One Frame At A Time: Kansas
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
[JUUUUUUUUMPWOOOOOOOOOO]
Oh, would you like actual words? I'm still getting a handle on the Engligh language after this weekend. I will do my best. As always, click the still frames to open each gif in a lightbox. Florida gifs are coming later this week and will be so, so awesome.
This countdown goes to 20 because it had to.
HONORABLE MENTION: Stauskas three and the foul. Hardaway off the high glass. Beilein smile at the end of regulation. Burke foreshadowing one. Burke foreshadowing two.
20. Nutpunch Johnson
Included to remind everyone that Elijah Johnson deserved every terrible bit of his terrible game. Also, if Mitch McGary plays that well every time he gets bopped in the jewels, Bacari Alexander's pregame speeches may take a dark turn next year.
19. Ice
Trey Burke drilled (another) deep three to give Michigan the lead in overtime. He reacted as if he'd just picked up a carton of milk at the grocery store.
18. Found A Friend
Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III have been playing together since AAU ball. Yeah, you can probably tell.
17. Big Puppy Becomes Little Duncan
No big deal, just a freshman center swishing a baseline turnaround over arguably the nation's best shot-blocker. In overtime. In the Sweet Sixteen.
Is it too late to call him "More Than Just A Hustler™"?
16. Routine Layup
Whatever he does this all the time it's not even that cool anymore let's move on.
15. Okay, His Teammates Still Think He's Pretty Cool
Burke's go-ahead 20-foot stepback in overtime, well, it impressed his friends:
Jon Horford reads the "Tao Te Ching" in the locker room but Trey Burke blows his mind.
14. GRIII Steal + Slam
Lost in the aftermath of Burke's heroics and McGary's monster game were a couple of enormous plays made down the stretch by GRIII. This steal and effortless transition to a one-handed slam cut Michigan's deficit to eight, then...
13. Mad Scramble Reverse Layup
...he cut the KU lead to three with a heads-up snatch of a loose rebound followed by a very difficult reverse finish over Jeff Withey. Unsung hero of the weekend, that guy.
12. So Fresh, So Clean
All's well that ends well, so instead of rage-twitching upon seeing this I can appreciate McGary's should've-been block for being cooler than Freddie Jackson sippin' a milkshake in a snowstorm.
11. Max B Chest-Thumpin'
As you'll see, this Max Bielfedt Reaction To Trey Burke Being Incredible isn't even the best Max Bielfedt Reaction To Trey Burke Being Incredible from this game.
10. COREY PERSON
CBS only aired a half-second of Michigan's pregame huddle, but it was the best possible half-second.
9. Trey Burke/Corey Person Celebration
Uh oh. It's getting dusty.
8. Hugging Bandies
These spring allergies are the worst.
7. Elated John Beilein
I AM TOTALLY IN CONTROL OF MY EMOTIONS.
6. COMMENCE PANDEMONIUM
I HAVE TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF MY EMOTIONS
5. Blue Shirt Guy/Dead KU Lady
Just to be clear, Blue Shirt Guy is a Michigan fan—the full video shows him elated after briefly losing complete control of his limbs, mind, and most likely soul following Burke's game-tying shot.
This Kansas lady, though...
...yeah, she dead.
4. The Growl
Burke, post-shot. Do not play around with that guy.
3. The Yell
BYAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
2. The Bench
Max Bielfeldt's face is perfect, as is Matt Vogrich playing air guitar on the far right.
Broadcast angle of the bench is also pretty incredible:
FRAMES OF THE GAME: The Trey
Every March from now until forever, we get to relive this shot. Yes, please.
VOTE
I was waiting for this all weekend.
was going to foul him. And I was going to lose my mind.
I can't get over John Beilein's smile. It just makes me so happy.
I had to pick that one for the poll, that made me smile.
...is the best.
That's a smile born of 35 years of climbing the ranks, doing it the right way, finally being rewarded for his efforts, and having the "he can't get past the Sweet 16" perception lifted.
What a great moment for him.
Agree, and take it one step further ... that smile says, "I'm so damned proud of these kids and so happy for them."
Guy behind Bacari on the regular broadcast view of Trey's shot is fat, happy, and wearing a very strange colored shirt to be that happy about Michigant tying the game.
Can anyone spot the KU "We're gonna tie!" kid in the first gif?
EDIT: 6th gif, whatevs.
Schadenfreude!
Where did that Terry Mills/Duncan baseline jumber come from? What other moves has McGary kept in his back pocket all year?
...are the same ones Withey is asking himself. That's what makes #17 so beautiful...in addition to seeing Withey eat crow after trash talking Mitch's game to the media.
I honestly do not think Mitch had this earlier in the year and that he has just developed these moves through practice and game experience.
I just cannot wait until he becomes a shutdown defender too. It will happen. He works too hard for him not to do it.
The Trey, but specifically Bartelstein coming into the frame from the future.
I love how his reaction after the shot actually goes in too. He stares at Trey like he just did something very, very wrong.
It started with the Northwestern game at Welsh-Ryan, but now I always look to see opposing fans begrudgingly rooting for Trey/clapping out of sheer awe of some of his more athletic plays. If I'm not mistaken, you can see some non-Michigan fans cracking some smiles or turning and going "wow...." in the chest pounding GIF on the bench.
who saw that guy catch the ball THJ threw up after the game ?
Took me 7 times through, but I finally saw it. Nice catch.
of "The Shot" being renamed "The Trey." It works.
Can anyone sync up Trey's yell with one of these goats? That's the strangest question I've ever asked. Preferably the one at :24
but I gave my vote to Elated John Beilein, because, c'mon... we don't see Coach smile enough - especially not like that!
EDIT: I should've refreshed after watching all of them to see there were already comments about Coach's smile... they weren't there when I started
Okay, so I've heard various estimated distances on the "Trey" on radio, TV, online, etc... anywhere from 27 to 30 feet. Has anyone done the analysis to see how far it really was?
Coaching box is 28 feet long, so 30 looks about right.
Okay, I went and took a look at a few different angles and came up with my estimate for the length of that shot ...
First, I estimated Trey is about 3 feet past the coaches box and about 5 feet inside the sideline. If there are some better angles where someone thinks they have different estimates, please let me know.
Based on this, I came up with this diagram.
With this crude estimate I see the shot as 32' 7" ...!!! (Unless my rudimentary math is wrong!)
I could see the entire Corey Person. Never underestimate the power of senior leadership.
Is glaring suit dude getting all up in front row trumpet guy's face? That's pretty intense but he doesn't seem to mind too much.
It looks like Mr. Suit just finished performing a, shall we say, favor, for the either band dude or band chick. Maybe both?
Red-faced trumpet guy cracks me up in both gifs. I like to think he's an mgoblogger.
Oh wow, no idea how I missed that the first time through. Here's an HQ version:
I know this is usually Michigan plays and suck, but the KU lady late in regulation (I believe) was awesome.
She had the jawhawk on her shirt and she was STUNNED. Someone posted a .gif of it.
I love Timmy's expression in the background of the nutpunch gif. It's like he knows exactly what is going to happen and he can't believe what he is seeing.
He is just so proud and happy for the kids. It is about them not him. May he coach our team, our team, our team... forever.
I want to be able to go back and enjoy it and share it forevah!! Thank you Ace.
The Trey. The Trey. The Trey.
Best edition of One Frame At A Time ever.
The Yell and The Growl should be in every NCAA 2012-2012 highlight reel. Overwhelming emotion.
Ace, you did an incredible job of finding even the hidden GIFs amongst the life-alteringly monumental ones. The Kansas lady, Corey's halftime dance, etc. Great work.
For Florida game of the Gator Mascot losing hope.
I can't post this enough, really.
He is the ultimate Glue Guy for this team. He does whatever dirty work needs to be done to win, with a few earth shattering dunks thrown in for good measure.
Coach B at the end of regulation. That smile just says that he knows his team is going to win it in OT. He just knows.
Kansas freude video:
is a foul everytime, sorry guys. Even in the Big Ten that's a foul 1 out of 10 times. ;)
The Vogrich air guitar is just incredible.
I believe he is actually playing the air cello. String music.
Anyone else notice McGary dart back on D after "The Trey"? The whole vibe of this team is very Team 132-ish, which I totally dig.
Can we please talk about how much air JBart is getting in #5?! He looks like he's treading water. It also sort of looks like he's trying to kick the basketball after it goes in. Love it.
I can't pick a favorite. I see something new each time and it flat out makes me happy.
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