Rob Gray (The Man Bun) responds to Michigan fans

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AKA "The Man Bun" responds to Michigan fans via twitter.

 

 

You Michigan fans are real savages with the trash talk, but I can take it just as well as I dish it out! Congrats on the crazy win and good luck in the sweet 16! #Madness #LongLiveTheManBun

— Rob Gray (@iRob_G) March 18, 2018

kehnonymous

March 18th, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^

I'll admit I hated him, his stupid man-bun and his bratty brother *during* the game.  Afterwards, though - a ton of respect for him game.  Hope he balls out in the NBA and hope his lil' bro makes bank being his agent.

Steeveebr

March 18th, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^

There is a difference between being emmotional and directing those emmotions on to a kid.  I was up and down throughout that game, the idea of directing those downs on to a kid never crossed my mind.  I was unhappy most of the time they showed the kid, but that's because his brother just scored not because of the kid.

samdrussBLUE

March 18th, 2018 at 5:23 PM ^

Honestly. A lot of people here were and are bringing his little brother into it and that’s pretty bad on us

Steeveebr

March 18th, 2018 at 5:52 PM ^

Yeah, the coverage was a bit much, but I actually like seeing the family of players.  Like it was nice to see Mo's mom at the game cheering him on.  I actually appreciate the bond between parent's and their kids or siblings.

I like watching Gray's dad get excited with his little bro.  I thought, it looks like he comes from a good family and based on his behavior after the game maybe it's true.  

 

LabattsBleu

March 18th, 2018 at 5:24 PM ^

good player.. literally a man (24 yr old) versus boys...

but he made a ton of tough shots...not a fan of the man bun, but you shoot the rock like that and you pretty much can wear your hair however you like it.. Props to him... he's a gamer

not a fan of the brother's antics, but he's a kid...blame the director more for cutting to him all the time...once was more than enough to provide background color

blueblueblue

March 18th, 2018 at 5:28 PM ^

Talented guy, good competitor. But it is almost impossible to ask people to not extrapolate the decision-making that goes into having a manbun to the decision-making in other aspects of his life. It's like pretending like a neck tattoo doesn't say something about someone's character. 

I'm joking. Mostly. 

Perkis-Size Me

March 18th, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^

I have no problem with trash talk as long as:

a) You keep the talk about stuff happening on the court. Don’t make it personal and bring someone’s mom/wife into the mix.

b) If you give trash talk, you’d better be ready to get it in return and not complain one ounce about it when you do.

Seems like he fits the bill on both of those. Good competitor. Best of luck to him.

MH20

March 18th, 2018 at 5:47 PM ^

Didn't care for some of his on-court histrionics but very much respect his attitude and competitive fire. I was dismissive of him after the 39-point game against SDSU but that was misguided -- dude can play. All that said, get a real haircut!

rockydude

March 18th, 2018 at 5:47 PM ^

We’re one of the top ten defenses, we knew he’d be tough and focused on locking him down, and he still put up points. Glad to see the last of him. At least our last of him.

Sam1863

March 18th, 2018 at 5:50 PM ^

I think Gray is the classic example of the guy who is real easy to hate when he's playing against you. (And I admit, in the heat of the game, I directed several loud comments at the TV that questioned his parentage.)

But if he's on your team, you love him. And frankly, I think he would've looked pretty damn good in maize & blue.

And as far as the man bun goes, I'm hardly in a position to comment on anyone's hair. At my age, I'm lucky I still have mine.

Michifornia

March 18th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^

I don't care he shushed the crowd.  Love the competitive fire.  Kid can play.  And his tweet actually shows some class where most players would have shown their frustration at losing the way they did.  Hate the bun, but respect his game.  Hope he gets a chance in the NBA. 

Neversatisfied

March 18th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^

Intense competitor in all phases of the game. For a little guy he was all over the boards, he played stout D, and obviously he was a problem on offense. I'm a fan even if he flops like crazy. Hope he does well at the next level.