Did anyone else notice Coach Montgomery giving Craft the staredown when he dribbled the ball out of bounds in OT. Chris Singletary gives him some staredown action to go along with it too. Those are two scary dudes, and you gotta love the football staff getting involved in the basketball program too!
Hah I pointed this out in the
I figured
Someone else had to have seen it, but I didn't peruse through the thousand posts during the game. Definitely thread worthy!
Little whit boy...you're in
Little whit boy...you're in the wrong neighborhood mother******.
Lol, it's a common meme going around the interwebz, it is the first thing I thought of.
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He said "whit boy", moran!
He said "whit boy", moran! Has nothing to do with race.
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Great theatre
I would have liked to give Craft a "stare-down" when he was laying on floor at the end of the game with an entitled look on his face.
Normally agree with you, but
Normally agree with you, but I have nothing but respect for Craft. He and Burke left everything on the floor in this game.
"Do not disturb my circles."
I hate you for being right on
I hate you for being right on this.
I also hate Craft for being good enough to give Burke absolute hell, but not being good enough to leave early for the NBA draft.
"Entitled"?
I think Craft's look was one of, "I just got hammered by Hardaway on the drive, the replay will prove it, and it might have sent this game to 2OT."
And of course Aaron Craft was right.
He hit a three like a second
He hit a three like a second and a half after the shot clock expired. He can take his look and shove it, that game should never have gone to OT. Oh and while we're on the subject, he was hammering everybody all night and had carte blanche (plus he raked THJ across the face). Ohio got every single break last night, Craft and his look can blow me.
I agree about the 3 at the end of the first half.
Yes, it appeared to be a blown call at the end of the first half. I agree with you about that one. But that isn't what I was responding to.
I think
the refs made the right decision in the no call. THJ had ball on the shot block, yes there was body contact which Craft was initiating but no so much it was blatantly obvious. Good no call, great game, good win.
Go Blue!
"THJ had ball on the shot block..."
All ball? You be the judge. This photo's even more damning than the first one I posted. I'll admit that last night, at first I didn't think it was such a terrible call. But the video and the stills (yes I know all about how stills can be misleading as to live action) show that there was a foul.
Consistency
The play was a no call based on the previous Craft foul on GRIII. The refs (correctly) decided not to call a flagrant and instead let the players determine the outcome of the game. After not calling what could have been a flagrant by Craft for contact above the shoulders, they had to be consistent and let Timmy have an opportunity to make his defensive play.
I'm just guessing that's not a quote from the B1G.
"It was a make-up no-call"? I don't expect that will ever be an official explanation.
I think the no-call on Craft's foul of GRIII was a good call. Clearly no intent to get Robinson in the face, though he certainly did.
Ok
get a still shot of the foul that Craft gave to GRIII and explain to me how his intention was not to absolutely smash him with that foul. He was pissed that he got blocked from behind by Burke and took it out on GRIII.
You are disecting this with still shots and again my point is its not a blatantly obvious foul real time...eveyone on tv and in the stadium thought it was a clean block. I am sure if the refs are looking at your still shots then maybe they would say ya thats a foul. The game was at high speed at that point.
Go Blue!
no foul
If anything, that picture is exculpatory. There is no visible illegal contact in that picture. Hardaway's long arm reaches around Craft's head and gets all ball (plus fingers that are "
partofthe ball". Prior or subsequent frames in the sequence might tell a different story, but from this picture we get evidence of THJ making an amazing play.
Actually,
Craft was tough as nails, which made the rivalry game, and especially the win, all that much better. What a great game! Go Blue!
He's like Bill Laimbeer or
He's like Bill Laimbeer or Dennis Rodman - you hate his guts when he's playing against you, but you'd love to have a guy like that on your team.
tough as nails...
Since he's white, you have to say he was gritty and reminded you of Wes Welker.
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
Gym rat.
Gym rat.
Ever since Bo died, it seems
Ever since Bo died, it seems we lack Craft's type of toughness... sorry, but its true.
Holy shit man, are you aware
Holy shit man, are you aware that every last post of yours is absolutely moronic? I've seen nothing but -1 posts from you for the past couple weeks, whenever it was that you made that shitty ass thread declaring yourself a late-80s Michigan grad and how our sports in general weren't up to snuff these days.
Soon...
Soon...
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
2 best games of the season...
... in all of College basketball just happened back to back, and we were involved in both. Just crazy.
Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.
Tonight was a classic, but I
Tonight was a classic, but I would argue that IU-Butler was a pretty darn amazing game. Even IU-MSU, Butler-Zaga, and Zona-Florida are right there. IU-UM was big because of the teams, but the game was always just out of reach for us so it didn't have that drama at the end. I thought about including a couple Wisconsin games as well, but even nail biters with them are unwatchable.
"unwatchable"
I love this team and love up and down high energy games, but I also loved watching the Bad Boys and appreciate games where each possession is "valuable".
I don't mind watching teams get after it on defense. OT in this last game didn't have a ton of baskets, but I wouldn't call it "unwatchable", yeah?
"Do not disturb my circles."
Good to see football and
Good to see football and basketball supporting one another. It's better than KU, where the hoops team and football team started brawling. It's funny, they only fought when Turner Gill was the coach. When Mark Mangino was the coach, no one wanted to fight that football team. Now they have Charlie Weis - that hire makes much more sense now.
I want all our coaches to be
I want all our coaches to be polite on the outside but secretly hate the living eff bomb out of the Buckeyes like I do. We need that instensity in recruiting, scheming, practice and game time.
BEAT OHIO
Man I was the only one that
Man I was the only one that noticed in my apartment. Glad others noticed on here. I laughed my ass off when I saw this.
that is pure gold
craft and burke seemed to run out of gas at the end
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Craft is a great player
and I hate the fact that he plays for ohio... I was a big fan of his until last night. He played dirty basketball...
It was like watching a
It was like watching a mid-90's NHL game. Clutching and grabbing all night with no calls. Craft is one hell of a defensive player, there is no doubt about that but he got away with a TON of contact and a TON of grabbing last night.
could not disagree more
(actually, I could -- I could disagree with the statement that Craft is a great player). He played textbook defense, moving his feet and darting his hands in and out. He was a nightmare to play against, but that is, when the final whistle blows, to his credit only.
The only play that might be called dirty was the foul at the end of OT. There, however, I think the refs got it right: Craft was going for the ball, albeit a bit recklessly. And even that was a smart play. You make sure you get the foul instead of letting that ball go down to the Michigan side of the court for the last 8 seconds.
I respect Craft...
..but I hate him and I wish someone would punch him square in the face. I know, that is horrible. I don't care. He's probably the most annoying player in the country currently.
Aaron Craft has Rosacea, and I hate him.
You aren't the only one.
You aren't the only one.
Yeah, I wanted to punch him
Yeah, I wanted to punch him in the face all game long and then remembered he's in a college strength program and has lots of friends in same program and decided to go back to wishing he'd slip on something and look really silly.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
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Abort, Retry, Fail?
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I wonder how your
I wonder how your team/players' reputation impacts the reffing. For example, Craft is known for his "excellent defense" which I interpret as "he can throw people to the floor and not get called for it". Similarly with teams like MSU who are known to "play tough", it seems like more no-calls because of that "tough" reputation.
Versus Michigan which is more finesse (for lack of a better word), and gets called ticky tack fouls frequently when there's little/no contact.
Of course, maybe I'm making the whole thing up.
HAIL.
Craft gets the Duke at
Craft gets the Duke at Cameron treatment, he can basically get away with murder on the court and it's extremely frustrating to watch.
really?
He's frustrating to watch because he's good. Was also impressed by what he showed on offense -- only 1 assist but not afraid to score.
Bottom line, though: after three tough outings, Burke finally half-solved him: 15 points with 8:2 assist-to-turnovers against one of the best defenders in college ball is a VERY good night.
Actually, he is frustrating
Actually, he is frustrating to watch because he is only half good and gets blown by every announcer on tv. His offense is atrocious and his defense is above average. He is known as a great on-ball defender, so he gets away with using his hands instead of an arm bar, which makes him an even better defender. He is short and quick, which is why he isn't nearly as effective against taller point guards. He matches up well with Burke, but overall he is an average college basketball player who is a good defender. Also, he has a punchable face.
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Point for Burke.
Montgomery and Singletary's
Montgomery and Singletary's looks are great... but the REAL staredown is coming from that kid behind Singletary.
Scary
I can't be the only one that finds Montgomery's face really unsettling. That's the face a guy makes just before he punches someone in the face.
Or the face...
Or the face someone makes after taking on the 3 Chipotle Burrito Challenge.
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I agree that Craft is a very good defensive player.
He moves well, stays low and doesn't try to block shots, instead he tries to swipe the ball below the waist. But, a great player? Could he start for us? Who would he replace in our line up?
"I hate losing more than I like winning." - Zack
I do
I do not like mister red checks and hope Burke comes back next year to turn his checks blue
My spelling sucks.
Hah I pointed this out in the game thread, intimidating pose.
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