great season, lots of heart
couldn't have asked for a better year in basketball. Thanks to all the players who all played with heart, especially seniors C.J. Lee and David Merritt. Lots of props to Novak as well for taking all the beatings this evening. Go Blue.
EDIT: also a huge thank you to our coach and leader, John Beilein.
They didn't quit and that is enough for me.
totally agree I honestly have never been more excited about an upcoming season than next year, and this one just ended haha
Played hard to the end.
Great game and great season. They did Michigan proud. Can't wait for next year.
This program is going to be awesome. When your bench has that much production in the second year, the sky's the limit.
Here's to next year.
forgot to mention coach B. Man love to our leader.
A year ahead of schedule at least. This was a fantastic year, and that team played their asses off. I hope they have some sort of reception for the team when they get back from KC.
Great year for M basketball. Great.
To stay within 10 points considering how little Manny was on the floor is an unbelievable effort. What can you say, they played their guts out.
I was crushed when CJ Lee fouled out, he'll always be remembered in Michigan lore.
And can we get this weekend's version of Anthony Wright next season?
co-signed on Anthony.
what are we ranked heading into next season?
unlikely to be in top 25.
I'm not so sure about that. We finished this year in the top 32 and probably will return more of our roster than most others in that group.
turned out to be spot-on. Nevertheless, except for a few Amaker moments in the second half, they played hard and smart up to the very end. I'm proud as hell of this team and I'm looking forward to next year. Thanks for a great year guys.
I live in Littleton - where you watch the game? I was gonna watch online - then it was on CBS!!! They usually stick with other markets...
I've running between the study and the living room today to catch all the action. Most of the game was on CBS, but they cut to Purdue for some stupid reason.
I will give the CBS web some props... that live feed in HD was impressive. It's not the same as watching in on a 52" LCD, but beggers can't be choosers in Big 12 country.
At one point when they cut over to the Purdue game the first thing shown was Kramer writhing in agony on the floor. I don't even know what the context was but I'm not sure I've ever laughed so hard.
The ground work as been set.
Yes indeed. It was a fun season to watch out of many years of hardship, boredom (for the fans), and frustration (for both fans and players). These guys deserve all the praise but they probably have set the bar for themselves really high for next season.
you may be right, but I think that coach Beilein will address that and will help his players to play with ease. He's a great mentor and coach.