Why I love Juwan already...

[thewolverines24]

from what I saw, end of the 1st half and most of the 2nd half, Livers shot poorly, and Brooks did little to nothing, not even shoot.



We did get it within 6, but went cold, and Louisville kept scoring.



I'm a little concerned about what this team can do to score if the shooting goes cold, & Teske/Simpson get into foul trouble and can't play. We have no inside or outside game then.

I think once Franz gets more comfortable he'll be a viable secondary creator in the pick and roll game. One of his strengths is court vision and being 6'9 helps create easier passing lanes in the pick and roll game.

DDJ is an option off the bench too. He's like Derrick Walton lite. He can break his man down off the dribble and get his own shot or create by causing other defenders to help off their man.

We're not devoid of options.

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[tinselwolverine]

I got a letter from Juwan in the mail yesterday!





Seems the basketball team needs some money (along with Women's Lacrosse) in what they call the Champions Fund. I can't believe coach took the time to write me ...I wonder if he remembers that time I took his clothes out of the dryer before they were completely dry?

He sent me a text saying that whole thing about his clothes is the specific reason he?s tapping you for money.

He says he figures you still owe him.

 

[thewolverines24]

I got a letter from Juwan in the mail yesterday!





Seems the basketball team needs some money (along with Women's Lacrosse) in what they call the Champions Fund. I can't believe coach took the time to write me ...I wonder if he remembers that time I took his clothes out of the dryer before they were completely dry?

Take more money from the football program and spend it on basketball.

 

[hungry]

The day University of Michigan needs my money...

HaHa!

 

[Spartanmack]

A few reasons, but the biggest is something that Beilein never did. He put his super talented, super inexperienced player (fresh off injury and playing his first career game) into a 3 game, 3 day tournament against teams that are rated much higher than we were. When he struggled, he didn't pull him. He left him out to get some experience that will pay off through the rest of the year.

He isn't afraid to play players that warm the bench in big situations or leave players in with foul trouble. That type of trust might lose us some games, but these young men aren't going to forget it.

When they start slowly, Juwan doesn't lose his shit and instead refocuses the team. Coach B did it quite well, too, but he had 4 decades of head coaching experience. Very impressive, so far.

He has so much excitement about his job. It's very contagious listening to him speak.

I have no doubts we will lose a few games and some of us will be angry, but if you see what he's doing, he's preparing the guys for the big spotlight.

Big game tomorrow. Go Blue!

I haven't seen any of their games yet but I talked to my uofm brother last night who said one big contrast he's noticing is how much fun the kids seem to be having - not that they didn't like beilein or have fun under him but that they're playing with more pace, getting out and running and there isn't that same nervousness or apprehension about taking an open shot or driving to the basket early in the clock. He says Howard is letting them play a little more aggressively.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Howard is letting them play a little more aggressively.

That?s surprising, because aggressive play wasn?t characteristic of the (non-existent) Michigan team Howard played on at all.