Comments on: Winning Without Rebounds

By: Giddings

Giddings — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:15 +0000

Tom, Too… good point. I missed that quote. Also, I just thought back to last season after “elbowgate” when Bilas said on College Gameday that Beilein was “losing control” of his players.

Still, during broadcasts of Michigan games (like Duke last year), he has been very, very complimentary of Beilein.

By: PVK

PVK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:09 +0000

Unfortunately the first year….everything Beilein said was true….

if you ever watch them practice they actually practice passing every day….

By: Tom, Too.

Tom, Too. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:05:32 +0000

That was brutal when Harvard beat UM…..

By: Sid

Sid — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15:16 +0000

There was a phase at the beginning where some of Beilein’s remarks did indeed make it seem as if the players were so fundamentally flawed that it was no wonder the team was losing. I remember thinking it would be better if he would just stick to the usual, non-committal, “we’re working hard and building for the future” kind of stuff. It made it seem like he was trying to cover his own a**. Fortunately, they did start winning so it became a non-issue.

All this by way of saying that I don’t necessarily interpret Bilas’ assessment as a grudge again Beilein.

By: Tom, Too.

Tom, Too. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:11:44 +0000

Giddlings

Bilas – “Beilein makes his players sound so stupid and clueless that it is insulting.”

That is the quote I was looking for. Google Bilas rips Beilein and then tell me Bilas has nothing against Beilein and never did.

By: Tom, Too.

Tom, Too. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:28 +0000

Giddings—-Don’t you remember during year 1 when Beilein kept preaching about teaching the basics and teaching the players how to pass and shoot correctly? Jay Bilas really ripped into Beilein by saying something to the effect “Beilein treats his players like a bunch of idiots.” I remember.

That is why this Coach of the Year from him is a very big deal coming from the Dukie.

By: gpsimms

gpsimms — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:02:48 +0000

Come on, Dylan, where’s our Wayne State preview? I want to know details of the zone defense they run!! Who’re the scorers we have to look out for? What are their tempo free numbers from last year? Who does kenpom think will win? I demand video breakdowns of the offense they run.

This is an outrage.

end sarcasm.

By: Kainkitizen

Kainkitizen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:47:30 +0000

Shooting 3’s and No Turnovers =’s Beilein ball. Make more shots then the other team and there won’t be any rebounding needed.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:02:53 +0000

Bilas has nothing against Beilein and never did… he may have been a little ticked at Michigan as a whole for firing his old teammate and friend (TA), but he has always been a huge fan of Beilein. That is pretty crazy though, Coach of the Year…

Best lines in this analysis: “The best way for Michigan to improve isn’t to improve what they were worst at. It’s to improve what’s most important to winning.”

By: mmccrae

mmccrae — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:05:00 +0000

I was just reading Espn the magazine, and Jay Bilas, yes Jay Bilas ( I doubled checked) has Beilien as his coach of the year. Cheers.