Opposing coaches on preparing for Beilein in March
I thought that this was interesting article focused on talking to other coaches from Loyola, Montana etc. about preparing for Michigan in the tournament. The interviews are from prior years so much of the focus is on defending Wagner, but I can see elements of what teams have tried to do this year with switching. Anyway, I don't have anything close to a sophisticated knowledge of defensive schemes, but thought this was worth a look.
March 16th, 2019 at 11:27 PM ^
Pay the refs, it is the only sure fire strategy and it worked for dirty Rick P.
March 17th, 2019 at 12:39 AM ^
Naw, Rick just got 'em laid.
REither way, ol’ Rick laid out the Benjamins in thick stacks.
This was Izzo's method from game 2 this year. Hopefully, it cost him the whole wad of cash he saved by losing the Brian Bowen raffle...
Tip #1: Make peace with the deity of your choice.
It was very disturbing, this season, to see a 75yr old heart-bypass Buffalo gentleman fouled out of a game. Quite clearly, in every interview - the quickest, most thorough, thoughtful, quick-witted coach. I haven't seen a more articulate, loquacious person in athletics. We are fortunate to watch him and follow him, and we are perhaps lucky.
Who the hell are you talking about? Beilein ain’t 75.
Maybe he meant to type 65 (and was rounding/estimating)?
The key to Michigan's success is them taking advantage of the options the opposition is giving them-because this is a "pick your poison" deal against this balanced Michigan team. MSU has placed a premium on denying Poole and Livers the ball as much as possible and hedging help to contain them when they do get the ball. They have bet that Simpson and Teske cannot sustain enough offense to beat them. This worked twice. It will be interesting to see how Matthews changes the dynamics here. It will also be interesting to see how much Livers plays the five-which would give Brazdeikis and Matthews wider creases to attack the rim.
It would be very nice to see "It is very difficult to beat a team three times in a season" come home to roost.
Yeah the rule of three would be nice, but at the same time, what we just did to MN...
Another article on there was “To the men that only date white women”. I lol’ed pretty hard.
March 17th, 2019 at 10:38 AM ^
Yeah, I remember when she wrote that article last year...
Everyone's got an opinion, I guess.
March 17th, 2019 at 11:06 AM ^
Good grief. The good news is that was one of the few times the comments section was spot on.
I couldn't get through the first sentence without laughing.
March 17th, 2019 at 10:13 AM ^
DEFENSIVE INTENSITY
(saved you a click)