Nice piece over on ESPN.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9014486/michigan-w...
Edit: Also some good Burke fluff. They are loving us this week:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9013972/michigan-w...
yes plz
Nice Beilein/Burke fluff
March 5th, 2013 at 11:24 AM
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Nice Beilein/Burke fluff
March 5th, 2013 at 11:32 AM | 
+2 karma suicide
+2 karma suicide
March 5th, 2013 at 11:36 AM |
Are you kidding?
Are you kidding?
He puts his best players in a position to make plays. Now, I'd prefer that Burke doesn't settle for a long three as well...but setting him up on an island with a single high ball screen is what we do best on offense.
I think the latest example is when he won the timeout at the end of the first half against State with that matchup zone call on D. Excellent, excellent coaching.
March 5th, 2013 at 11:42 AM |
I agree. If one man messes
I agree. If one man messes
I agree. If one man messes up and it leads to a wide open 3 or easy layup, that's not always coaching. This young team as never had to switch and rotate in HS like they do now. Not having a Senior and only 2 experienced Juniors in the rotation is going to lead to some mishaps.
March 5th, 2013 at 11:44 AM |
Rarely
Rarely
had the team prepared, or we play in a really tough conference and it is hard to win on the road, especially with a young team?
Are you saying that since Coach Beilein is not getting the team prepared he should be fired? I am going to need some of those examples you failed to mention please.
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March 5th, 2013 at 11:45 AM |
You're basing your opinion of
You're basing your opinion of
You're basing your opinion of the coach on one game, then.
March 5th, 2013 at 11:49 AM |
So wait a minute. You're
So wait a minute. You're
So wait a minute. You're going to post an opinion that is borderline flamebait then cop out of backing up that opinion by saying you're too lazy? Yeah, you really should've reconsidered pushing "Post".
Michigan is 24-5, tied for 2nd in the strongest conference in the country, ranked 7th in the country, still has an outside shot at a shared league title, and is poised to make it's deepest tourney run in 20 years, with a line-up consisting mostly of freshmen and sophmores; but John Beilein doesn't know how to prepare the team to play? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
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March 5th, 2013 at 11:53 AM |
Seems like a bad idea, didn't
Seems like a bad idea, didn't
Seems like a bad idea, didn't think this one out, I have no back... Ah hell lets go with it. What's the worst that can happen.
-Said you and nobody ever
March 5th, 2013 at 12:54 PM |
Could be wrong
Could be wrong
But that seems like the thought process for the vast majority of trolling and flamebait comments...
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March 5th, 2013 at 2:40 PM |
But most of those comments
But most of those comments
don't identify themselves as such before they are posted. It takes a special kind of d-bag to do what you've done... very special.
March 5th, 2013 at 12:03 PM |
Third in the BCS, the article says, in scoring
Third in the BCS, the article says, in scoring
out of a timeout. Read the article, THEN post. Lazy posts by lazy posters about lazy players and coaches are beyond lazy, when these guys are working 18-hour days, going to school, etcetera. At least if you're going to make these kind of assertions, dig in.
John Beilein knows as well as anyone that he makes mistakes. You have to make thousands to get where he is, probably 100s a day. (Scientists--most successful people know this; and they also know that you don't win every game.) Sticking with it/learning from it is what it's all about.
March 5th, 2013 at 11:59 AM |
Great read!
Great read!
I love the stories that talk about preparing for games and everything in the locker room
March 5th, 2013 at 12:44 PM |
Coach Beilein deserves some national press fluff
Coach Beilein deserves some national press fluff
He's the most underrated coach in the country, IMO.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
March 5th, 2013 at 12:55 PM |
Learning, Preparing, Etc...
Learning, Preparing, Etc...
"Beilein wrote eight pregame keys for Ohio State on the locker room whiteboard about 30 minutes before tip-off. Each fell under the heading "Our Game, Our Night, because ... " The third one read, "We will play with swag by shooting, passing and driving with great confidence in ourselves and our team."
I chuckled a little here, but I really enjoy his approach to preparing this team by phrasing things like this. His experience in literally climbing the ranks of college coaching and dealing with the limitations inherent to each level have brought to Division I and now Michigan a coach that is capable of devising a means to best utilize the talent he has and prepare accordingly. The "Scientist" label really does suit him - you won't win every game, but Beilein is very good at learning from the mistakes and rolling the lessons into the next game. Indeed, there have been statistical improvements since Wisconsin despite the loss to Penn State in the interim (most notably, offensive efficiency is creeping upwards again, as is effective field goal percentage, for starters).
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March 5th, 2013 at 1:02 PM |
I love that both our coaches
I love that both our coaches
I love that both our coaches for football and basketball are simply great people. It's Michigan fergodsakes, we should be rooting for good guys. And there is no doubt we are.
March 5th, 2013 at 1:22 PM |
He has a point...
He has a point...
...Beilein refuses to play 2 bigs at the same time, this caused Penn St. to go up +10 in rebounding and ultimately lead to our demise because he likes to play 4 guards at the same time...that doesn't work on the road, Beilein has a good home game-plan, but he needs to adjust on the road against the top teams when our 3 point shooters are having an off night
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March 5th, 2013 at 1:34 PM |
It's hard to play 2 bigs at
It's hard to play 2 bigs at
It's hard to play 2 bigs at the same time when your guys are injured and foul trouble/fatigue becomes a concern. Not to mention we tried this vs State with little success at best.
March 5th, 2013 at 2:39 PM |
BAsed on your above comments,
BAsed on your above comments,
you obviously missed the MSU game on Sunday when Beilein played 2 bigs for the majority of the game.
March 5th, 2013 at 2:47 PM |
pretty sure he only did that
pretty sure he only did that
pretty sure he only did that because stauskas was unable to return and it was a choice between Vogrich or Morgan/McGary at the same time and Morgan wound up fouling out and UM almost losing because of it.
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March 5th, 2013 at 3:16 PM |
Um...nope
Um...nope
Robinson doesn't play the 2 or 3. So that is a completely invalid statement.
We only played two bigs when Robinson was out. Stauskas being out meant more minutes for Levert and Spike.
Edit: confirmed on Statsheet. Two bigs and Robinson were never on the floor at the same time.
March 5th, 2013 at 6:22 PM |
We didn't play two bigs for
We didn't play two bigs for
We didn't play two bigs for the majority of the game - only for about a quarter of it.
Morgan, McGary and Horford combined to play 49 minutes, which means that we only played two of them together for nine minutes, and went the other 31 minutes with one big man.
March 5th, 2013 at 2:35 PM |
Great article. I would say
Great article. I would say
Great article. I would say our program is in good hands.
toomer18
March 5th, 2013 at 2:39 PM |
"And like a good neighbor...
"And like a good neighbor...
Beilein is there!"
March 5th, 2013 at 5:26 PM |
Do we have to downgrade all
Do we have to downgrade all
Do we have to downgrade all positive press as "fluff"? Journalism doesn't have to involve digging up scandals all the time.
March 5th, 2013 at 5:34 PM |
Valid point
Valid point
I guess I called it fluff because it doesn't contain any specific news (like, Beilein hits X wins so here's a profile!).
March 5th, 2013 at 6:30 PM |
Things we didn't know about Beilein
Things we didn't know about Beilein
I know the commentators think we don't know he's never been an assistant coach, but
Beilein's mother's cousins were inspiration for Saving Private Ryan.
I didn't know that. I really didn't know that.
I feel like beilein has rarely had the team prepared this season. We seem especially unprepared for late game situations.
Too lazy to provide examples. I dunno why I'm about to press post. Ughhhhh. Airports are FUN
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