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So you would rather have a…

So you would rather have a team that wallows in mediocrity in a good year? But most years stews in the slime pits of the underarms of the B1G cellar? That’s where this program is currently and its ceiling with JH is likely 15-17 wins with a stacked team. 

It certainly does! Juwan…

It certainly does! Juwan convinced me of it!

 

/s

Old enough to remember the…

Old enough to remember the 2013 game? LOL! I'm old enough to remember the 1989 championship. Now that was a team! And yet the Fab Five gets all the accolades (and yes, I loved the Fab Five).

I agree, I live in the south…

I agree, I live in the south and its something you hear all the time. I also took it that it may have been the players attitudes or actions in the locker room after the game. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

Everything is the only…

Everything is the only correct answer. The starters right now should be guys coming off the bench.

I agree with your thoughts,…

I agree with your thoughts, a guy who has been named the head of the CFP is not going to get fired by his university. There are many reasons he should, but he has too much support and he's not going anywhere soon.

Now what he does with Howard is an open question. Right now I'd call it a flip of the coin if it happens. In about 2 weeks hopefully we will have an answer. If he retains Howard though he doesn't have to answer any questions about it since Howard is still under contract. More than likely we will know only by 1) its announced Howard and Michigan have parted ways, or 2) we hear 1 or more assistants have been fired which tells us Howard is staying on condition of hiring new staff.

I do hope that many of those that Warde trusts or listens too have conveyed that Howard needs to go. If not this program will be literally at the bottom of the crater in a years time. 

https://www.youtube.com…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xJstjz7Tk

 

If you're feeling like watching Juwan's presser, click on the link. In summary, he says with a week off before the next game they can work on basics, passing lanes, defense, etc.

My 0.02, shouldn't this have been done somewhere around 30 games ago? This upcoming game is their last and best chance to win in the past few weeks. Nebraska is not as good on the road, but will it matter? All it takes is to get a couple of turnovers and get in their heads again. At this point I just can't wait for this miserable season to be concluded and then Warde do whatever he wants to do. 

He said that some time ago…

He said that some time ago that he evaluates each sport after the season and I actually am glad that he does that, sometimes you don't want to be hasty. But my fear is he will allow mitigating circumstances to sway his judgement and with the promise of hiring new staff, Juwan will be back for another year. I just don't see any way to fix this leaking ship and I am certain that many players will either declare for the draft or hit the portal. In a sense thats not a bad thing as bad as they are but you need continuity to build a team, and you need some bench. Some of these guys could be good players with proper development but that seems to be sorely lacking or at least there seems to be a lack of accountability and pride.

 

Glad to know I'm not the…

Glad to know I'm not the only one. I sprained my ankles countless times playing basketball over the years. One summer I sprained it 7 times because I wouldn't let it heal up. This was many years ago and my basketball days are long behind me, but to this day if I step just wrong I can feel them give but they don't sprain anymore. But now that I'm past the half century mark who knows how long that lasts.

Warde says, hold my beer.

Warde says, hold my beer.

Yep, the year they win less…

Yep, the year they win less than 5?

Looks like he has scored 22…

Looks like he has scored 22 points this season.

Interested in seeing the…

Interested in seeing the after game presser. How do you march out there and say it works? Nothing is working right now or has been most of the season.

We can only hope. In the…

We can only hope. In the back of my mind though I have this nightmare scenario of Warde giving Juwan a pass on this season because "it wasn't all his fault".

Can these announcers at…

Can these announcers at least give some insight into what teams are doing right or wrong? They speak in such generalities. 

I just wish that he would…

I just wish that he would assure you that a coach who oversaw a disastrous season would and could be fired.

I know we say it all the…

I know we say it all the time but this team lacks fundamentals, makes dumb fouls and have no clue where the opponents are. This is clearly on coaching and it has gotten worse as the season progressed. 

Maybe if Jace hit the…

Maybe if Jace hit the weights he is supposed to he might have been able to grab that rebound cleanly instead of bobbling it out of bounds.

Probably the wise decision.

Probably the wise decision.

Two possessions tell the…

Two possessions tell the tale of the tape. First they give it to Reed who dribbles with back to the basket dancing around and almost loses it, finally does some low percentage hook that misses and leads to OSU points. Reed also backpedals away from his shot.

Next possession Dug takes a 3 point shot at least 6-8 ft from the 3 point line that obviously misses, but at least he followed his shot. Also leads to OSU points.

After all we are a second…

After all we are a second half team. Am I right? /s

It is painful to watch. I…

It is painful to watch. I have no words for what his shot actually is other than some kind of scoop shot thing that misses more than it goes in. 

I would agree with that. The…

I would agree with that. The criticism of Harbaugh at the time of 2020 was that he couldn't beat OSU or win bowl games, he may also not have had a great record on the road against ranked opponents. So when 2020 came and they only won 2 games it highlighted all that and upped the criticism. Howard's situation is nowhere near the same. There's no OSU that he's struggled to beat, he's struggled this year to beat anyone. The roster is a complete disaster, players aren't being developed and pushed to become better.

I agree that at the time of his hire, it seemed like a high upside hire. He was a sought after assistant coach, he was a Fab Five superstar, loved Michigan. He seemed like a risk worth taking. Now though, the risk did not turn out in Michigan's favor and its time to cut ties. He just wasn't ready for this high profile of a job. Even Harbaugh had several jobs before being considered for Michigan. Its past time, hopefully at the end of the season when Warde looks at the program he comes to the same conclusion and parts ways with Howard.

The lows of this season…

The lows of this season historically are that currently there are only 4 seasons that were worse by %. That’s the good news. The bad news is if they lose out it will be the 2nd worse season by win % in Michigan basketball history. Only the 1959-1960 team would be worse with their .167 percentage. 

At this point I just don’t…

At this point I just don’t see how Warde could justify keeping Juwan at the end of the season. The team has gotten much worse, the team clearly has no concept of fundamental bball, the roster has been constructed by Howard who had no B plan if his top guys couldn’t get admitted and he doesn’t even play the young guys. 

Wow, closed the half by…

Wow, closed the half by keeping Rutgers from scoring for 5 minutes. Only to close the gap to 15 down. There just aren't any words.

That is the epitome for how…

That is the epitome for how awful this team is, then they cut to Juwan who is merely glaring out at the floor. That is a really good time coach to lose your marbles and get your team fired up, something, anything. Work your way into a T or something to get your guys going. They are merely going through the motions just trying to get to the painful end of this season.

Easy enough answer. Warde.

Easy enough answer. Warde.

Unfortunately with Warde the…

Unfortunately with Warde the thought process is always, "now lets not be hasty..." 

 

I'm just here for the jokes…

I'm just here for the jokes and laughs that this team and announcing crew can produce. If Juwan is such a good coach then why is the team so bad? There's just something fundamentally wrong. 

 

Reed getting manhandled…

Reed getting manhandled inside yet again.

Ugly quick, 4 minutes to…

Ugly quick, 4 minutes to start without a FG.

1. Goldfinger

2. Wolverine

1. Goldfinger

2. Wolverine

3. Dr Doom or Apocalypse

4. False, no extra credit needed.

Meritocracy seems to be a…

Meritocracy seems to be a fading ghost in collegiate athletics. My personal opinion is that each conference should have an auto bid for their champion, after that the best how ever many teams that they land on. I also would rather stick to 8 teams, but to be honest I would just as much rather enlarge the playoffs and do away with all these meaningless bowl games. All that said, if the SEC wants 4 auto bids, then the B1G should have 4 auto bids.

Count me as a solid no as…

Count me as a solid no as well. I would actually roll it back to 64 as well, its just ridiculous to have these play in games because the committee doesn't like the criticism of choosing one school over another. 

What are all those things?…

What are all those things? We only have them in football.

I look forward to hearing…

I look forward to hearing all the wonderful reasons Warde will give for retaining Howard. He will be making Olympian-worthy stretches, but the reality is they don't have to say anything at all since he's still under contract for 2 more seasons.

I love Juwan Howard the player, but Juwan Howard as the coach experiment needs to be brought to a conclusive end.

I’m afraid that’s what will…

I’m afraid that’s what will happen. Next year will be much of the same with perhaps just enough improvement to bring him back yet another year. 

Purdue has taken control and…

Purdue has taken control and their home crowd has them fired up. Our guys are gassed trying to keep up the pace Purdue is playing at. Stick a fork in them, they’re done. 

What use is it to double…

What use is it to double team when you’re a good 6-8’ away from the offensive player?

True, they do seem to be…

True, they do seem to be playing with some fire and effort today. Too bad the execution and skill bring the play down some but it’s sure nice to see some fire today. 

I turn the game on and we…

I turn the game on and we are ahead by 5, by the time I sat in my chair and got comfortable we were only up by 1. 

This is where the ranking of…

This is where the ranking of lower teams in a conference really matters. SEC teams not in the top 5 always seem to be ranked higher than they should be. 

I agree with all your points…

I agree with all your points. The data is there that he is not a good coach. The behavior is the worst part, even in the press conference referenced by the OP I didn't take his rant as showing that he cares but its something coaches who have lost the locker room tend to say. 

As to the OP, for not wanting to discuss whether Howard should be fired or not your post sure went right into that by the defense of him and asking who would we hire that's better. The conversation went right to what you claimed you didn't want discussed because you discussed it yourself. Terrible post, there I said it. As to who can we hire that's better? Literally just about any other collegiate or NBA coach.

I'm of the opinion that WBB…

I'm of the opinion that WBB and Hockey will be fine.

MBB is a pure dumpster fire. Can it be fixed? In the short term doubtful, even with a new coach.

Reply hazy, try again.

Reply hazy, try again.

Except against South…

I haven’t watched hardly any bball this season save a few excruciating moments of Michigan. 

I live in SEC/ACC land so…

I live in SEC/ACC land so getting all games on antenna TV is definitely not happening. I use YTTV and Peacock and I'm satisfied, as I got every game this past season. I also have Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple TV. Other streaming service I get when they have a show I like for instance I'll get Disney+ when they have a new Star Wars series out.

Michigan fans will not…

Michigan fans will not forget. The north remembers.

I regret that I only have…

I regret that I only have one upvote to give you.