January 27th, 2020 at 2:57 PM ^
hmm.. I remember in 2014-15 season when Beilein's team missed all tournaments.
I also remember the 2015-16 season in which we squeaked in as one of the play-in teams and got beat down by ND in the first round.
Were you amongst the fans screaming for beilein to be fired then? You should have been. Going from 2013 National championship team to missing the tournament.
January 27th, 2020 at 3:11 PM ^
Were you amongst the fans screaming for beilein to be fired then?
Nope, because I wasn't on here.
You should have been. Going from 2013 National championship team to missing the tournament.
Yes, a guy who literally built competent. winning programs at every place he had been and had spent decades as a head coach should have been fired a year after taking the program to within a few minutes of winning a title.
That's the exact same situation we are in now where the coach we have has never been a head coach anywhere, took over a Top 10 program and turned it into the worst team in the conference in his first 20 games, and has coached his seniors into some of the worst regression maybe ever witnessed.
Those two are the exact same situations. /s (in case it was obvious)
January 27th, 2020 at 3:08 PM ^
oh cool. you admit you're full of nonsense.
thanks for clearing that up. have a great day!
January 27th, 2020 at 3:55 PM ^
I don't know if you are just the ultimate troll or really just don't know that much about sports (and remember that context is key about sports).
Whether you like it or not, current, the recruiting class is ranked 4th Nationally. That's a fact, so yea, its pretty much the best class Michigan has had in a very long time. Even if Todd never stepps foot on campus, we still have 3 Top 100 Players. Facts are Facts.
Everyone, fans and pundits alike, knew this year would be a down year for Michigan Basketball, it was to be expected. You made a comment down below that if JB came here this year we would be top 3 in the conference, are you seriously? Ok fine, reverse the jobs: JB walks in with no Mathews, No Poole, No Iggy and No Yak...yea sure, we would be top 3 in the Big Ten. Give me a Break, we would probably be in the same boat and I bet you no way we have a Top 4 rated recruiting class.
Speaking of recruiting, Yea a PG (Zeb) that doesn't start for his own team.. Did you forget the part where he transferred to Montverde Academy, the best team in the country and is sitting behind 2 guys that are ranked in the Top 10. Nope, you conveniently left that part out.
Stop Cherry picking facts and look at the whole in context. This bad year was expected. Do I wish we were winning more, hell yea I do, but it is what it is. Not to mention, If you aren't calling for Harbaugh's head yet, then shut the fuck up about Howard.
January 27th, 2020 at 4:24 PM ^
I don't know if you are just the ultimate troll or really just don't know that much about sports (and remember that context is key about sports).
i.e. "You don't post masturbatory comments about how great Juwan is, therefore, you are a troll, or a stupid doo-doo head who "doesn't know sports" like I know them!"
Starting out great here!
Whether you like it or not, current, the recruiting class is ranked 4th Nationally.
Where did I say it was untrue the class was top 5? I didn't. Facts are Facts. I said Todd isn't coming here. And the Todd is the only reason the class is in the top 5 is because of Todd.
Everyone, fans and pundits alike, knew this year would be a down year for Michigan Basketball,
"Down year" =/= dead last in the conference and having 2 senior multi-year starters regress to freshman-level play. But sure. I would agree with you here that pundits and fans all felt, in the summer and early fall that UM wouldn't be a top 10 team like they had been so frequently under JB.
You made a comment down below that if JB came here this year we would be top 3 in the conference, are you seriously?
Yes, I was serious. How many games has UM lost because of dog shit coaching from Juwan and his crew?
- Minnesota
- At Iowa
- Illinois in Crisler
- PSU
Flip those 4 games and the team is 6-2 and in 3rd place.
Give me a Break, we would probably be in the same boat
Disagree. JB proved himself as a head man for decades. JB wins those games with better coaching decisions in-game and better practice principles before them.
I bet you no way we have a Top 4 rated recruiting class.
Again with this recruiting class meme. I can't wait for the 2020 class shit to end. When Todd and Christoper are playing somewhere else, maybe then everyone will realize Juwan's reputation is smoke and mirrors.
Yea a PG (Zeb) that doesn't start for his own team.. Did you forget the part where he transferred to Montverde Academy, the best team in the country and is sitting behind 2 guys that are ranked in the Top 10.
So he isn't as good as his teammates, but he's a huge coup for Juwan who has already proved that PGs regress under him, even multi-year senior starters. Great!
Stop Cherry picking facts and look at the whole in context. This bad year was expected.
Not a single solitary soul predicted UM would be 1 game way from dead last place in the B1G. Come on man - you know that's true. Juwan is far worse than anyone guessed or hoped. This is worst-case scenario type stuff and but in hindsight, pretty much exactly what we all should expected when they hired a guy who has never been a head coach anywhere and hadn't been anywhere near a college team/game in over 2 decades.
This was a disaster waiting to happen.
Not to mention, If you aren't calling for Harbaugh's head yet, then shut the fuck up about Howard.
Now we are bringing football in a discussion about Juwan Howard? Harbaugh has nothing to do with this situation. We are talking only about Juwan. Let's stay on topic and shut the fuck up about anything else.
January 27th, 2020 at 4:37 PM ^
downtownjohn - wanna get away?
January 27th, 2020 at 4:41 PM ^
Damn - it wasn't funny the first time and then you came back with the same joke a second time.
Yikes.
No one ever told you that you weren't funny and should just stop when you were a kid huh?
January 28th, 2020 at 1:51 PM ^
Oh, you weren't trolling and you are actually tilted...
Shit, sorry.
January 28th, 2020 at 12:15 AM ^
Speaking of shutting the fuck up -how about you actually expand on why Zeb isn’t starting and tell the whole picture instead of acting like you’re the fucking High School Basketball King? Zeb left Toledo to go play with his friends on a National level. A choice he made on his own accord. Also gave up the “more than likely” chance of also being named Mr. Basketball.
January 27th, 2020 at 6:08 PM ^
I am unsure I agree with "this bad year was expected"....2.5 starters back and quite a few quality sophomores along with two quality freshmen....as I have said on numerous occasions...I was not expecting a B1G title but there is more than enough talent to finish near the top of the league....I hope Howard and company will figure it out.
January 27th, 2020 at 1:55 PM ^
Dear hitler or downtown John as you’re known on the mgoblog board - it’s time for your daily meeting with Satan to have a pineapple shoved up your ass.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:14 PM ^
More of a mango guy myself.
But Satan and I are cool. He lets me shove it up my ass alone now.
He's a trust but verify kind of guy
January 27th, 2020 at 7:39 PM ^
Michigan was named the top athletic department in college sports recently.
It's about more than just football and men's basketball here. Maybe not to mental midgets like you, though.
January 27th, 2020 at 1:42 PM ^
Since i wasn't fast enough to get this on the other 5...... I'm dropping it here, in their honor
January 27th, 2020 at 1:45 PM ^
What would it cost to hire another mom or three? I'd be willing to donate.
January 27th, 2020 at 1:48 PM ^
I’ve heard rumblings on the board that he is taking time off to change his name to “Yavier Simpson”.It was always his intention but he accidentally skipped The letter “Y”.
January 27th, 2020 at 4:14 PM ^
I heard it was Javier
January 27th, 2020 at 1:52 PM ^
I didn't realize missing free throws and turning the ball over is a violation of team rules.
January 28th, 2020 at 6:29 AM ^
Should be.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:01 PM ^
Looks like the more informative posts got deleted. But, Link? What for? Any info at all?
January 27th, 2020 at 2:02 PM ^
He called corn a fruit. One game. Maybe will help out in the free throw department for practice time.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:06 PM ^
Well, if DDJ wants to be the starting PG next year, this is the beginning of his official audition. Sucks to not have Simpson on the floor, but I have to believe there was a good reason for the suspension.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:11 PM ^
It's Frahnk-en-STEEN.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:23 PM ^
this game is less of a "must win" and more of a "absolutely cannot lose"
Winning doesn't really help, but losing will put us on a runaway train into the NIT.
I really hope the guys can pull this off
January 27th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
After back to back home losses and an 11-8 overall record, this is kind of a must-win for NIT eligibility.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:55 PM ^
I think this is shaping up to be a lost season. I guess that's fine in the grand scheme of things since it was going to be a rebuilding year anyway, even if Beilein hadn't left. Beilein only won 10 games in his first season, which is probably fewer than Tommy Amaker would have won (he also had an embarrassing loss to Amaker's Harvard team). And yet, I think Beilein worked out quite nicely.
I'm still excited for the future of the Juwan Howard era, given how he's been recruiting. I just hope he's learning on the job and that his gameplanning, X's and O's, and lineup choices are vastly improved next season (and I'm sure they will be).
January 27th, 2020 at 3:42 PM ^
I mean, I get your point but it's a binary result so must win and cannot lose is the same thing. Winning helps tremendously in that it means we didn't lose to Nebraska and fall to 2-7 in the conference which would indeed put us barreling toward the NIT.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:24 PM ^
Instead of practicing trey's he's smoking J's.
January 27th, 2020 at 5:37 PM ^
that was my thought. weed. even though legal is still a no-no for athletes.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
More than likely got a couple months behind in his union dues.
The International Brotherhood of Bricklayers & Craftsmen don't mess around.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:47 PM ^
Season is over anyway. It is what it is.
January 27th, 2020 at 2:50 PM ^
Well, this ain't no good. I don't think he's ever missed a game in all of his 3.5 years on the team, for suspension, injury, or any other reason. Let's hope DeJulius/Brooks can step up.
As an aside, when the majority of replies to a board post are about nitpicks on the post itself rather than substantive commentary on the subject of the post, you know the board has gone off the rails and is in need of some corrective action.
January 27th, 2020 at 3:12 PM ^
Juwan says they're not sure if it's just 1 game.
January 27th, 2020 at 4:56 PM ^
Heard he said this too, where can you find this?
January 27th, 2020 at 3:26 PM ^
Zero assists In first half was violation of team policy
January 27th, 2020 at 4:01 PM ^
The whole team had zero assists. It's not his fault Wagner missed three wide open threes, Livers rattled out two, and Teske bricked one. It's not exactly a Stockton and Malone situation at the moment.
January 27th, 2020 at 4:35 PM ^
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him hit the open shot.
January 27th, 2020 at 3:27 PM ^
Now play bajema
January 27th, 2020 at 3:47 PM ^
Zach Shaw tweeting that they were unaware of whatever transpired to earn a suspension:
@_ZachShaw
It's obviously a press conference, so take that for what you will, but both Eli Brooks and Jon Teske said unprompted that they didn't know what happened with Zavier Simpson. Simpson apparently texted everyone that he wasn't traveling to Nebraska, but not much else.
January 27th, 2020 at 3:50 PM ^
I cant even tell if this is real news or not
Shit timing possibly. Nebraska is an absolute must win
January 27th, 2020 at 4:16 PM ^
I’m not sure why everyone isn’t saying the obvious. Juwan obviously reads this board, saw all the posts asking him to give DDJ a shot & now he’s responding.
This is Juwan giving the board what they want.
January 27th, 2020 at 4:32 PM ^
Michigan Men's Hoops: N(o) I(nfractions) T(olerated)
January 27th, 2020 at 5:09 PM ^
Brendan Quinn reporting it as a traffic incident over the weekend. Which would probably mean more than 1 game suspension if a DUI
January 27th, 2020 at 5:41 PM ^
OK. Multiple sources say it’s related to a traffic incident. what traffic offense would get him suspended? DUI is all I can think of.
January 27th, 2020 at 6:23 PM ^
What was the team rule? Not shooting better than 60% from the free throw line?
January 27th, 2020 at 6:30 PM ^
Can't believe I'm reading the Juwan slappies spinning this into a genius move.
Unreal.
January 28th, 2020 at 6:34 AM ^
Can’t believe I’m reading “fans” being overly critical of a first year coach who is missing its top 4 scorers from a year ago.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:22 AM ^
I think Xavier being out could end up being a good thing for the team. Watching the games, he’s a great player, but he’s doing too much. We need more players involved/stepping up. 1 or 2 players touching ball each possession is not going to win many games. I’m hoping his being out gives inspiration to DDJ, Brooks, and Wagner to step up and play better as a team when they don’t have anyone to lean on.
Go Blue!!