Thanks M basketball for a great season
Thank you guys for a wonderful season. Lots of great memories. It's a shame that we're not going farther, but all in all, it's hard to look at this season as anything less than a success.
Hoping we can get as many of our guys to return, that way we can have more great seasons to come.
#ThanksJMo
God damnit I'm gonna miss him.
I enjoyed the ride. Five months til football!!
Heck of a season. Exceeded all reasonable expectations, given the circumstance. Tough to swallow, but looking forward to next year too!
That team outperformed everyones expectations. You could not have asked for more from these guys and these coaches. Truly one of the most remarkable seasons of any Michigan team....
Couldn't be prouder for this team. Always, Go Blue!
Maximum effort, Michigan Basketball. Thank you for a fantastic season. You were expected to be a rebuilding team, yet you reached deep down and gave us your hearts. Thank you, indeed.
Awesome season. The Elite 8 is what I figured come the post season and anything else would have been icing. B10 Champs, solid throughout the year, I can't complain considering they weren't "supposed" to be this good.
Hopefully a couple of the guys come back next year for another run. (Looking at you GRob and Mitch).
How many here thought in January that an in-your-face three from the opposing team was all that would keep Michigan from playing OT for the Final Four?
Damn...Great shot by Hairston.
If Kentucky doesn't go 7/11 from 3 this is a different game. Both teams played great. Hard to believe, looking at the rebounding, the fact that Kentucky made as many threes as we did, and just their outreagous talent level in general, that we were right in that game all the way and could have easily won it. Great game, great team, great season. Cheers.
So proud of everything this team accomplished this year. Go Blue!
This team grew up so, so much from the beginning of the season until the end. If anybody is angry about this ending, they don't know how to set expectations.
Only regret is that JMo couldn't should his stuff in the Final Four.
Impossible to be angry about how it ended. Our guys forced a long and well-contested three, the other kid just made a great shot.
It's not like we got crushed - just on the wrong end of a classic game between two very good teams
Not impossible. I'm pretty pissed about how it ended.
I'm not pissed at our team or anything but Calipari and his fucking allstar team of players piss me off... and the fact that we were this close is frustrating as well.
I'm not pissed or angry at all with anything to do with Michigan basketball... but goddammit if that basket only could have rimmed out....
March 30th, 2014 at 10:10 PM ^
I guess I see a difference between painful disappointment and anger. I feel the former, not the latter.
I would feel angry if we'd gotten jobbed by a bad call, or a dirty play, etc. Kid on the other team hit a high-dificulty shot for the game?
I tip my hat and move on.
Took a very well-played game by an extremely talented team to end our season. Sad we couldn't get more minutes out of J-Mo especially when Jon was struggling so hard in the first half. Foul management is my one criticism of JB's coaching. Thank you boys, I have appreciated this wonderful season.
Thanks guys.
Damn, no matter what, I'm a Michigan man. Go freakin blue!
Having lost 3 starters from last year's NCAA runner-up team, they won our 1st outright B10 title of the 3-pt-line era, beat three top 10 teams in 8 days, swept MSU in the regular season, had the B10 POY, and lost a thriller to a good team in the Elite 8.
Nothing but kudos for our guys. Kudos by the truckload.
that game felt a lot like the Louisville game last year. Bittersweet end to a great season. Sure a few plays or calls could have gone the other way, but in the end we just got beat.
Kidding aside, KY has talent that Michigan has a hard time attracting and yet played damn well against some very skilled players. Had Michigan been more consistent in shooting, this is a win. But hats off to KY. They earned their paychecks tonight!
I wouldn't called Kentucky's players that "skilled." They have a bunch of big freaks and - gotta give 'em credit - those Harrison twins have been super clutch this tournament.
Young and the Harrison twins have plenty of skill on the perimeter, and Julius Randle has plenty of skill inside. Besides that yes they are a little wild but also insanely atheletic, large, and deep. And this was without their top defensive player. They are freaking loaded, and we were THIS CLOSE to beating them..
Great season!
They provided a Incredible season that nobody expected aand exceeded my wildest expectations..When they were 6-4 I was just hoping they would get INTO the tournament. Then they did a complete 360 won the BIG Title by 3 games and stormed into the Elite 8. To lose it this way was heartbreaking..
On a side note I despise Kentucky , Calapari and there one and done team and philosophy..I think its terrible for College basketball and is runing the game. NOW, this will only perpetuate them to having one and dones every single season because its worked....ON WISCONSIN
I think you mean "did a 180"?
So much fun to watch.
Everyone says overrated
Start 6-4 and go 0-3 in quality non con games
Go on to win the big ten by 3 games and finish the season #7
Then make the elite 8 and be a bounce from the final four
High standards lived up to. Realistic standards surpassed. Could get used to that.
Go Blue
March 30th, 2014 at 10:55 PM ^
Stanford was obviously a quality non con opponent.
Go blue
There were some questionable moments (especially involved with JMo's foul trouble) but for the most part the refs let them play and stayed out of the way. Much better than the other elite eight games I saw this weekend.
can't take anything away from either team. everyone played out of their minds. back and forth back and forth the game was decided by an inch - go blue and hail to the victors even in defeat.
They had a great season and brought a lot of happiness to this blog and Michigan fans everywhere.
There is a lot to look forward to in the future regardless of what happens with the draft.
GO BLUE!!! At least it won't be State to win it all!!
especially Morgan and the coach. Class all the way. No whining, no excuses in the media, no sideline temper tantrums. Just class. The future is bright.
These guys overcame a lot this year. Proud of the way they fought. We'll be back next year. Go Blue!
I'm so proud of this team.
Kentucky played a great game, Our guys have nothing to hang their heads about.
HAIL