BursleyBaitsBus

March 19th, 2016 at 12:23 AM ^

Please for the love of god Beilein hire a defensive assistant (from Wichita St or UVA preferably). Even with all the offensive woes, Michigan would have a Sweet 16 floor with an average defense. 

Oh and recruit better! 

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Gucci Mane

March 19th, 2016 at 12:47 AM ^

Is this true ? If she really is his girlfriend it is a huge error to not offer. He better have told Beilein don't bother offering or very disappointing. But I believe it, considering jaylen brown had to call Beilein to get an offer. Wtf

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BursleyBaitsBus

March 19th, 2016 at 12:53 AM ^

Yep it's true. Imagine what Harbaugh would do if he found out a top recruit's gf goes to Michigan. He would do everything possible under (even skirting) the rules to get that kid here. Beilein isn't even trying. 

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Ghost of Hoke

March 19th, 2016 at 1:05 AM ^

I don't think Beilein is a good recruiter at all. So it's possible he fucked up on Jackson. But, if I'm a top athlete going to a big time program. I'm going across the country from my girlfriend.



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Tater

March 19th, 2016 at 2:29 AM ^

Uh, "BursleyBaitsBus:" why are you bitching?  This is a snowflakes thread: not a "whine about the coach" thread.  

Under the current system, Michigan is not going to recruit like the UK's and Dukes of the world.  This team basically had no scholarship seniors playing the last two thirds of the season, nobody playing their way into the NBA and still won one more game in the NCAA than Sparty did.  And before you even think of calling it a "play-in" game: Michigan beat a possible 11-seed while Sparty lost to a 15-seed.  

 

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SpikeFan2016

March 19th, 2016 at 12:23 AM ^

I really am proud of these players for a run.

 

But that was one of the worst games Beilein coached this year. Absolutely no second half adjustments, terrible subbing strategy and the failure to call a time out at the end was unforgivable. 

 

We totally should've won this game and choked in every way imaginable. 

 

The worst moment of the game was that horrible call on Wagner that took away an and one and put him on the bench. Donnal, Irvin, Doyle and Beilein shoulder all the responsibility for this loss. 

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Michigan4Life

March 19th, 2016 at 1:12 AM ^

JB coached an A+ games. Not his fault that players missed wide open looks that he drew up for them. It was there for the taking and the players just didn't finish the perfect executions.

JB tried to tell Irvin to call a TO because of the new NCAA rule but Irvin never saw it.  That's on Irvin, not JB.

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CorkyCole

March 19th, 2016 at 9:25 AM ^

I wouldn't call it an A+ game, but you are right on the money when you say the players didn't execute that second half. Is it Beilein's fault that guys hit their shots one half but not the other? That's on the players. That being said, Wagner could have used a few more minutes. Hard to argue a lot more when the dude had four fouls at the end of the game, and Wagner made some dumb decisions that got him benched earlier that game and deservedly so. I say all this to say... Beilein is a much better coach than most are giving him credit for, and I do believe a lot of the issues on this team stemmed from guys not hitting their shots. He's got two bigs who struggle to perform to the level he expects them to, and another kid who's still 18 with a lot of potential. Next season could be a special season if Irvin finds his shot again and X shows up as a "guy." Oh, and if Wagner continues to develop. We will be better than how this season ended, but how much better depends on development and of course injuries. Also, I'm not sure Duncan got off more than one 3pt shot in the second half when he was clearly feeling it. If he had athleticism closer to Stauskas then maybe he could have created some more shots for himself, but he found his stroke again during the tournaments. It's unfortunate he hasn't been getting as many opportunities to shoot.

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DowntownLJB

March 19th, 2016 at 11:34 AM ^

I want to see Robinson develop a step-back 3.  Last night I kept seeing him get handed the ball with a sliver of space and wishing he'd do a one or two dribble, step back shot instead of passing it to one of the other guys to never get the ball back to him.

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A Fan In Fargo

March 19th, 2016 at 12:34 PM ^

It's the most simple stuff with these guys. Play defense, box out/rebound, attack the rim at some point. Rahk is the only guy who goes to the rim which frustrates me so bad. They do all this pick an roll stuff which is the easiest way to score but cant half the time. No one knows how to roll or find an open spot during the play. I've watched hundreds of back door cuts/screens to be wide open and the ball is never delivered. My god, on camera every time you can see the UM player visibly is full body length ahead of his defender with a wide open lane to the hoop. That means the pass can and (should) be made. My 8 year old niece could easily make that pass and assist. Basketball is so simple its not even funny. I don't get what they have going on. It's pretty mind boggling. Edit: Oh and why in the hell can't a big man finish at the rim? Or sell a good pump fake to not get blocked every miserable play? If the bigs cant make a mid range jumper or finish at the rim on a consistent basis something has to be done. They cant beat the best bigs on the good teams. Hey I have an idea, I'll enlighten all of you once again so someone finally gets it through their thick melon to pass the message across to them over there. You need to pack on MUSCLE! Get your candy ass,powder puff, Jibrony loving self in the damn weight room. Problem solved. Boom goes the dynamite. 

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NotDudeButGuy

March 19th, 2016 at 12:22 AM ^

got outcoached by mike brey and we are supposed to be ok with this?  Beilein was shit in the 2nd half.

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enlightenedbum

March 19th, 2016 at 12:22 AM ^

Flawed team with a bunch of second bananas (maybe including Caris, but definitely Irvin and Walton) forced to be primary players.

Lock Wagner in the weight room for six months.

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FreddieMercuryHayes

March 19th, 2016 at 12:23 AM ^

Meh, it was still a decent season. Made the tourney after all despite two scholarship true guards and no one at center for most of the season. Could have been soooo much worse. Looking forward to next year and hope Wagner continues his growth and stays healthy. Also hope Irvin fully heals and works on that shot.



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DairyQueen

March 19th, 2016 at 12:55 AM ^

Agreed on the small sample-size, but a small sample size also doesn't preclude a problem either. e.g. a both a positive and false positive look the same initially.

The only reason I bring that up is because you would be very surprised at how many "old school" (read: archaic) strength and conditioning coaches are still kicking around at high-level programs, hell, some of the World Cup soccer S&C coaches have been found to be using decades old performance models and methods.

Additionally, basketball players also have completely unique demands on their bodies compared to most any other athletes (hockey players and skaters--cross country skiers) rival them as well), in that their height and overall length, create much, much larger forces. Many people don't know this but basketball players are anatomically much different than the average person (as skill level goes up--in the NBA they're all freaks), and I'm not talking about height. Ankle-mobility, foot length, foot arch, tibia length/femur length, freakish arm length, short torsos, long inseams all while having very slight, yet strong, frames etc. 

Their joint angles are so different that most basketball players shouldn't/can't lift weights using the "normal" exercises that we all think about.

Again, the sample is small. But it will always be. That's what a coach gets paid/fired for, an intuitive knowing. It's why coach-speak makes zero sense to 99% of people, except other coaches.

 

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gustave ferbert

March 19th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^

mcgary had back issues.  Irvin had back issues.  

For years people complained about how Gittleson was becoming so ineffective for the football team and the major bonus in hiring RichRod was bringing in Barwis.  

Everybody was so excited that Harbaugh was going to steal the Stanford S & C guy because he was so effective at keeping his kids healthy.  

How is it that key players at MSU are able to stay healthy? 

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JayMo4

March 19th, 2016 at 11:09 AM ^

Irvin was better late last season than he was all year this year.  Call it health issues or whatever, but I'll bet you he's improved in his final season.

Donnal got a lot better this season, even though he still has a long way to go.  He's never going to be great, but I think he'll continue to improve.  His decision-making still leaves a lot to be desired - that's one of those things that tends to improve with experience.

MAAR got a lot better this year.  As he improves as a facilitator, this offense is really going to click.  He can get to the basket almost at will.  He's going to create some easy buckets for others as he continues to develop a knack for it.

The game should slow down for Robinson as well.  You can tell at times things are moving too fast.  This may have been his second year of playing, but it was his first at the DI level.

 

I am not much of a JB apologist as far as this season goes.  The injuries cost us, but the defense was never where it ought to be, and the decision to barely play Wagner most of the season seems baffling now.  But having everyone on this team return has got to be some small reason for optimism.  I'm not pencilling us into the final four just yet, but there are some good players on this team that are going to improve.

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