Example of our great coaching

Michigan is at the point of reloading now. They have so many options for next year PLUS 3 4-star players coming in. 

They gotta work on the 2014 class, but things are looking pretty good for next year and onward.

I am hoping the "prolific shooter" Stauskas shows up Monday and not the Stauskas that played in the Cuse game. He can be very on but also very off and we are going to need his scoring in the championship game

I have always been a fan of Morgan, but honestly I cannot say enough about how he's handeled this new B1G/NCAA tourney lineup. Just look at yesterday, they put him in and he collects those 2 massive charges late and I have a feeling he will get even more usage tomorrow to really get Dieng out of the game...very happy we still have him for another year

The best coaching move I've seen all year was electing NOT to foul vs. Kansas.

I don't think people realize how gutsy that really was. We were down 5 with under a minute and Beilein plays it out.

I don't know if he's ever met Ray Jackson but he "let his nuts hang" on that decision.

...also, the most underrated PLAY of this entire tournament was that play. Jordan Morgan. Everyone wants to talk about how he can benched or this 50/50 call from last night. No go back to THAT play. We force KU to drive late in the shot clock and Morgan comes off his man and does the same thing he did last night! He jumps in the path and puts his hands up and forces an off-balance shot. THEN he goes and get ths rebound from his man that he orginally left!

That decision and that play will still with me forever. One of the best coaching moves I've ever seen (because it worked) and one of the best individual plays I've seen that no one talks about.

If KU makes that layup they're up 7 with like 40 or so seconds left, the game is probably over. Instead they miss, Burke gets a quick layup, fouls with 12 seconds, they miss the front in of a 1-and-1...then, THE TREY.

None of that happens without Beilein and Morgan.

Examples of our great coaching: We're in the freaking National Championship game with the youngest team in the tournament.

This season has been the best i have ever seen and this success will carry on for a while. When Beilein took over he was landing some highly touted recruits with the notion that Michigan will be back. Now he can back up this claim and i think you will see recruiting continue to shine. As long as the coaching staff remains and we get great recruits even decent ones we will see a lot more final fours in the future.

Someone in another thread mentioned the coaches of the last three teams Michigan defeated: Bill Self, Billy Donovan, and Jim Boheim.  When Michigan prevails against Louiville, Rick Pitino will be added to the list.  There is no question that Beilein is a great coach, and I think more and more coaches will be paying attention to his offensive philosophy after the tournament is over.

I thought subbing out a cold shooting Stauskas for Levert and his defense against a hot shooting Fair helped turn things in the first half.

I had questioned many times during the conference season why Spike and Levert were getting minutes in pressure situations in "big"games. I see the brilliance in those decisions now.

Had to go with LeVert in the 2nd half.  Stauskas was struggling.  LeVert was hot, and since we were ahead, we needed defense more than offense at that point anyway.

I think that a big part of this success started when Beilein changed his assistant coaches.

Robinson will be back. Jalen counseled trey to come back, and thj and Robinson both talk to Jalen as a mentor. He'll tell him to come back I have no doubt.

I've thought since the moment Beilein decided not to redshirt LeVert that he was coaching for a national championship.  That choice, along with the way they have developed McGary through the season have been brilliant.   

"The fact that two upper classmen (Morgan, Vogrich) have lost playing time during this time and yet have maintained their solid attitude and contributions when needed is another testament to the coaches."

It certainly is a statement about the culture around the the program, which is one where the team is paramount and everyone realizes that they have a role to play and that it is important to Michigan's success as a team. Even when you heard the starters interviewed after last night's game, they were not hesitant at all to mention the enormous contribution of the bench. It shows mutual support and it is something that really does bolster this team in a way that isn't necessarily tangible through what we see, though you can get a sense for it in the box score. "The Team, The Team, The Team" is a core value, and it shows.