Morning after blizzard
I know that there are going to be so many Michigan fans waking up this morning and trying to digest what happened last night. Let's consolidate all the philosophic waxing into this thread. Topics of interest:
- Based on baseless speculation, who is going to be suiting up for the basketball team next year?
- On a scale from one to Nickleback, how bad did the refs suck?
- What were some of the keys to the game? Should Burke have come back in the first half? Should we have stayed small with Albrect in place of a cold Hardaway? What would you have done differently?
- On a scale from one to Nickleback, how bad did the refs suck?
I was a wee lad and have memories of them but they are fading slowly as I age.
I remember Webber diving to save a ball and landed near me.
but I'm so proud of this team. Amazing to watch. They had way more heart than I gave them credit for. They were literally 2-3 plays from being national champions with a slew of freshmen. Awesome year
fall off the deep end last night and burn you couch? I tried but my fiancee stopped me in the act, god damn broad.
This ^ +1.
It truly messed up the game. Hancock was the up fake that set down McGary. Hancock hit the dagger three. Hancock iced 2 free throws late.
He should have been on his butt like McGary was until about 2 mins left. Would have been a completely different game. Schadenfreude and whatever but I really feel like we got fleeced. I think Trey deserved better.
That game should have been a joy to watch last night. Instead, it was like watching an impacted molar get cut out of someone's mouth. The officiating was bad for both teams. But it was really...REALLY...bad.
That said, it was a great year. The implications on recruiting will be enormous. This will be a season that Michigan can build on for years to come.
...no excuses for the missed goal-tending and the fairly blocked shot...but Michigan missed a lot of free throws and committed silly turnovers that ultimately cost them the game...I also think that Burke needed to come in much sooner, that was a dumb gamble by Beilein in the end of the 1st half that allowed L-ville to go on their run becuse LeVert had no clue what he was doing out there...all in all a tough loss but a great season
obviously pissed me off, but did anyone else think we had two solid charges that the refs called as blocking fouls?
Yes. And judging by how exhasperated our players were on both, I'm not sure we are alone in that thought.
What was worse was the solid cross check by Dieng on Spike that was considered a screen. Heck I thought we learned from the Nix foul at the end of the season that the flagrant -1 foul was called when the fouler outweiged the foulee by 100 pounds. We can't even count on that I guess.
I don't think you can really say we would have done any better with Burke in more in the first half. Spike really went crazy. In the second half I would have liked to see LeVert in more for Spike just for his defense. We really struggled to get stops and rebounds.
Even though we lost, I still believe that overall Michigan had better talent. But it looked like that some of the issues people seen throughout the year, like youth and lack of toughness, re-appeared in the second half. Our D was absolutely shredded in the second half. It just sucks because it looked like these things had dissappeared in the run to the finals.
I'd like to see Hardaway return next year. I think this team could benefit from some upperclassmen leadership. It could be possible for this team to make another deep run next year.
but I will never get over the botched Hancock foul. Unbelievable mistake
literally just cancelled lecture because he is too depressed about last night. Michigan Difference.
I wonder if we had kept Burke in if we could have kept the lead going into the half... but that said, Louisville was just plain better than us and it showed as the game went on.
Burke should leave, anyone who doesn't believe he is gone is a little naive. Hardaway may still leave and there could be a surprise with GRIII but I doubt it.
What I would like to see is GRIII in the 3 spot next year where he can create some huge mismatches...
Outside of the burke block shit call I think everything else was pretty evenly called. There were at least two louisville steals that were called fouls.
For me everything after Kansas was icing on the Cake. And it was a good fucking cake.
it really was icing on the cake after stealing the game from Kansas...and I also agree that Burke should have played in the final 4 minutes of the first half (their run would have assuredly been limited to not getting wide-open 3's as Burke would have slowed the game down)...but I disagree on your point that L-ville is better than Michigan, more experienced yes, but Michigan could have just as easily won that game as they lost it...I am inceredibly proud of this team and take some solace in knowing that all of you are in the same misery-filled boat as I am....but hats off to a great season and i am looking forward to next year regardless who goes or stays
First, thank you to the entire Michigan men's basketball team for a terrific season. I was lucky enough to see every game (except the regular season ending loss to Indiana) and this team transformed itself once the tourney started.
- My prediction for next year: Trey and THJ leave for the NBA. We are in good hands with GRIII, Spike, Mitch, Nik, Jordan, Caris, etc.
- Refs were pure Nickelback last night. Unbelievable. The two "phantom" fouls by Trey, and the clutching and grabbing that was not called... Unfortunate...
- Keys: Two "phantom" fouls on Trey. Handcock's 4 3-pointers at the end of the first half...
We'll be just fine, folks. Lots of big names leaving the B1G this summer...
The game itself was too fast for the officials. Great game peppered with some awful calls. That said, the first half until Hancockapalooza was so much fun to watch.
I have nothing of substance to post, but I found the "1 to Nickelback scale" very funny.
but the calls that went against us were more impactful. Hancock situation raises my eyebrow.
Why anyone would want to be a professional ref is beyond me.