Getting to Know Moritz Wagner
John Niyo has a nice fluff piece about Moritz Wagner's integration into the team and U.S. culture in this morning's news. Not much more than fluff to the article, but it's nice to read about Michigan basketball, get to know more about a player, and to have no mention of recruiting shenanigans (shenanigans? - yeah, I said it!) in an article on MBB.
Interesting that he's up to 228 already (thanks, Chipotle - wait until he discovers BTB!). Glad to see this young man aboard the team, and Beilein Uber Alles.
October 23rd, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
The prisoners weren't pulling capers like in Hogan's Heroes.
Throughout the movie, Holden was suspected by the other prisoners to be an informer (e.g. getting prisoners attempting escapes killed as Germans with machine guns were waiting for them.) In the end, it becomes clear that it wasn't Holden. (I won't spoil it.)
There was an affable Sergeant Schultz, however.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3849754624/ch0169650
October 23rd, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^
Beilein's comment about his German fluency being limited to "German beer" was wonderful.
Mo seems like a good kid, with a great personality. Like that the team seems to have a lot of great "characters". Makes rooting for them very easy and very fun.
October 23rd, 2015 at 11:35 AM ^
I'm so glad that we have two excellent coaches for the football and basketball teams. They're both elite teachers for their respective teams and it's just so great.
October 23rd, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
The best time of the year . . . overlap between football and basketball seasons coming up!
October 23rd, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
Since I have the pleasure of sharing a last name with "Mo Weezy" my husband just sent me the link to this thread and informed me that if we have another son we need to name him Moritz. Seems like a good idea, considering my husbands family isn't that far removed from their emmigration from Germany.
Edited to add that the most recent text from my husband sealed the deal (even though we're not expecting): Moritz Fielding Wagner. Can't go wrong there!
October 23rd, 2015 at 12:16 PM ^
October 23rd, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
would be a real Valkyrie on the court....
October 23rd, 2015 at 1:02 PM ^
It literally is "basketball on grass" in Deustchland.
"Wirf den verdammten Ball im verdammten Netz verdammt noch mal, Ja?!"
Notice the cleats, Mr. Naismith. Notice the cleats.
October 23rd, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^
Obviously has a different personality, but Wagner definitely has a bit of that Mitch McGary fun quality to him.
October 23rd, 2015 at 4:24 PM ^
Also, stop making sense.