Juwan's Comment about Brad Davison's "basketball play"
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/video/juwan-howard-believes-brad-davisons-inadvertent-elbow-fired-up-his-team/
This is how you make a cheap shot artist pay. . .Fire the team up and call the next play for the guy who got hit. I love how Coach Howard inferred that Davison cost his team the game.
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February 15th, 2021 at 7:54 AM ^
Anyone have a clip of the incident itself? I missed it during the game.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
And that's why birds shouldn't play basketball
February 15th, 2021 at 10:08 AM ^
reminds me of a game last year where our youngest daughter (very sweet, very determined) and another girl went after a loose ball in a hoops game. daughter came up with it, down the court she goes and dishes an assist while the other girl was on the court crying. i was standing next to one of the guys i have coached football with for a decade+ and i said, "can you tell which girl has 5 brothers?"
February 15th, 2021 at 10:25 AM ^
XM based on your posting history I imagine she's also regularly out milking cows at 5 in the morning in -20 F. Feel free to continue procreating more humans indefinitely. The world needs your offspring!
February 15th, 2021 at 10:52 AM ^
she has milked plenty in her day. our girls are better at it than our boys. oldest daughter was the fastest milker on the planet and would sit on the milking stool, cross-legged, and engage in a conversation about, say, english literature like it was no big deal as she milked at light speed. pro-tip: on a cold morning milking is the better chore since the teets are warm and will keep your hands warm.
and unless we're going to relive genesis 18 (sarah and abraham, 100 yrs old), i don't think mrs XM and i will be blessed with any more children.
February 15th, 2021 at 1:07 PM ^
Hopefully lots of grandchildren to keep that farm going!
February 15th, 2021 at 1:46 PM ^
you laugh, but that is a constant prayer. i told them that they need to go find some great spouses and bring them home and start having babies. mama and i will help, and since i'm a licensed builder that i'd build them houses at a price they would never beat....a number suspiciously close to $0. we'll see how many/if any take us upon that offer. tune in next decade for an update.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:07 PM ^
i told them that they need to go find some great spouses and bring them home and start having babies. mama and i will help,...
I'm pretty sure you didn't mean to imply this, but my first thought when reading this was that life sure is different on the farm....
February 15th, 2021 at 12:24 PM ^
Sounds like my girls. Oldest one started in goal for 4 seasons in HS. One season, she dove for a rolling ball through the 18 and got tangled with an opponent trying to slide kick it in. My kid got kicked in the nose and wound up grabbing the ball and the other girls arm. Snapped the opponent's arm and finished the game with two tampons stuffed up her nose. Nobody ever entered the 18 yard box the rest of the game.
Younger daughter was playing travel softball and got line drived in the thigh on the mound. Thigh swelled up and turned all black & blue, so she basically couldn't walk. I went in to take her out and she threw her glove at me and told me to to back into the dugout. Proceeded to finish pitching 3 more scoreless innings to seal a win.
Don't mess with Yooper girls. Damn, I miss those days.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:52 AM ^
Brad Davision you have no honor you bitch.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:26 AM ^
That wasn't Davison, because there was no knee to the private parts.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
It's in the Matthew Loves Ball highlights. I didn't see it anywhere else.
It's at the 10:40 mark of the the highlights below:
February 15th, 2021 at 10:51 AM ^
You can't really tell from the clip there, but on replay it looked like he wanted to clear some space with that left elbow.
February 15th, 2021 at 11:14 AM ^
I saw the play at 10:40. My question is, what was the Technical foul for/on right after the elbowing non-call?
February 15th, 2021 at 11:28 AM ^
Yes - Juwan got it for protesting the non-call of a flagrant foul by the referees after they reviewed the tape.
February 15th, 2021 at 10:32 AM ^
Just checked to see if Davison has a Wikipedia page. He does. Check first paragraph: “ he averages 2.3 dirty plays per game.” Also check his position. :) Can someone with better “tech” skills then me (I am an “older” M blogger) post this as a link so it can be memorialized. Maybe one of you snuck these things in there. If so, good work! Thanks for your help.
February 15th, 2021 at 7:58 AM ^
This Brendan Quinn tweet tells the story more succinctly...
February 15th, 2021 at 8:33 AM ^
More succinctly but it doesn't capture Howard's pause after the question, the lean back and the little laugh before saying he did set up the next play for Smith.
Now that's payback.
February 15th, 2021 at 11:09 AM ^
i loved the laugh.
it was like he got caught doing something a little indulgent.
February 15th, 2021 at 11:11 AM ^
You mean MARTELLI set up the play.
/s
February 15th, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^
That clip is a recruiting video all by itself.
February 15th, 2021 at 10:00 AM ^
The laugh by Juwan. Damn, I would hate to be another team playing Michigan.
February 15th, 2021 at 7:56 AM ^
What makes it obviously dirty is that Davison looked back and then drilled him in the face with that off elbow. Most players use an off arm to get off their shot, not that Smith was a block threat or anything.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:21 AM ^
Exactly. Gotta scope out the landscape and find out where that chin is.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
More than the look back, which can be a basketball move, to shoot a layup with your right hand while jamming your left elbow up and to the side affects your balance, making the shot harder.
No one—except maybe an actor in a basketball commercial who's never played basketball—would shot a layup while chicken-winging the off-elbow.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:16 AM ^
Yes, this. I know it could sound like bitter opposing fan but sometimes breaking things down all the way like we're doing helps paint the picture in its entirety. And this is a perfect example. Simply put, no one ever would go up for a layup in the fashion he did unless there was a person's face in the way one wanted to clear out of the way.
There was no "going up in a manner expecting to get fouled" or anything of the nature. He truly extened that arm and elbow in a completely non-basketball manner. Fuck Brad Davison.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:49 AM ^
I agree with this. The elbow had to travel in a non-basket direction to hit the chin. When the ball gets up around your head going up for the shot, it is not a natural motion to have that elbow at a 45 degree angle.
February 15th, 2021 at 10:04 AM ^
Historical behavior certainly comes into play when you consider intent. Davison has proven to be one of the dirtiest players in the Big Ten that I can recall.
I never did see the play I was listening in the car.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:37 PM ^
He would have made the layup had he not done his dumb ass move.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:06 AM ^
I just love the Snidely Whiplash laugh by Mr. Howard when asked if he called the play on the next possession!
February 15th, 2021 at 8:14 AM ^
“Yes, I did”
excellent.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:09 AM ^
Basketball play... That was as much a 'basketball play' as Tatum's hit on Darryl Stingley was a 'football play'. Glad Juwan handled it better than I probably would have!
(BTW, Tatum's hit wasn't illegal by the standards of yesteryear even though it's long been considered a brutal cheap shot.)
February 15th, 2021 at 8:21 AM ^
Would still love to know what Juwan said to Greg Gard during their postgame fist bump. Juwan was pointing down towards the basket where that play happened and seemed to be the one doing all the talking.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:05 AM ^
While it’s fun to think about him calling out Davison, it would be equally awesome if he was pointing out Chaundee’s 1000th point and asking for the ball.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^
Hunter Dickinson already had secured the ball as I recall. I think Juwan was pointing out his concern for Davison's action.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:07 AM ^
Yes. Juwan gonna let opponents know that won't be accepted by him or his team. Mess with us.....if you think you can handle it.
February 15th, 2021 at 9:41 AM ^
I'd be kinda surprised if Juwan was using that time to tear into Gard. He seems more like a guy who would make a private phone call to Gard later. Juwan doesn't seem like a tantrum / theatrics guy to be. He's a pro
February 15th, 2021 at 10:49 AM ^
Exactly. In that area of life, guys like Coach K (especially ... amazingly high-maintenance guy) and Izzo could learn from him.
February 15th, 2021 at 11:57 AM ^
You dont need theatrics or to throw a tantrum to make a point. I doubt he tore into Gard as you said as well. But I do think he mentioned something along the lines of him not considering what Davison did as a basketball play.
Also the fact that Davison starts and gets playing time over Jonathan Davis is pretty hilarious. Davis should be getting 30+ mpg while Davison subs in at <10 mpg. Wisconsin still refusing to start and play freshman who are obviously far more talented than the upperclassmen in 2021 is funny to me.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:33 PM ^
It looked pretty clear to me. He fist bumped first, looked like he was being cordial -- but then pointed to the spot that it happened and lifted his mask a bit to be able to speak clearly. He didn't look heated, but probably said he didn't appreciate what happened or something. It definitely wasn't a Tom Crean blowup or anything.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
Honestly looked like he was giving him a coaching tip or something he noticed at the end of the game
February 15th, 2021 at 8:24 AM ^
Thank you for posting. This is soooooo good.
February 15th, 2021 at 8:27 AM ^
The thing to watch is what Davison does to Eli after he knocks Smith to the ground. The replay typically ends after he elbows Smith, but in the next few seconds after the miss, Davison goes after the rebound (I don't think the ball even hit the rim) and he smacks Eli hard as well. Basketball play my ass...