Wisconsin BBall Postgame Thoughts
Will Beilein ever put a man on the inbound? Forget fouling, that end was exactly like Evan Turner's shot against us
Brian's take on the Refs, and the game
There is no justice. There is only Bo Ryan ruining basketball.
— mgoblog (@mgoblog) February 9, 2013
February 9th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
But, this team is more balanced with him not on the floor. Everyone gets involved more when they are not standing around admiring how great Burke is.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:13 PM ^
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February 9th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
Freshmen gonna be Freshmen is all I gotta say.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:13 PM ^
While I love watching Michigan, I hate watching college basketball.
If someone were to ask me, "TheLastHoke, why do you hate college basketball with the fury of a hundred thousand thunderbolts hurled by Jupiter himself?" I would hand them a tape of this game, or the Wisconsin - Michigan State game from earlier this year.
If the refs called every single game like that, Wisconsin would win 10 consecutive ugly basketball national championships.
They rank only slightly above that recent high school basketball team that went up by 2 early in the second half and then refused to shoot for the rest of the game, stalling their way to victory.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
I don't know that covering the inbound guy would have made a difference. After a made basket, the inbounder can run the baseline, so it's not that hard for him to get the pass off.
We simply needed to foul. It was common sense, and Beilein apparently was calling for it. LeVert for some reason didn't get the message.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
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February 9th, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
It's not at all uncommon to see a defended inbounder call timeout to avoid a 5-second violation, and since Ryan used their last TO right before the play, there would have been even more pressure on the inbounder.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
another in-game coaching blunder by Beilein? Is that what I'm hearing. Yelling foul from the sidelines was a joke and Beilein needs to do a better job. Someone earlier said that he is a good recruiter and a nice guy which is true. However, his lack of a game plan other than put the ball in Burke's hands is getting old in the big games.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
It never should have come down to that prayer 3 by Brust.
Before Hardaway Jr. made his 3 (which really was fortuntate becuase we didn't run a good play at all there) we had missed our last 6 shots. A couple were layups.
Same thing in OT. McGary gets the steal but misses an easy one,...Hardaway Jr. too hard off the glass. ...ugghhh...
Agree with the other posters that we need to guard the inbounds play. Way too easy for these guys (Turner and Brust) to catch, take a dribble of two and get the shot off.
Oh....and....WILL YOU RUN SOME DAMN BOX OUT DRILLS IN PRACTICE!
February 9th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
We just blew the Big Ten. major coaching blunder down the stretch . You foul!!! Period. No way the other team can get a 3 point shot off. This one is one coach B. One other thought...Stauskas and GRIII have been very very passive in the last few games I've seen. We need them to produce and have the confidence to take big shots in close games. This is particularly true of Stauskas who is supposed to be an elite 3 point shooter. I saw Stauskas pass up several good shot oportunities...
February 9th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
Is it a coaching blunder if the coach tells his players to foul and they don't do it?
February 9th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
Can we all agree that Horford does not deserve to start again this year
February 9th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
we've seen it multiple times- he struggles at end of games. how many games have ended with wild 3point misses by trey burke?
February 9th, 2013 at 2:25 PM ^
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February 9th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
Should be able to role a banged up Sparty on Tuesday.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:20 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:44 PM ^
We won't even role them.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:29 PM ^
Please dude - its on the road, against the current leader of the Big 10, against an arch rival. We are not going to "roll anyone" in the top echelon on the road.
February 9th, 2013 at 5:28 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
day is almost ruined...
February 9th, 2013 at 2:15 PM ^
How about we just got beat on an incredibly lucky shot? I let him have that 100 times and watch him miss 99.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:24 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
Dakich makes Dick Vitale very bearable.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
I just don't get it. You have to, have to, have to put somebody (McGary) on the inbounder. Bruesewitz almost fell in bounds making the pass and easily caught Brust in stride. That doesn't happen if somebody is in his face. I am so pissed off right now. When will Beilein learn????
February 9th, 2013 at 2:20 PM ^
It's irrelevent if Levert does his job fouling the his man right away.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:25 PM ^
You're assuming Levert was supposed to foul Brust. I don't think that was the case and if it was the case, guarding the inbounder makes the pass harder and allows Levert to be there when Brust catches it instead of chasing him from behind.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:29 PM ^
It's already been reiterated plenty of times, Beilein wanted LeVert to foul him, and not just LeVert whoever received the ball he wanted to player hammered. I agree about guarding the inbound but LeVert clearly was on Brust's hip and had a chance to foul and he didn't. He's a young guy and will learn but he botched that play horribly.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
Upgrade the bandwidth of this sight or go with a new web hosting company altogether.
504 errors all around!
February 9th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:19 PM ^
Wisconsin took 5 times as many free throws as us
February 9th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
He's the difference maker in all of this. Somehow, somebody with a nice shot, relatively thick 6'7" frame who can jump out of the gym can completely disappear. Everyone else is playing tough and the guy formerly known as GRIII looks like that middling pick in school yard ball that you pick just to not screw up.
First, against OSU, I figured "Ehhh....first big pressure road game...no big deal." Then at Indiana, I figured, "He has some sweet athletes guarding him....and hes on the road....no big deal." Then at HOME against OSU, I was discouraged and figured, "I guess he just can't hack it against equivalent athletes yet."
Now, here we have Wisconsin. A team that can't get 12 inches off of the floor, and this guy can't play defense, rebound or create any sort of a shot.
I'll just chalk it up to being a soft freshman. Nevertheless, when Morgan comes back, I would be surprised if Beilein didnt start going to more 2 big man sets b/c at this point, even Zack Novack (we miss you Zack) has a bigger presence on the interior.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
2. Mitch, I love you, but you ARE allowed to dunk it.
3. Can anyone create their own shots besides Burke and Hardaway?
4. Can anyone play "angry" besides Hardaway and McGary?
5. You cannot win games by talent and stars alone. Guys have to start doing the little things.
6. GRIII, where art thou?
7. I miss you, Jordan Morgan
8. Big Ten refs, man...
9. Bo Ryan is an actual badger.
10. Dan Dakich is a sack of buttholes.
February 9th, 2013 at 2:19 PM ^
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February 9th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
We'll be okay in the B1G picture which is what matters. indiana will lose tomorrow and state will lose tuesday.
My only question is-
Y U NO FOUL DAMMNIT?!?!
February 9th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
February 9th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
I can't even be on this website right now. Why did that shot go in? Why did we get no calls from the refs? Why didn't we foul? Why couldn't we man up and win it in Overtime? Why does God hate me? But why did that shot go in?