John Beilein Appreciation Thread
JB arrived after the 2007 hoop season. He came to Ann Arbor with a keen offensive basketball mind, and a reputation for doing things the right way.
Michigan hadn't been to the NCAA tournament in a decade. The Beilein decade has been an enormous success in terms of B1G championships (2012, 2014), NCAA tournament appearances (7 of 10 seasons), NCAA tournament record (11-6, including a trip to the Final game, and a heartbreaking loss to Kentucky in the Elite 8), and players developed and launched into the NBA (Hardaway Jr, GRIII, Stauskas, Trey Burke, McGary, Morris, Harris, LeVert). Haven't seen our players or coaches show up in negative headlines that would embarass the school or the program.
I'm glad he's our coach. Go Blue!
February 26th, 2017 at 5:58 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 6:37 PM ^
before you can eat it. Here...
February 26th, 2017 at 6:00 PM ^
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We won two championships? Go Beilein!
February 26th, 2017 at 6:07 PM ^
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February 26th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^
College students really have terrible taste in beer.
February 27th, 2017 at 10:07 AM ^
glen rice and the fab five made great runs. outside of that i have seen a helleva lot of talent got to waste in AA. i don't say that under JB. he gets the most out of his players. if walton and Mo can keep playing at this high level, this team too can make a good tourny run. even moreso if irvin can figure his shot out.
February 26th, 2017 at 11:25 PM ^
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February 26th, 2017 at 6:11 PM ^
How is he supposed to do that? Hide him in Area 51 until the NBA deadline passes?
February 26th, 2017 at 6:19 PM ^
I don't think Wagner has shown enough consistecy to merit a first round investment yet. He needs one more year to play himself into the lottery. I think he is smart enough to see that. I am betting he stays.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:25 PM ^
I'm wondering more about those rumors about him going to play in Germany, actually. I agree that he's probably a year away from the NBA (though that could change), but he could go home, play a year and then get drafted in 2018.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:39 PM ^
if he has to, Yes! Put alien ears on him and all. Just keep him here!! lol
February 26th, 2017 at 6:09 PM ^
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February 26th, 2017 at 6:29 PM ^
You know, we actually had such a thread about two years ago, if memory serves. As you might expect, people were not exactly appreciative of the idea that someone wanted to appreciate appreciation. I can't imagine why they would react that way (this is a lie), but you know, all you can do as the creator of the thread is try, eh?
February 26th, 2017 at 6:12 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
There are times during this season where I thought JB was done. I look at our inconsistent the play, especialy how poor we were on D. I also looked at the star power and how we do not recruit the elite players or at least what I viewed as elite players.
I was wrong about JB. Things really seemed to change when Walton took leadership of the team. It seemed other players stepped up as well. Moe is the most improved player and we are getting quality minutes out a few bench guys. It's team ball and coaching that has kept the season alive.
Yesterday's game, the pieces came together and was a huge victory for the program.
GO BLUE!
February 26th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 6:24 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 6:26 PM ^
The Fire Beilein crowd only shows up when the team is losing. They go and hide after the team wins.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:41 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 9:29 PM ^
Meh. If it was up to him Beilein would have been fired a couple years ago.
February 26th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^
well duh....why would they appear when he is winning?
February 26th, 2017 at 8:45 PM ^
I think questioning the head coach of a team is fine when done intelligently, and for long stretches this team did look a bit lost. But what got to me wasn't the String Bell's of the world, who had legitimate issues with recruiting and game management. What got to me, and continues whenever Michigan loses, are the people who talk about how they always saw problems with the team, how they've been calling for Beilein to be let go for years, and prattle on about lost leadership/lack of heart/guys quitting/etc. All the basest of one-upmanship, of distnacing yourself from the team's performance and trying to win some weird game of fanatic disconnection, that's the stuff that drove me crazy. Say you don't like the team, but at least own up to it now, not wandering into a thread at the first sign of trouble and claiming you were there all the while.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^
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February 26th, 2017 at 6:21 PM ^
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February 26th, 2017 at 6:25 PM ^
Has anyone even seen Wagner's name on any mock drafts?? I haven't.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:30 PM ^
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February 26th, 2017 at 6:37 PM ^
you see him as jumping at the chance to play in the NBA? He's young for a Sophomore and about a year ago was struggling with home sickness.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:37 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 8:20 PM ^
Serious question.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:22 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 6:39 PM ^
I don't know how anyone can bitch right now.
We would be on a 6 game win streak if this conference wasn't shit.
February 26th, 2017 at 7:46 PM ^
I can
February 27th, 2017 at 10:13 AM ^
we wouldn't be anyway...if the conference wasn't shit.
February 26th, 2017 at 6:23 PM ^
February 26th, 2017 at 6:24 PM ^
Good thing we whooped Purdue, because at this current pace the Wisconsin win isn't gonna look very impressive. Wow are they on a downward trajectory.
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