd think he'd be more attractive to NBA teams than that.
Coach is having a heck of a year, while giving credit to everyone else on the team.
Now Finish.
Go Blue.
Lowest since 93
After Saturday the highest possible number will be six.
After Saturday and the BTT...the highest possible will be 5.
After Saturday, the BTT, and 6 rounds of the NCAA tournament, the highest possible will be 4.
This team feels like it has a really high ceiling, but our depth means we’re super vulnerable to losing when we get in foul trouble. Beat MSU!
I think we'll finish with three losses!
We need a negative 1 loss game and we're on our way!
What is this, Siberian Math principals? Or KGB addition by subtraction?
I remember when the board wanted him gone and one of the hot names to throw a lot of money at was Shaka Smart. I watched Texas get throttled tonight and that was one of the worst coached teams I’ve ever seen. No offense. Iso every play. No movement. Didn’t play defense. They looked like they had no idea how to play basketball as a tream.
I couldn’t be happier to have such an amazing basketball mind on our sideline. He coached kids to play the right way and they become students of the game. It all starts with Beilein. He may not be the best coach in college basketball but you’d be hard pressed to convince me that there are more than 5 coaches better than him
Wow. What happened to Shaka Smart?!!!
He hasn't been the same since we picked apart his Havoc defense in the 2013 tournament.
To be fair, Texas Tech has made a lot of teams look like they have no offense this year. They're exasperating to play against. Their highest-usage player is also currently suspended.
Texas is putting together a really interesting résumé. They have wins over Purdue (at home), North Carolina (neutral site), ISU and KU (at home), and on the road at your "finally, we hope, breaking that stupid KU streak so we don't have to hear about it anymore" KSU Wildcats.
And they have 14 losses, including MSU (should have scheduled them in March), at home vs. Radford, VCU, and Providence, and on the road against OSU (NTOSU) and Georgia.
The Bracket Matrix had them as a 10-seed prior to today's game. If they get upset by TCU on Saturday, and then go, say, 1-1 in the Big 12 tournament... which would likely give them another Q1 win; if the current standings hold, they'd play KU again... you could see a 17-16 at-large team. And they might even bypass Dayton (!).
I don’t think anyone knows how to play basketball as a tream.
also, Beilein is THE best coach in college basketball
Nice job gents. Let's finish strongly!
*fewest
grammer does not have a home here.
Are capitalization or spelling considered grammar?
Not sure what your talking about
And somehow he's not even mentioned as a possible coach of the year in the B1G.
My guess is that its going to Painter. Especially since they're almost certainly winning at least a share of the Big Ten. They rebounded from a rough start to their season and a plastering against Michigan, and they've really run roughshod through their schedule since then. I don't think they've lost since January 8th. Keep in mind that this is also after they lost four of five starters from last year. Meanwhile, Michigan started off the year extremely well, and while they're still playing well, they've had a few falterings down the stretch.
Not to say Painter wouldn't have earned the award, but I do think those awards are subject to at least a little bit of recency bias.
I'm so excited for the post season.
Just win the next game. One at a time.
And the best part is that next year’s team could be even better. Matthews is leaving and that will hurt, but I’m operating under the assumption that everyone else is staying unless Poole it Brazdeikis have a McGary-esque monster tournament.
If everyone comes back next year, and god willing if Yaklich doesn’t get poached, you’re looking at what should be a preseason top-5 immediate national title contender in Ann Arbor next winter.
It’s all about the George Ws at this point
My friend, an Iowa grad and huge Iowa hoops fan, said to me the other day (after losing at home to Rutgers), "Man...I have no idea how in the hell you guys lost to us."
I can't figure it out, either.
Anyway -- a big congrats to Johnny B and the entire coaching staff for another fantastic season, that is DEFINITELY not over yet!