Keely hit the lights

Saw this on best week ever's blog. All the men and women keeping us safe deserve a potato wave, at least if that is good which I would assume it is.

No Loitering Allowed (Mavs)

Underneath that sign congregated quite a crowd. The song Crazy Mary was written by Victoria Williams and covered by Pearl Jam on a benefit record. But it makes a damn fine drinking song and Dirk is going to need some drinks after putting up 8 in game 6.



Take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around if you had money on Golden State.

Hate, hate, hate

The Detroit News is reporting that Beilein may be the front runner for the Michigan job. Only they aren't so sold on Beilein with this as the headline:

Would U-M be settling for Beilein? Martin seems to be courting West Virginia coach, whose credentials aren't overwhelming.

The message is clear to them that Beilein is a "safe" choice, but an expensive one after his $2.5 million buyout and over $1 million in salary. Another point of contention for Michigan faithful is the lack of recruiting prowess Beilein has shown.

The writer of maizenbrew hates the idea of Beilein.

I have serious reservations about Beilein's ability to recruit. Looking at his teams, they are stacked with 6-10 white guys who shoot three pointers and can't play in the post. He relies on three point shooting and a Princeton offense that does manufacture points but can stifle creativity. Beilein's recruits are system guys. He's never recruited the midwest well and all of his contacts are on the East Coast. . . A good recruiter can sell a herpes vaccine to a nun. I refuse to give him a pass on his recruiting record because he works in Morgantown. The next response is he "does more with less." Yeah, but it's his less. It's not like he intentionally passes on 4 and 5 star recruits.

The local AAU coaches are pushing for Karl Hobbs of GW and Chris Lowery of Southern Illinois over Beilein. But despite the anti-Beilein Michigan fans and writers organizing to fire a counter attack against the hire it appears it that the only man who counts, Bill Martin, is still seeing hearts when looking at Beilein. And only love can make it rain.



So tonight's NIT Final has the added intrigue of possibly being Coach Beilein's last game at WVU. If it is you can't expect to go out with anything more. And Eddie really can't play basketball.

Excuse to post a Pearl Jam video

So far everything is quiet on the football front regarding spring practice. With the success of the offense over the past couple of years everyone is turning their heads to the defensive side of the ball. In the upcoming season the defense will be constantly under the microscope. The big question is whether the 3-3-5 stack will be consistent enough against the pass to allow us to shut down good passing teams. The linebackers may be on the hot seat the most as the pass rush has been the biggest concern the last few years in big games. The next step in this defense has to be getting pressure on the quarterback or covering up the receivers. The coaches feel as if the defensive scheme should allow this to happen if the players step up. While that may sound like oversimplification, just remember the quantum leap the offense took when Slaton and White took over. Big results can occur from small changes although it takes time. However, if the defense doesn't posses the ability to make the necessary changes it may be time to go a different direction. Adapt to survive or get past by. It's evolution baby.