That happened late in the Wisconsin game when Davison got trapped on the sideline in front of our bench and called timeout. Ten second clock reset. Seems dumb to me - maybe reset it to 3 or 5, but not the full 10.
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I’ve seen teams press like that late. It’s kind of expected that the losing team keeps doing everything. Some teams continue to foul when it’s over. NFL teams continue to throw when down by 3-4 scores and seconds left.
Gard had a chance to de-escalate the situation and instead brought his gas can.
Again no excuses for Howard. I thought he should have been suspended rest of season including Big 10 tourney.
Why do you need to “deal” with it? 15-20 secs left run the clock and enjoy your double digit win.
I’m a big fan of teams who are winning being gracious no matter how poorly the other team is acting. In the Illinois vs Mich state game the other day, at the very end Illinois could have probably had a huge dunk instead kid stopped under basket and let the clock tick off. I’ve also seen them just let the shot clock expire and hand the ball to the ref even though the other team gets it back.
By that stage Gard was behind a police officer. I’m sure if Gard was in range he would have received the cuff. I’ll say it again Howard didn‘t get enough discipline in my opinion, but we have zero idea what the Wisky asst coach was saying. I’m sure he wasn’t a choir boy
Then maybe we can get Howard's kids to transfer here-they are not likely to go to Wisconsin.
I'll take a wild guess that the assistant was saying "WTF are you doing pressing our reserves when there is 15 seconds left in the game and you guys are down 15???"
Players on both benches were snickering while Howard had his guys frantically trying to get the ball - for no reason whatsoever.
Because I think you've got it completely wrong and believe the situation is almost the opposite of what you say it is.
Think the NBA used to shake hands but then they dropped it due to hothead issues, but I don’t follow the NBA much so maybe I’m mistaken
So, I should "take a wild guess" like you did? Okay.
I'll take a wild guess that the Wisconsin assistant wasn't saying, "WTF are you doing pressing our reserves when there is 15 seconds left in the game and you guys are down 15???"
Players on both benches weren't snickering about anything to do with Michigan pressing. Players on Michigan weren't even snickering and, if players on Wisconsin were snickering, they were snickering that they were beating a team they hate by 15.
Or I could just say,
Absolutely. I would find myself, or anyone for that matter, hard pressed to just ignore "I'm going to remember that shit" without confronting the person saying it to me. Whether it's just to explain myself or call him the idiot he is. Just walking by and ignoring that in the heat of the moment would be very hard to do.
No other team sport requires a handshake line after a game. Not hockey, baseball, pro basketball or College or pro football. Do away with it, as it serves no purpose. If players want to congratulate or mingle with other players, let them just do it on their own.
as we are talking about coaches here, CFB coaches do have the traditional handshake, whereas the players mingle as you said.
NHL does it after every postseason series and I think it's a great tradition. Battle the heck out of another team for 1-2 weeks but then afterward still have class and appreciation for the effort by both sides. I know they also used to do it after postseason series in the NBA (remember MJ and the Pistons - when we finally beat them they ditched the handshake line) - but not sure if that is still the case.
Izzo had some good comments on the issue, I thought.
Izzo: Would be 'farce' to get rid of handshake line
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo says it would be a mistake to get rid of the traditional postgame handshake line. "That's typical of our country right now," Izzo said. "Instead of solving the problem, let's see if we can just ... eliminate it."
Well, we will not know for a while since he has been suspended for the rest of the season
I would have to see the end of the game but if they were having trouble getting the ball up court because of the press then yes. Several reasons. Teachable moment for the players is one of them. But we have seen how games can go downhill quickly. Best to stop it quick.
It resets to 10. Not sure why but it does. Seems to defeat the reason for a 10 second clock
What do Michigan and Michigan State Fans have in common?
None of them graduated from Michigan.
Well then that would make me a Walmart wildcat.
I don't understand why this is considered a rip. I would love it if we could say that about Northwestern.
Me too I could’ve choose to be a fan of any other team or go be a fan of Michigan but I chose Northwestern because I love everything about the school and what it stands for, not too worried about a snarky comment here and there doesn’t phase me.
Not me - I want less fans in front of me so that I can see the game while calmly seated.
Also, quieter fans. Too much noise at a sporting event is a distraction.
For what it's worth, Juwan Howard held a press conference today where he expressed deep regret and apologized for his actions. I do think it is worth something because we are living in an era where increasingly people don't apologize and, instead, double down on their bad actions or behaviors. Howard's apology seemed heartfelt and I give him credit for it. Everyone makes mistakes. How you respond to your mistakes speaks to your overall character.
Just saw a dude with a Michigan t-shirt saying “Juwan Howard slaps habitual line steppers”.
Classy.
Classy.
If I realized my multi-million dollar sportsball job was on the line, my apology would be super duper heartfelt, too.
I'm thinking long time NBA player Howard ain't doing the Michigan gig for the money.......
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