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By: Monday Musings | UM Hoops.com

Monday Musings | UM Hoops.com — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:57:30 +0000

[...] mentioned Pomeroy’s “luck” statistic last week and how it painfully measured how many times Michigan has come up short down the stretch (Michigan [...]

By: Bubble News: Big 10 Trio Jostles For Outside Position

Bubble News: Big 10 Trio Jostles For Outside Position — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:57:29 +0000

[...] be until at least both steps one and two are successfully in the books. They need to change their bad luck and fast. The hated Spartans are in town fresh of a stealing a road win in Minnesota. Check that, [...]

By: Deacon Blues

Deacon Blues — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:02:38 +0000

The discussion about road performance got me wondering: Just how have Big Ten teams fared on the road in conference play since Beilein’s arrival?

MSU: 14-7
Wis: 13-9
Pur: 12-10
Ill: 7-14
IU: 7-14
Minn: 7-15
OSU: 7-15
U-M: 6-16
NU: 5-16
PSU: 5-17
Iowa: 3-18

Pretty big chasm between the big three and everyone else. But at least we’re in the same ballpark as everyone else.

By: Tweeter

Tweeter — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:31:39 +0000

Jeff I was just pointing out how these small few posters here want to run Beilein out of town for a guy like Miller, even though Beilein is doing better with less talent. Obviously Miller’s job is safe right now. I think he will end up doing a good job at Zona, but this coaching thing aint that easy even at a place like Arizona where my two-year old niece could recruit five star talent.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:44:54 +0000

I think Miller is an excellent coach. I also think he just became the head coach at Arizona. I think most people in America would agree that Arizona has been a better program than Michigan the last 15 years. Why are we talking about him again?

Tweeter, great point, although they will usually give you one year. He better make the tournament next year though. I think this is also Crean’s last year of getting a relatively free pass–I personally really like what he’s doing at IU though.

By: Tweeter

Tweeter — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:19:48 +0000

well he has certainly done a great job this year. 10-9 with what like 7 four star or better players on the roster. Shouldnt he be run out of town by now?

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:08:46 +0000

Ask anyone who knows the game, Miller runs the best sets against man to man out there. Winning the A-10 with A-10 talent? They won it 4 years in a row? What else did he have to prove? To do it 8? 15? His teams went deep the past 2 years, and were a flagrant foul away from 16 in 2007.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:03:53 +0000

Thanks Dylan. You do a great job on this site.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:21:57 +0000

Hopefully Cato and all of his identities won’t be able to post here. I think I’ve banned his work IP (Valassis) and his home IP but if he pops up again we’ll just have to handle that when the time comes.

By: chitownblue

chitownblue — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:18:51 +0000

Cato – the NCAA is littered with players with excellent upper-classmen who did nothing as freshmen. A brief list off the top of my head:

Trevon Hughes (Wisconsin)
John Leuer (Wisconsin)
DeShawn Sims (Michigan)
JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)
Damion James (Texas)
Ekpe Udoh (Baylor)
Nolan Smith (Duke)
Cole Aldrich (Kansas)
Chris Wright (G’Town)
Kevin Jones (WVU)
Jacob Pullen (Kansas St.)
Ashton Gibbs (Pitt)

All these guys contributed 5 points or less as freshman, and are all one of the two best players on their team this year.

So yeah, Vogrich has struggled. The verdict isn’t it.