Good Season
Obviously this was not the way we wanted the year to end. Nevertheless, the boys never stopped fighting throughout the year and they made me proud to be a wolverine.
As always, Go Blue.
You hang a banner, its a good season.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:09 PM ^
They hung a banner AND they shortened the Time-until-football season by about two weeks. Can't undervalue that contribution. There are 163 days left. Had we bowed out in the BTT and not made the NCAA, it would have been like 177. Doesn't sound like much, but none of us on here are very centered or reasonable about waiting until the start of the season...
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:38 PM ^
we played a pretty bad game yet still only lost by one point.
So proud of this team, thank you Derrick and Zak for 4 hard working years, good luck in the future and as always, Go Blue!!!
the rebound on the missed 1-and-1 and then the OREB at the end. Grabbing the rebound after the 1 and 1 might change the whole game
If you told me early in the season that we would win the BIG championship and be in the Sweet Sixteen, I would have been pretty happy.
That said, we just played like crap tonight. And still only lost by 1. Sad!
Man.....I really thought Walton's shot was going down. It just felt like we were gonna win those last few minutes and then suddenly we didn't
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:36 PM ^
sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, it shouldn't be a surprise, but I'm still sitting here a little stunned that it's over.
It was a strange year to say the least. Certainly a great run to end it. Disappointing though because they let a golden opportunity slip away tonight. They got outplayed and outcoached, and I don't think there's any question that they were the better team. Poor decision making really cost them tonight
a buttload of shots. Especially Wagner. The good news is, we're going to get him and Wilson back. :)
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:39 PM ^
Brutal way to lose a game but it is better when it hurts. When you don't care at the end you have a problem. I so enjoyed watching these guys play over the last several weeks. I can't remember any team that improved more over the second half of the season. I already miss Walton and Irvin.
Great season--tough end, but the Ducks seemed too damn quick on d--couldn't get the offense untracked. Rahkman had a rough time of it out there and Wagner was definitely off. But no complains. They played far deeper into the season than I thought they would two months ago.
is what's going to haunt, but if you'd told me at the start that a D Walton step-back three for the win to put us in the Elite Eight, hells yes I'd take that.
So proud of this team. Sometimes reality forgets to follow the Hollywood script at the end.
Screw you, Phil Knight!
March 24th, 2017 at 11:41 AM ^
Pump the brakes people. The shortcomings of the Beilein method reared their ugly head again last night. If you want a nice team that can challenge for a Big Ten title every few years and get to the Sweet 16 when they are hot stay the course. If you want an elite program dominating conference play and making Final Four runs we need elite athletes, five stars, one and dones. We need tough guys the crash the boards, block shots and play defense. And box out on free throws. If Mo and DJ come back we will be good next year (and B1G favorites) but we can't expect to compete with Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, et al with nice players that may get six minutes a game in the NBA in a few years.
March 24th, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
That rebound on the free throw almost certainly cost them the game. Tough way to lose.
we were taking the last shot to try to win it, and it just didn't go down. This season has exceeded expectations, we get to hang a banner, and we Go Blue!
When I look back at what I felt back in late January, I would have told you that you were probably being overly optimistic if you had said we'd be in the Sweet Sixteen after having won the Big Ten Championship.
Even though I am still a bit heartbroken we won't be playing this weekend in the Elite Eight, everything taken into consideration, it has been a good season. Still a lot to do and a lot to work on, but that turnaround in the second half of the regular season and up to this moment was really, really fun.
The rare double post with a post--not a reply--in between.
I feel pretty good right now. I'm hurting but what a game. It did leave me wanting more, it was a weird game, but I guess I feel okay. Maybe it's because I'm going to drink some good beers tonight. At the same time that game was just off...we could never just capture it like we did last weekend and the weekend before. A shot or two that were in and out for us go in, it's likely a different story right now.
If you would have told me we could play with any team in the country 2 months ago I'd say SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE. So for me this was a lot of gravy as I would have been just happy to make the tourney. We played with fire 3 games in a row so eventually it caught up with us. Some lack of athleticism seen out there but this is what we roll with. Hope the 2 big men stay and we can do some things next year. Pretty sanguine about it really.
It was fun to witness the turnaround. I hope the players (and coaches) aren't too sad. They played so well the past couple of months and made us all proud.
I think the notion that we live and die by the 3 is false after Mo and DJ got it going inside finally. Just didn't get it going enough tonight. Hopefully they decide to come back for another year now.
They are hanging their first BTT tourney banner that won't be vacated, they won 26 games, went to the Sweet 16. They have some questions for next year but also should have a decent amount of returning talent. Considering people were calling for Beilen's head and expected them to barely make the NIT, this is a win in my book.
Mid way through the season, I would have been happy if the team could make it to the tournament. But they got hot during the last 6 weeks and I thought Tonight they would win. Oh well, the 3 pointers did not go in and after doing a good job not allowing OR offensive rebounds, OR got offensive rebounds at the end of the game that won the game for them. Oh well, if Mo and Wilson stay we will have a good team next season.
An unBEILEINvable season!! These guys came back from the dead (or at least a coma) and gave us so much to cheer about the past few weeks especially. Sad to see it end but definitely one that will be remembered for a long time.
Thanks Derrick and team!!
GO BLUE!!!
this sucks
Fantastic, emotional run.
Michigan didn't play their best basketball tonight, but Oregon had something to do with that.
Despite struggling through much of the game, they kept close and clawed their way back due to the superb play and leadership of our seniors. They had every chance to win.
Could have grabbed a rebound, could have made the shot. It was still a great effort and an amazing run.
Very proud of this team, and thankful for the memories.