Beilein's Fiery Halftime Speech
This is the Beilein equivalent of punching a hole in the wall at halftime. Warning, vulgar language:
"There wasn't any inspirational teaching or positive reinforcement," Beilein said of his halftime speech. "It was like, 'What the hell? We've got to play better.'"
January 16th, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
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January 16th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
Ya, 4 far two lonnnngggggg. Da hole damn world startin 2 recognize!!!
January 16th, 2018 at 10:22 AM ^
Absolutely finna recognize.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
January 16th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^
I think you meant "rekanize", no?
January 16th, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
...I ever hate this schtick. I understand that there isn't really any way to prevent it, but you'd assume at some point that the person creating these accounts would get bored. I guess we'll just have to keep waiting.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
after the pattern is known. Maybe the troll(s) would get bored quicker; it's still a game since the troll account is active.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:48 AM ^
... it just takes investment into site infrastructure. For example, requiring a phone number verification step for creating an account and mapping that phone number to a 1:1 relationship so that if the user is banned, he/she would have to have a new phone number to create a new account. Doable, but a lot of work for a low-level troll like this.
January 16th, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
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January 16th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
Ill send you my paypal email ;)
January 16th, 2018 at 10:40 AM ^
And just a day after observing the birthday of one of the most articulate and eloquent speakers and writers in our nation's history, you can't even get your fake dialect right.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
You write like a ten year old schoolgirl. In no way should you take that as a compliment.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:59 AM ^
Hopefully a very brief stint!
January 16th, 2018 at 11:15 AM ^
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January 16th, 2018 at 11:43 AM ^
Would you be offended if I changed my username on here to "Shorter and Whiter"???
January 16th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
really all just assumed that anyway, man.
January 16th, 2018 at 11:54 AM ^
Great, now that he's gone, my comments just look weird. And if it's one thing I hate, it's looking weird on MGoBlog. I have gone out of my way to nurture a pristine image on this blog...
January 16th, 2018 at 3:48 PM ^
Keep up the good work! My kids want to be just like you when they grow up.
Who would have ever known?!
January 16th, 2018 at 11:58 AM ^
January 16th, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^
8 of them are either weird or blatantly inappropriate. The other 2 are rational and coherent. Maybe you should up your game in 2018 to at least reach 50/50? The rest of us would be grateful.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^
....it was crazy!
January 16th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
January 16th, 2018 at 3:33 PM ^
One of the worst ads ever. Nothing makes me want a Quiznos sub like a dancing dead rat or whatever the hell that was
January 16th, 2018 at 10:31 AM ^
pretty darn well.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
January 16th, 2018 at 11:52 AM ^
was so pissed off that he put mayo on his sub.
January 16th, 2018 at 2:23 PM ^
Reminds me of an article in my high school newspaper regarding our state championship golf team:
Before sending his team out to the first tee, coach Holliwell inspired his men with the immortal speech: "Play well."
January 16th, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^
What he really said was...."PLAY BETTER OR ELSE THERE AIN'T NO DAMN MAYO ON THE SUBS! YOU WILL HAVE ONLY MUSTARD AS A CONDIMENT.....AND I DON'T MEAN DIJONNAISE....I MEAN GOLDEN'S....NO...SCREW THAT....FRENCH'S....YOU...GET FRENCH'S!"
January 16th, 2018 at 10:42 AM ^
January 16th, 2018 at 10:46 AM ^
That damn game last night..... great ending. After the wonderful victory over Staee, this entire blog as all a-flutter with M being ranked and what seed M would get in March.
About 3 of us were more like "lets just win that damn game Monday and not have a letdown". That first half was a major letdown. Glad the coach and team were able to pull it together. The first half was painful to watch, the second half was really fun to watch. I love this team.
January 16th, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
Having Simpson and Matthews on the floor late in close games is going to be a juggling act from here out. Having 40% of your team on the floor shooting 50% is not a recipe for success.
January 16th, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
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January 16th, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
problem is that I think it involves a lot of shot mechanics and not nerves. It doesn't look like a quick fix, and it you start working too much on shot mechanics it could kind of make him think too much and take away from some of his other attributes which are purely instinctive. It is a little bit of a bind.
Even somebody like Zak Irvin who had an unconventional jumper, he still had a controlled release and used his legs quite a bit. Simpson does not look as though his shot has ever progressed past what you expect from a young high school player (or even middle school, really). I don't know if I have ever seen a player at this level who has a shot that is more of a "throw" than he does. He has made three pointers at a decent clip and to me that has seemed like a small miracle.
January 16th, 2018 at 1:00 PM ^
Well put. His shot...is shit, plain and simple. But he has somehoe shot at a 46% rate from 3 thus far. Last night he was 0/3 so hopefully we're not seeing some regression to some mean. SnarlingWolverine made comment to me last night that Z shot 71% last season from free throws. He was 22/31. THis year he is of course seeing much more volume from the stripe. The last 2 games has seen him miss what, 6/8 FTs in crunch time?! That is not good but may signal that something mental is going on late...but I'm with you, I think there is something more to the shot mechanics and it isn't just a mental thing.
January 16th, 2018 at 2:46 PM ^
Regarding mechanics. Yes, there is an ideal shooting motion. That said, there are many great players who have shot very well with horrible mechanics (Bird, Parish, Marion are a couple who immediately come to mind).
It's about repetaing a motion again and again (again better mechanics will yield a better chance of repetition, but it is not the only answer). When I see Simpson shoot, I see someone trying to aim the ball into the hoop. Not someone comfortably repeating his shot (no matter how ugly it is). Beilein is the master so I trust his ability to get him to shoot better over time, but my humble suggestion is to work on his pre-shot routine which will help with repetition and mental state.
January 16th, 2018 at 10:46 AM ^
Reminds me of one of my favorite sports speeches in history, although it is postgame rather than halftime: Mike Bridenstine & Derek
(A bit of a longer read but the ending is so incredibly worth it)
January 16th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
It's pretty fucked up that you would repeat language like that on the internet. You should be ashamed.
January 16th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
Wow, great insight. Please stop