Moe Wagner articles on being hated by opposing fans & playing Spurs at 17 yrs old

Submitted by PeteM on March 30th, 2018 at 9:02 AM

Thought these were both interesting articles. The first talks about how Wagner matches up to Krutwig, and how he embraces being hated by opposing fans. The 2nd is from a local San Antonio site and talks about he got to play the Spurs with his club team as a 17 year old when they travelled to Germany, which would have to have been an incredible experience in high school.

https://www.michigandaily.com/section/mens-basketball/final-four-focus-…

https://www.ksat.com/sports/final-four/michigan-star-moe-wagner-once-pl…

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Blue and Joe

March 30th, 2018 at 10:52 AM ^

The best players are often the ones you would hate if they were on any other team. As long as you're not being an actual dick (Grayson Allen), it's all in good fun.

I hope Sister Jean is ready to see some mean mugging.

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LSAClassOf2000

March 30th, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^

I think that's how we all felt about Bill Laimbeer, just as one example here - he was loved here in Detroit and detested, even reviled by every other fanbase and if you were on the side that loved him you embraced the collective hate of everyone else.

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gmoney41

March 30th, 2018 at 1:15 PM ^

I don’t know about that. Laimbeer had kind of Greyson Allen vibe to him. He was a cheap shot artist. I am a pacers fan but I liked the bad boys, much more than the bulls, but Laimbeer would frequently cross the line. It’s a double edge sword for me, because I liked his fire but didn’t like the cheap shot stuff. That and them walking off the court when they fairly lost to the Bulls ultimately soured me on the bad boys. The walking off the court was such a bitch move.

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Beat Rutgerland

March 30th, 2018 at 2:17 PM ^

Anybody remember the SNES game, "Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball"? The best team was 5 Bill Laimbeer robots.

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MGolem

March 30th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^

...finally! Also if Loyola is MVC Purdue without the beast that is Haas I like our chances. Not sure having Wagner helps attact future German talent but if we can get in on some young Dirks and Moes that would be excellent. Keep the five out offense going for years to come.

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MGolem

March 30th, 2018 at 10:56 AM ^

Second :(

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snarling wolverine

March 30th, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^

The link has video of that game, including the infamous block as well as the celebration (of course, Moe was the first off the bench).

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goblue16

March 30th, 2018 at 11:52 AM ^

If we win the whole thing Wagner deserves to get his jersey hung in the rafters

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Frank Chuck

March 30th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^

- Wagner helps Michigan win the 2018 National Championship.

- Wagner returns to Michigan for his senior season, becomes an All-America, wins B1G PotY, and helps Michigan repeat as National Championships.

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saveferris

March 30th, 2018 at 8:14 PM ^

Possibly set the bar any higher? That’s head and shoulders beyond what any other previous player for Michigan has achieved. Moe accomplishes this and he doesn’t deserve to have his jersey in the rafters; he should have a golden statue of himself erected outside of Crisler.

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Mr. Elbel

March 30th, 2018 at 1:26 PM ^

Still hate the spurs. If a team beats my team in any important game, I'm going to hate them forever.

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Crootin

March 30th, 2018 at 1:34 PM ^

Bill Lambeer was a cheap shot artist and dirty player. He helped ruin basketball for a number of years until they outlawed thuggery in the paint. He epitomized the sparty thug basketball style that this blog reviles so much.

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Tkriz

March 30th, 2018 at 2:06 PM ^

Played tough, great shooter for a guy that size. Took some shots, but so did a lot of players in that day.

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BlueMk1690

March 31st, 2018 at 12:36 AM ^

The element people hate here is Sparty, not a tough, no prisoners approach. If Sparty played exactly like Michigan does, we'd find a way to hate them for that, too. Meanwhile, Laimbeer is a Pistons legend, and there's a lot of Pistons fans on this forum..

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MIGHTYMOJO91

March 31st, 2018 at 7:34 AM ^

The hate for Moe is ramped up Tuesday morning. It will just make the love of him that much greater!!!!

Hail to the Victors!

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