Champeen's thoughts on Zak Irvin's film.

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December 24th, 2012 at 2:24 PM | Also a link to highlights of (Score:1)
Wolvermarine
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Also a link to highlights of Irvins last game.  Someone with more technical knowledge than myself can embed.  

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rwV0SMGMNw0

December 24th, 2012 at 2:42 PM | (No subject) (Score:3 Normal)
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CoE Class of 2007

December 24th, 2012 at 2:45 PM | Honestly, I wasn't (Score:0 Trolling)
December 24th, 2012 at 2:51 PM | More than a shooter (Score:1)
SotoWolverine
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Everything that I have read about this kid is that he is a pure shooter. From that video, he seemed to fell extremely confident driving the ball as well. From all accounts he is an elite level shooter, which is always a huge plus on a Beilien team, and it is a plus to see him developing his game and becoming an all around scorer. I love what Beilien is doing and I expect him and Walton to be key contributors on our team next year. 

December 24th, 2012 at 2:38 PM | Honestly people need to chill (Score:-1 Flamebait)
December 24th, 2012 at 2:45 PM | Threadjack: Brandon Graham Update (Score:-1 Offtopic)
December 24th, 2012 at 3:00 PM | Not Festivus, but criminy, quit whining (Score:2 Normal)
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In this post, I wish there were more comments on Irvin, or Walton, or Irvin's film. All this stuff about an uninformative title is overkill and just piling on. I personally like

  • informative titles
  • proper grammar
  • correct spelling
  • good writing
  • relevant posts about Michigan athletics
  • limited profanity
  • limited snowflakes
  • limited rants
  • limited over/unders
  • limited Detroit pro team coverage
  • limited memes (cool story, bro; I can see this will end well; orlly) 
  • no skanky pics.

But for crying out loud, when someone has a terrible title, a poorly written post, with numerous misspellings and grammatical errors, no paragraph breaks, full of f-bombs, about the Tigers, with ginormous bare boobs and repeated Internet memes that make me roll my eyes, well, I move on to the next post or website. People need to get a life, lighten up, and move on.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

December 24th, 2012 at 3:16 PM | I personally like when people (Score:1 Normal)
robbyt003
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I personally like when people don't write a short story every time they comment.  

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

December 26th, 2012 at 2:56 PM | That's funny (Score:2)
StephenRKass
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That's funny. Touche.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

December 24th, 2012 at 3:33 PM | Will we become what we seek to prevent? (Score:1)
michelin
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I share your concern with certain posters' obsessions with relatively trivial concerns, such as a thread’s title.  Many times they engage in “groupthink”, mindlessly repeating a criticism when initial posts start to “neg” a thread.   

Certainly, the capacity to “neg” a thread can help us screen out intentionally destructive comments from rivals.  It can prevent this board from becoming a cesspool like many others.   However, mindless conformity with prevailing opinion and“piling on” to others’ trivial criticisms—often in a very nasty way--can make us become what we seek to prevent.

michelin

December 24th, 2012 at 3:56 PM | You had me (Score:2)
Sopwith
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until "no skanky pics."

"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."

December 24th, 2012 at 8:49 PM | Considering the post you are most famous for (Score:3 Normal)
M-Wolverine
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That last paragraph is an....interesting....take.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

December 26th, 2012 at 3:05 PM | Ha! (Score:2)
StephenRKass
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So here's how I have it both ways:

  • I don't like the pics, because I want to go to mgoblog without worrying about someone looking over my shoulder at a skanky boobs photo.
  • At the same time, I don't feel the need to neg such a pic, or to comment disparagingly. (All I do is exit out quickly, should someone else be around at my back.) The reality is that you or another moderator will delete if offensive enough.

"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi

 

December 26th, 2012 at 5:23 PM | Point 1 (Score:2)
M-Wolverine
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For the most part, I think the site has come to an agreement with that view (with minor exceptions). Kidding aside, that post probably helped solidify the consensus feelings on it.

Point 2 isn't exactly the same thing, because it's not an individual post, but a thread. If someone created a look at these boobs thread you, and many others, would post objections to it. If this post wasn't an original but part of some other basketball/recruiting/snowflake thread I doubt anyone would have reacted.

Point 2b I don't know why everyone thinks I'm a mod. No offense taken, but there isn't a point threshold where you get mod powers. Magnus and some other big point earners aren't mods. I wouldn't joke around as much if I were a mod because it would reflect badly on the site. On my own all the blame goes to me; Brian has better mod choosing ability than that.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

December 24th, 2012 at 4:19 PM | If the MGoMob is done with (Score:2 Normal)
TheGeneral
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If the MGoMob is done with their MGoStandard MGoBitching maybe we can discuss sports? I agree with the premise of the OP. He shows impressive lateral quickness and a surprising handle. His passing ability and defense are far more than I expected. Are there any accurate reports of his work ethic, because from what I have seen he has a very high ceiling?

December 24th, 2012 at 4:43 PM | Work ethic (Score:2)
panthera leo fututio
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It's hard for me to imagine him showing that much polish on his mid-range game without him having a pretty impressive ethic. He seems like the kind of kid who's already spent a zillion hours in the gym, and I'm sure he and Beilein are going to love working together.

The thing I like so much about his video is how well it looks like his game is going to translate to a high-level college setting. Given the elevation he gets on his jumper, the smoothness of his handle, the quickness with which he can elevate off the dribble, and his length, I don't see him having any problem at all getting his shot against quality competition. It also looks like he has the tools to be a really elite perimeter defender, and to make the 1-3-1 into a turnover machine.

December 24th, 2012 at 4:59 PM | Original Title (Score:-1 Flamebait)
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