That’s the NBA rule. Pretty sure it is a team basket in college.
I really do not understand how I get college and NBA stuff mixed up when I haven’t watched a full NBA game in like 5 years lol
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I don’t think I even said that was the best Michigan team (someone else said that I said that)… I’m just pointing out that they are judged because they lost to two FInal Four teams.
Matthews got injured in the first game, missed the second, and and shot like 20% from the floor for the rest of the year when he returned.
I guess I was speaking in terms of hypothetical head-to-head matchups, so “best team of the decade” might’ve been misleading. I think If there was anyone built to shut down Burke, it would be Simpson. Matthews could make life miserable for THJ/Stauskas, and Teske could take away paint opportunities much better than 2018 Wagner could ever.
As limited as that team was offensively, they were still top-25 KenPom and I think they could have scored on the 2013 team pretty well. They had trouble going up against the best defenses, but the 2013 defense was far from elite. In a tournament between all 10 teams of the past decade, I’ll take 2019.
I would take 2018 over '19. Moe could put the team on his back and carry us to the finish. He wasn’t the defender Teske was, but Teske was available off the bench if we needed him. MAAR was the ultimate glue guy. And of course there was future NBA superstar Duncan Robinson!
But I would agree that 2013 was the probably the best, at least once McGary figured things out. The Big Ten was downright nasty that year.
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Simpson had a really hard time with Winston in 2019. I think he’d have a really hard time guarding Burke too. And I like the McGary matchup versus Teske (plus they had Morgan and Horford to throw at him too). And Matthews can only guard one of THJ/Stauskas. I like the other guy versus Poole. I know the 2013 defense wasn’t as good as 2019, but 2013 just had too much firepower that I’m not sure 2019 could keep up with for 40 minutes.
(Also I love that this debate is happening in the 2021 Michigan vs Purdue game open thread)
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We wouldn’t need to if Kenpom would get it together!
update: Kenpom got it together.
Michigan to 7th on Offense, 4th on defense, and 3rd overall.
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Up to 3rd on Kenpom, 7th on offense and 4th on defense.
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Is Kenpom broken or is that accurate
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2019 team would’ve beaten the 2018 team comfortably imo. Same with the 2014 team. Basically I think the 2019 team was Beilein’s second best team after the 2013 runner up.
I have another nightcap hot take
Austin Davis could start and play 35 mpg somewhere and put up huge numbers. Maybe not in the B1G but if he were at UC Irvine or Winthrop or something he would be one of those famous mid-major stat stuffers like Mike Daum.
(although Daum shot 3s but whatever)
the dauminator shot over 40% from 3 in his career!
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How in the world could he play 35 minutes. They walking up and down the court?
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yea but it is Friday night and I am feeling spicy. Do you know what I almost posted but didn’t?
if you swapped Trevion Williams and Austin Davis…would Purdue notice?
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Problem is, if he were elsewhere he wouldn’t be able to download Juwan’s repertoire of post moves. His post game has become really impressive. His up and under is awesome.
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heck yea. let’s get weird.
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His coach would design a Garzaesque junk zone around him allowing him to rest on defense
Mike Daum is a step too far. Daum could score from every point on the floor and is one of the best scorers in recent history. Davis is good on offense, but he’s not that.
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