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The Breaks
Terran Petteway, who'd already poured in 14 second-half points, blew past Nik Stauskas with disconcerting ease. While Zak Irvin helped in the paint to force a difficult scoop that caromed off the backboard, nobody boxed out Leslee Smith—who, per hoop-math, has 20 putbacks this season on 72.7% shooting at the rim.
Smith's tip-in attempt lingered on the rim for an eternity before rolling off the mark. Two subsequent swipes at the ball by an indistinguishable assemblage of arms couldn't get the ball closer. We know that feel.
Derrick Walton drilled an running halfcourt shot to finish the first half. He also plowed over Smith on a baseline drive to lay in the eventual winning points; on another day, when the fates aren't as favorable, that's a charge.
On a night when 2013-14 Jordan Morgan played the role of 2010-11 Jordan Morgan, the fates cast Leslee Smith as Jordan Morgan vs. Indiana, with Walton playing the part of an early-arriving Ben Brust. We've all seen this show before, and I prefer this director's interpretation.
Nebraska is not last year's Indiana, of course, nor are they Wisconsin, and this 71-70 win featured plenty to be concerned about. A road win in the Big Ten, however, is rarely a thing of beauty. For every poorly-defended Nebraska pick-and-roll, Michigan executed one on the other end. For every blown switch, a beautiful set out of a timeout. For every blown call on Nebraska, one against the Wolverines. The three crucial free-throw misses late were canceled out on the scoreboard by an end-of-half prayer.* These plays offset until a victor had to be determined, and in that critical final minute, Michigan benefited from the breaks of the game.
If Michigan could've done something, anything, to stop the pick-and-roll in the second half, this would've been a relatively easy victory, as the Wolverines played efficient offensive basketball from wire to wire—1.21 points per trip with a 68.0 eFG%. Glenn Robinson III had one of his best games as a Wolverine, confidently knocking down a triple from the wing on Michigan's first possession and going on to score 19 points on 9/12 shooting. He hit multiple pull-up jumpers, got to the hoop off the dribble, and made one of the biggest plays of the game when he purloined a rebound from an unsuspecting Smith, corralled the ball at midcourt, and broke free for a one-handed throwdown to give Michigan a late two-point edge.
The player most representative of this game was Jordan Morgan, without a doubt. Working the pick-and-roll with Stauskas like he once did with Darius Morris, Morgan dropped 15 points on 7/9 shooting, slipping screens with impeccable timing to get wide-open looks at the rim; he even knocked down a pivoting baby hook for good measure. However—whether due to Michigan's defensive strategy, a mid-game foot or ankle injury that briefly took him out of action, or simply being too slow to move his feet—he struggled to stay between Nebraska ballhandlers and the basket on defense, beat to the rim time and again.
On Nebraska's final possession, John Beilein lifted Morgan for Zak Irvin, allowing Michigan to switch on every screen regardless of who set it for whom. That worked initially with Irvin challenging Petteway's shot; it almost backfired completely when nobody was in position to grab the rebound. This is still a team looking for the right answers, and they haven't found all of them quite yet.
One thing is certain, and that's Nik Stauskas' role as alpha-dog. After a relatively quiet first half, Stauskas asserted himself down the stretch, not only as a shot-maker but as the team's best passer; his four assists don't convey how well he moved the ball, especially off the high screen. Yes, he uncharacteristically missed a pair of free throws with five minutes to play. He also scored 12 points on 5/9 shooting, turned the ball over just once while facilitating much of the offense, hit a dagger of a three-pointer prior to that trip to the line, and hit a late layup to give the Wolverines a two-point lead.
After a rough stretch, Caris LeVert provided a solid offensive performance of his own with ten points (5/8 FG) and five assists, creating buckets for himself and others with his now-signature herky-jerky forays into the paint. While it wasn't a totally clean game from him—three turnovers and some poor on-ball defense come to mind—his assertiveness with the ball and ability to find the open man were encouraging given his recent outings.
Walton, meanwhile, may have finally asserted himself as the no-doubt starter at the point. The halfcourt shot was more luck than anything else, but he played within himself, dishing out four assists to just two turnovers, spotting up when need be—drilling a key corner three early in the second half—and playing solid perimeter defense in addition to hitting the game-winner. Spike Albrecht noticably struggled to contest three-point shots in his eight first-half minutes and was limited to just four minutes in the latter stanza. Nebraska was 5/11 on three-pointers in the first half, with three of those coming against Albrecht. The Huskers went just 2/9 the rest of the way as Ray Gallegos (3/5 in 1H, 1/5 in 2H) couldn't get clean looks over Walton.
There are adjustments to be made, no doubt; Michigan's bigs got caught in no-man's land far too often trying to defend high screens, and the guards let their man get around them far too easily on many a drive. Despite this, however, the Wolverines escaped with a road win; their 3-0 Big Ten record has them tied atop the conference standings with Wisconsin and Michigan State. In a season when, like last year, the conference champion could be determined by a few bounces of the ball, Michigan caught their breaks at just the right time.
With trips to Madison and East Lansing looming later this month—not to mention hosting a revitalized Iowa squad in between—the team held serve when they desperately needed it. Don't be surprised if we look back on this game as a turning point after the season plays out.
*Before anyone takes this too literally, I know that's not how it works. Go ahead and post "3-9 is UNACCEPTABLE" now, because you are fundamentally right that Michigan shouldn't miss that many free throws; just remember to conveniently ignore that the Wolverines are 57th in the country—third in the Big Ten—at making them, and free throws are worth one point regardless of the time on the clock.
Your Heap Is Smoldering And Is Not Our Heap
1/5/2014 – Michigan 74, Northwestern 51 – 10-4, 2-0 Big Ten
METAPHOR ALERT: Drew Crawford jumping futilely as Stauskas is about to put a dunk on the Wildcats' faces. [Bryan Fuller]
Game. Blouses. [Fuller]
Drew Crawford's been around forever. He's always been too good to be one of those eighth year senior types; players like that generally need to be obscure bench types for a hunk of their career. Crawford was instantly a starter, playing almost 30 minutes as a freshman, so you knew exactly how long Crawford had left and that he would get an extra year with the Wildcats after injury ended what should have been his final season in 2012-13. His presence is not a surprise.
But Drew Crawford's been around forever all the same. This is how long Drew Crawford's been around: he helped pilot a season sweep of Michigan that was depressing but not all that surprising. This was 2010, when Michigan was coming into a year with expectations for the first time ever and sputtered to a 15-17 record. Northwestern beat Michigan twice, and it wasn't particularly close. The combined margin of the two games: Northwestern +21.
As I delved back into game logs from Crawford's career against Michigan I was surprised to find that against Michigan he'd had as many clunkers (2/21/2012: 6 points in 27 minutes) as the maddening why-is-Drew-Crawford-knifing-me-I'm-just-a-merchant outings. I expect Drew Crawford to be maddeningly good and look like perfect fit for Michigan. I expect to write something about how Michigan should follow Bill Carmody around, you know, just in case*.
History says that's confirmation bias. Sometimes Crawford's good, because he's a good player. About half the time he's not much of a factor. I remember the good bits because when he was a freshman and Michigan was getting solidly beaten by the Wildcats, he was dumping in threes.
With Michigan and Northwestern slated to play only once this year, Crawford had to compress his awesome game with his meh one. He duly obliged, scoring 13 in the first half and just four in the second. Not coincidentally, Michigan pulled away in the second half, first pushing the lead out to 12, then enduring a period of sloppy basketball in which Northwestern crept to within 6 before blowing the doors off. Twitter got jumpy about the Wildcats hanging around for a bit there, and not without reason: they were.
But let's reflect on the fact that 2010 is not that long ago, Drew Crawford has not in fact been around forever, and that Michigan is down one Naismith winner, one other NBA first round pick, and their preseason All-American. Northwestern's not a good version of Northwestern, but neither was that Wildcat outfit that swept Michigan back in the day. They went 5-11 in their other Big Ten games.
Meanwhile, Michigan fans were slightly cranky about a game with a Kenpom win percentage chart that looks like this:
I was too, for a bit, but then I thought about Drew Crawford and how Northwestern is still pretty much Northwestern and that Michigan is no longer around, even with Mitch McGary in a suit. After some wobbles early you had to wonder, but after ripping off four straight wins with a couple of quality outings in there, Michigan now seems back on track to be whatever you thought they might be minus their best player.
This is not a smoldering heap. Playing a Northwestern outfit that is provides a reminder that things could be a lot worse.
*[Another excellent reason Michigan should follow Carmody around just to see what he's doing: Imagine Bacari Alexander in a huge black trenchcoat going SHHHHH at anyone who calls him by name as he tries to figure out who Carmody is looking at in this Lakeview gym divided between basketball and a Magic The Gathering tournament. SURPRISE: it's one of the Magic players, and he'll shoot 45% from three for whoever Carmody is scouting for.]
Horford coming into his own. [Fuller]
Let's hear it for center depth. McGary out, Morgan and Horford combine for 38 minutes, 15 points on 11 shot equivalents, and 16 rebounds as Northwestern acquires four OREBs. It was in fact Morgan who kept Michigan solidly in the lead about midway through the first half, and since no one has ever been more enthused about pointing out a good hedge than Shon Morris we got to hear plenty about the various small defensive things both were doing. (Don't take this as a criticism: compare Morris to virtually anyone the BTN has for football. Go Shon Morris.)
I'd forgotten about Morgan's thing where he gets a bucket in most games by running the floor hard after a rebound, and enjoyed its revival in this one. Unfortunately, that also kicked in some other memories of what Morgan tended to do against Northwestern-type teams without large athletic posts (do very well) and what he did against big leapy guys (look overmatched). At least this year when Morgan is not a good matchup they can try Horford, who just went off for 14 points on 6/8 shooting against Minnesota.
I'm still looking at Amir Williams and Adriean Payne with trepidation I would not if McGary was out there; as with the team in general it could be a lot worse.
You did what to who? Northwestern was pretty good about not giving Michigan open threes (6 of 18 on the day), though that came at a stiff price as M shot 63% from inside the arc and acquired 22 FTAs. This was their plan, and it got eviscerated.
But like… at some point in the second half, Spike Albrecht was left utterly alone at the top of the key, and even though it took him a couple seconds to realize that no one was bothering to check him this did not cause a Northwestern dude to, like, check him. He drained a wide open three, his only shot of the day.
something something about how the basketball is The Rock and Walton knows his role [Fuller]
Freshman arriving. Zak Irvin didn't do much with Northwestern aggressively overplaying the three point line. This is fine since his presence helps open up swooping Stauskas drives to the basket, and when Minnesota took a different approach he torched them with 5/8 from behind the line. He's Just A Shooter, and that's fine when he's at 42% on the season—48% in this four game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Walton has started to settle into a third or fourth banana role. His game against Minnesota was more impressive than it appears statistically, as he helped harass the Hollinses into a 4/19 shooting night; against Northwestern he pushed the ball efficiently on the break and penetrated to score or draw fouls; when it wasn't there he kicked it around and let someone else do the heavy lifting. He seems to be finding his niche, and you can slowly expand from there.
Oh look they're passing it to each other how cute. Michigan had a 2 on 0 break with Irvin and Robinson on which Robinson made one very early pass so Irvin could set him up for an alley-oop. This caused Morris to wax about the unselfish play of the team. I saw that a bit differently, as when Robinson passes that ball you know what he is thinking. Everyone does.
Zak Irvin knows what to do not because he has a special bond with GRIII but because he is in Crisler Arena, and everyone knows that if Zak Irvin takes this basketball and lays it in, Glenn Robinson will have a blood vessel burst in his head. He will probably say something along the lines of DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DO FRESHMAN AAAAAAH, so Irvin giving it back is less about charity than it is about self-defense. Which is all well and good because yes we have a two on zero break and Glenn Robinson III, it's time to see something cool. I approve of this entire sequence.
But that first pass came with an implied threat. Let's be real.
Caris. Your mojo. Where did it go? Leaving aside an overmatched Holy Cross squad, LeVert's last three games: one point, four points, seven points. He does have nine assists against four turnovers and five steals in that span, so he is still providing some playmaking and defense; the guy who was taking it to Duke for most of the second half has faded out. He's probably a lot better scouted now and will have to have an adjustment period where he figures out how people are playing him and adapt. Would be nice to get a solid game from him in the near future.
You can see why Carmody got axed, but counterfactuals are fascinating. Q: if Crawford and JerShon Cobb are healthy last year does Northwestern make the tournament? And if so, Carmody keeps his job and then has this team minus Crawford, which goes like 2-16 in the league. Does Carmody then get fired a year after making the tournament for the first time in the history of the program?
Unfortunately, the answer to the first Q is likely "no" since I don't think Crawford and Cobb bring you from 4-14 in the league to a bid, so this is a pointless bullet indeed.
But anyway, yeah, it seems like Carmody had finally run out of magic (the gathering) when it came to scooping up underrated recruits. There's not much on this team, even for Northwestern.
A tip of the hat. Would like to thank the BTN crew for getting "not just a shooter" out of the way quickly. Standing policy should be one "not just at shooter" when he has a pretty assist or thunders to the hoop for a dunk or swooping layup, and then we can all have a little laugh or a shot or whatever as we think about the fact that Nik Stauskas is a white Canadian so we have to say this every time he does something he does all the time—Stauskas's FT rate is nearing the top 100. Then we can move on with the game and acknowledge the fact that Stauskas is approaching elite on offense, in all facets.
On defense… Well, he did help shut down Crawford after halftime, and I'm of the opinion that when he's actually on the ball he does really well these days. Remember Stanford trying to dump it down to a 6'9" guy they'd switched onto Stauskas and getting two heavily contested fade-away misses? Or in this one Crawford making about four different moves before getting off a tough fadeaway that he hit? Stauskas's length is a big asset when he can stay in front of a guy, which is something that he doesn't seem that much worse at than other guys.
The issues come off the ball, mostly, when he gets lost on screens or closes a guy out either late or with his hands down. I think his bad rap in that department is at least partially undeserved, as Michigan does have a pretty good Kenpom defense (38th) without much size (they're about average) or an imposing shotblocker.
Michigan 74, Northwestern 51
The "Game ... Blouses" dunk came early today. [Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog]
After a rather aimless first ten minutes, Michigan poured it on against a hapless Northwestern squad, led by Nik Stauskas and an apparently healthy Glenn Robinson III.
The Wildcats were able to hang with the Wolverines early—as a late-arriving, weather-be-damned crowd slowly filtered into Crisler—thanks to the efforts of forward Drew Crawford, who had 13 first-half points, eight of which came in the first 11 minutes; his two-pointer at that juncture made it a 13-12 U-M lead after Nik Stauskas threw down his signature two-handed slam off a beautiful feed from Spike Albrecht. Michigan immediately went on a 6-0 run, and after a Crawford three-pointer ended that streak, the Wildcats could get no closer than six points down the rest of the way.
|GRIII's ankle looks just fine. [Fuller/MGoBlog]
Much of that was due to Michigan's defense against Crawford, who didn't score in the second half until there were just over five minutes remaining. No other Wildcat could consistently generate offense, and the second half featured the Wolverines stretching a comfortable lead into a full-on blowout.
Stauskas led the way offensively with 18 points scored in a variety of ways—3/5 two-pointers, 2/5 three-pointers, and 6/8 free throws—while also chipping in four rebounds and four assists. Robinson, who looked to be 100% after injuring his ankle in Thursday's win over Minnesota, scored eight of his 12 points in the second half as the team was able to get out in transition; he played a big part in that, playing active defense up top and helping shut down Crawford on that end.
In the early going, it was actually Jordan Morgan who stood out offensively, scoring eight points while hitting all three of his attempts—including a slick baseline baby hook. Morgan had a quiet second half, but Jon Horford stepped up and continued to produce at the five, getting six of his seven points in the latter stanza. Each big man pulled down eight rebounds and kept Northwestern seven-footer Alex Olah very quiet until the game was out of hand.
Derrick Walton also had a solid showing, taking advantage of Dave Sobolewski's, um, attempts to play defense by repeatedly blowing by him en route to 11 points on 3/4 FGs and and 5/6 FTs. Spike Albrecht only attempted one shot—a made three when Northwestern left him all alone at the top of the key—while making his presence felt as a passer, dishing out four assists to tie Stauskas for the team lead.
After the first ten minutes, the Wildcats simply had no answer for Michigan's combination of size and talent; the Wolverines dominated the boards (29.2 OReb% to NW's 13.3%), won the turnover battle, and shot 65.5% from inside the arc. Michigan did what they were supposed to do against a bad Northwestern squad; perhaps more importantly, it appears Robinson—who threw down two impressive dunks this afternoon—is back to full strength.
Hoops Mailbag: McGary Injury Impact, Caris At Point, Donnal Redshirt
U-M can get by with three options at center (all photos by Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog)
As we welcome in the new year, we've moved on from fretting about the 2013 football team to ... fretting about the 2013-14 basketball team. There's good reason for this, of course, with Mitch McGary's season almost certainly over due to his upcoming back surgery. Your hoops mailbag questions reflect this, as all but one are related to the impact of McGary's absence in one way or another. Without further ado, here's a very McGary-centric mailbag.
@AceAnbender Where to Mitch's minutes go percentage-wise between Irvin, Morgan, and Horford?
— Bry Mac (@Bry_Mac) December 31, 2013
John Beilein announced this week that—at least for now—he's sticking with Jordan Morgan as the starting center and Jon Horford coming off the bench. I don't think McGary's absence will affect the minutes of Zak Irvin very much, if at all; he might see an increase in minutes, but that will be due to his in-season progression as opposed to any need for him to play the four, as Max Bielfeldt and Glenn Robinson III can pick up much of the slack there.
As for how the minutes will be distributed, we already have an idea thanks to the four games McGary has missed so far this season. In the first two games of the year, Horford started and played 22-24 minutes while Morgan added 12-15, with Bielfeldt getting 4-6 minutes of mostly garbage time. The split between Horford and Morgan has reversed in the last two games; Morgan played 22 and 24 minutes against Stanford and Holy Cross, respectively. While Horford only played six minutes against the Cardinal, that's because he picked up five fouls in that span, opening up a few more minutes for Bielfeldt to see the floor.
For the time being, I expect Beilein to go with a 25/15 split between Morgan and Horford, with Bielfeldt picking up a few minutes here and there at both the four and the five. The wild card here is foul trouble: Horford currently averages 4.7 fouls per 40 minutes, while Morgan is at a whopping 6.6 (the change in charge calls has really hurt him defensively). Bielfeldt got 12 minutes against Stanford. Notably, freshman big Mark Donnal didn't see any time despite all three bigs being in foul trouble in that game, which brings me to the next question...
@AceAnbender also, any chance of burning Donnal's redshirt due to need for bigs?
— Morris Fabbri (@MoMoneyMoFabbri) December 31, 2013
I don't think this is going to happen unless another big man misses extended time. Donnal is a lean stretch four at 6'9", 230 pounds, and unlike Caris LeVert last year there isn't a mountain of practice hype to suggest he'll force his way onto the court despite the need to add bulk. Between Morgan, Horford, Bielfeldt, GRIII, and Irvin, the Wolverines have plenty of options when it comes to filling minutes at the four and the five; I don't see the benefit of burning Donnal's redshirt just so he can fill in for a few minutes from time to time.
@AceAnbender i understand how important mcgary was last year but beileins offense doesnt need a big guy so why is it a big deal? #mgomailbag
— Kyle Rosenbaum (@Gkm13) December 31, 2013
This entirely ignores the best aspect of McGary's game: his ability to induce chaos. Despite playing through injury this year, he's currently ranked 29th nationally in steal rate, which not only foils opponent possessions but usually gets Michigan into the fast break, where they're much more effective than in their halfcourt offense. Neither Horford nor Morgan provides that threat, and while Horford has proven to be as good—if not better—at blocking shots than McGary, Morgan is a relative non-factor in that regard.
He's also a superlative offensive rebounder, ranking 83rd in that regard, though Horford and Morgan actually have slightly higher rebound rates on that end—we'll see if that holds with increased minutes. On the other end, while Horford is just about equal with McGary when it comes to defensive rebounding, there's a big dropoff to Morgan, who's posted just a 15.9 DReb% in comparison to 25.4% for McGary and 24.6% for Horford.
Also, McGary has easily the best chemistry with Michigan's perimeter players on the pick and roll, especially Nik Stauskas and Spike Albrecht. Horford is inconsistent when it comes to setting a good screen, while Morgan—as we've seen for four years—has trouble catching entry passes cleanly and finishing strong at the rim. McGary's passing acumen—especially when Michigan faces zone defenses—will also be missed; his assist rate is around double those of the other two bigs. Beilein's offense may not run through the post; that doesn't mean it won't suffer without McGary.
@AceAnbender odds Mitch comes back next year? Doing so could boost his draft stock, but he might feel urgency to get paid.
— Dan Roehrig (@DanRareEgg) December 31, 2013
This is going to be a very tough call for McGary; he turns 22 in June, old for a rising junior, and if he was guaranteed a first-round spot I don't think there's any question he'd turn pro. That's in seroius doubt at this point, however. Even before the injury, ESPN's Chad Ford had dropped McGary down to the #24 spot on his big board ($). In the immediate aftermath of the injury, ESPN's Jeff Goodman got this quote from an NBA general manager:
"He should have left," one NBA general manager told ESPN.com. "Now he's a borderline first-rounder. He would have been a lock last season."
The latest NBADraftNet mock has McGary going as the seventh pick of the second round. Barring a pretty miraculous recovery, McGary isn't going to have a chance to raise his stock before it's time to declare for the draft, and I believe he'll come back if he's projected as a second-round pick—unlike first-rounders, those players don't get guaranteed contracts, and a strong junior season from McGary could easily vault him back into the first round.
Alright, let's do one non-McGary question since this is getting rather depressing.
@AceAnbender Will Caris get any real burn at PG? Seems like it could at least be a 15 min/gm change of pace lineup. #MGoMailbag
— Gustavo Adventure (@colintj) December 31, 2013
It's certainly a viable lineup, especially on the defensive end, as LeVert is currently the best player on the team at defending opposing point guards, in my opinion (with a freshman and a 5'10" guy as his competition, I don't think I'm going out on a limb here). Beilein has talked about going to this lineup more often as a situational defensive lineup at the end of games and I'm in full support of this.
15 minutes a game of this, however, might be a bit much. While LeVert is great at taking care of the ball, his assist rate (14.8%) is well below Derrick Walton's (19.5%), way below Spike Albrecht's (27.7%), and even trailing Nik Stauskas (18.0%). When LeVert is running the offense, it often devolves into him dribbling the air out of the ball in isolation situations; while he's getting pretty good at getting buckets out of those plays, that's not a very sustainable way to run an offense.
That said, Beilein's offense doesn't really require a traditional point guard, and between Stauskas and LeVert there are two solid creators off the dribble when Michigan goes big. If they can get the offense to run more smoothly when LeVert initiates the play, this lineup could very well turn into Michigan's best—that's a big if, though, and deemphasizing the point guards could hamper Walton's development.
Hoops Preview 2013-14: Content With Uncertainty
2013-14 Preview Coverage
Media Day Wrap: Beilein transcript + interviews with Horford, Morgan, Walton, GRIII
Position Previews: Bigs, Wings, Point Guards
Preview Podcast: With special guest John Gasaway
A Whole Damn Book: A whole damn book
Tonight's Game Info
What: Michigan vs. UMass-Lowell
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
When: 7pm, Friday (Banner raising ceremony at 6:40)
Line: Michigan -25 (KenPom)
TV: Big Ten Digital Network (subcription required)/MGoBlueTV (ditto)
Radio: 950 AM (Detroit), 102.9 FM (Ann Arbor), Sirius Channel 92, MGoBlue stream
UMass-Lowell is making their Division I debut after finishing 15-13 (10-12) as a member of the Northeast-10 (Division II) last year. A full-blown game preview is rather unnecessary.
The Story
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties." — Sir Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning
As Michigan opens its season tonight against UMass-Lowell, I'm certain of two things about this team: they're raising a Final Four banner tonight, and they will be good.
The first is indisputable fact, not to mention a significant reason why it's easy to state the second: John Beilein's squad returns eight players (three starters, four more rotation guys) from a team that came within a half of requiring a bigger, fancier banner. Among those are two players garnering preseason All-American consideration, arguably the best shooter in America, a backup point guard who dropped 17 points in the first half of the title game, two experienced big men, and a sophomore oozing so much potential that he forced his way onto the court last year despite appearing malnourished.
On top of that, Michigan boasts one of the best coaching staffs in the country and bring in two top-flight recruits who will contribute immediately, one of whom (PG Derrick Walton) has already secured a starting role. They will be good, even without Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway.
How good depends on a number of factors, however, and for every certainty there is an equal and opposite uncertainty.
Certainty: Mitch McGary is one of the most skilled, impactful centers in college basketball.
Uncertainty: When will he be able to return from his back "condition", and will it hamper him once he returns? (Also: how much do we weigh his tournament run versus his regular-season output?)
Certainty: Glenn Robinson III is an incredible athlete who had an exceptionally efficient freshman season.
Uncertainty: Can Robinson create his own shot, and can he stay so efficient with a bigger role?
Certainty: Beilein will try to play more two-big lineups this year.
Uncertainty: Will this work, especially with all the practice time McGary has missed? With all the talent on the wings, is it even worth trying?
Certainty: Caris LeVert is getting massive practice hype for the second straight year and looks like a potential breakout star as a shooting guard and part-time point.
Uncertainty: Will his practice/exhibition exploits translate to actual production against real opponents this year?
Certainty: Nik Stauskas is a great shooter; also: Not Just A Shooter.
Uncertainty: Can his lethal efficiency as a three-point shooter and pick-and-roll ballhandler continue when he's the team's first or second scoring option?
Certainty: Michigan is starting an extremely talented freshman point guard.
Uncertainty: Michigan is starting an extremely talented freshman point guard.
The list goes on and on*, and I'm okay with this. The uncertainty surrounding the football team this year has largely stemmed from "can this non-functional unit become functional"-type questions. The uncertainty surrounding the basketball team, on the other hand, is more of the "can this good thing become great" variety.
If the pieces all fall into place, Michigan is a national title contender once again. If they don't, this is still a team capable of winning the Big Ten (so long as Michigan State doesn't go full juggernaut, at least), and barring a rash of injuries they'll be a fun team to watch. None of us have any idea what's going to happen; it's still all but guaranteed to be more rewarding than watching this year's football team. Sit back and enjoy Michigan's status as one of the nation's elite programs, one that reloads instead of rebuilds, and savor that banner. We'll worry about certainties another time.
*Will the team's added functional size and experience on the wings equal better defensive performance, for example.
Michigan 79, Wayne State 60
Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog
Since this game was televised, I'll make this relatively short and sweet—Michigan held a commanding lead for practically the entire game, though they failed to dominate Wayne State to the same extent that they eviscerated Concordia in the first exhibition. Given the amount of lineup shuffling, that's not of particular concern. Once again, here are some assorted thoughts from an exhibition blowout.
Michigan once again started both Jon Horford and Jordan Morgan, though this time it was freshman Derrick Walton getting his first career start (of many) instead of Spike Albrecht. Simply put, it didn't look like the two bigs lineup is going to work against real competition pending the return of Mitch McGary. Early on, the spacing on offense was poor, and Morgan looked uncomfortable trying to defend on the perimeter. That didn't change much when they trotted out similar lineups later in the game.
If tonight's game is any indication, Michigan is going to start Glenn Robinson III at the four sooner or later, and until McGary returns it may very well be Horford, not Morgan, who starts alongside him. After playing 22 minutes to Morgan's 14 in the opener, Horford once again got the lion's share of the minutes at center—25 to 14, despite having four fouls to Morgan's one. Neither player factored in much offensively and each fared pretty well on the boards; Horford's ability to block shots (two tonight) may be what's giving him the edge.
When Horford picked up an early foul, Michigan put out a lineup with Caris LeVert running the point and Spike Albrecht playing off the ball. This immediately resulted in an open three for Albrecht after a drive-and-kick from LeVert, who looked very confident in both his shot and ballhanding ability tonight, finishing with 16 points (5/10 FG, 5/7 FT) and three assists against just one turnover. I really liked this look, which allowed Michigan to get Albrecht on the court and take advantage of his shooting while hiding him a bit defensively—it's tough to pick on the 5'10" guy when there are four 6'6"-or-taller defenders disrupting passing lanes.
As you can see above, LeVert even showed off a go-to move, breaking some ankles with the crossover in this one.
Tonight wasn't a great one for hopes that Robinson (right, Fuller) is going to create a ton of offense off the dribble; he scored 15 points on 10 FGAs but had difficulty getting into the lane on his own, with one notable exception that seemed more of a defensive miscue than anything else. He does appear more confident in his three-point shot, however, even though he knocked down just one of three attempts tonight.
More importantly, it doesn't look like he has to create offense for Michigan to score. Nik Stauskas led the team with 17 points, hitting 2/4 threes and looking equally effective inside the arc; encouragingly, he laid in a tough and-one on a fast break through heavy contact, something he had difficulty doing last year. LeVert, once again, seemed able to reach any point on the floor he wanted.
Then there's Zak Irvin, who looks ready to take GRIII's place as the Guy Who Scores A Quiet [Double-Digit Point Total]. Despite playing just eight minutes in the first half, Irvin paced the team with nine points, hitting three triples; he'd finish with 13 on 5/8 shooting in 19 minutes of action. One of his second-half makes was a pretty dribble-drive to pull-up jumper; when called upon, he looks comfortable creating his own shot. While fellow freshman Walton shot just 1/4 from the field, he hit 4/5 free throws and drilled a corner three to accompany a 4:2 assist-to-turnover ratio; like LeVert, he worked his way to the inside with relative ease to create offense for others. Walton also had his second Burkeian halfcourt steal in two games. If that becomes a patented Michigan point guard move, I'm totally okay with it.
- The perimeter defense could still use work. Wayne State's Bryan Coleman hit 3/5 first-half threes and had 17 points at the break; while he cooled off in the second half, he still found himself with several open looks against Stauskas and Robinson, primarily.
- On the other hand, the transition defense was great—Wayne State finished with zero fast-break points, and Michigan communicated very well while getting back on D, a very good sign for such a young team.
- For the second straight game, Max Bielfeldt struggled to defend the glass while playing center against an undersized team, grabbing zero rebounds in nine minutes of action while also having his fair share of issues defensively. If this is what he's playing like come conference play, he may not have a spot in the rotation, since he isn't a guy who's going to add much offensively.
- Mark Donnal is almost certainly ticketed for a redshirt, as he didn't play until garbage time once again, then immediately forgot to box out on a free throw and committed a foul—that's probably the last we see of him this season unless injuries hit in a major way.
- Welcome back, Ann Arbor Airshow. I missed you dearly.


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Sunday, June 10, 2012
26 comments:
- Rosemary said...
It is lovely to see you and your absolutely wonderful Italian Villa.
However, airing on the side of caution, I think that it is important to remember that not only are we sharing and connecting with our wonderful blogging friends and acquaintances, but also the silent unseen viewers from around the world.
- June 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Laurent said...
I like the chipper air in the first frame, of the expectation of a good time, and of - as in blogging, as you say - doing one's part to produce it. A most happy insight.
- June 10, 2012 at 12:53 PM
- Daniel James Shigo said...
Handsome is as handsome does.
- June 10, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- Jane and Lance Hattatt said...
Hello Paul:
Such understated elegance, such refinement, such sophistication - no less than we should expect from you, nor that you should be en route for a luncheon party in, doubtless, some other wonderful Renaissance villa, matched only by your own, surrounded by equally lovely gardens and grounds. And none of this is in any way intended to be flattery, for we know the truth of it all.
And, as we say in the blogosphere, 'Enjoy' and 'Thanks for sharing!'.
- June 10, 2012 at 3:12 PM
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- June 10, 2012 at 3:15 PM
- columnist said...
For myself I prefer to be cautious, and indeed anonymous, but as a well-known author I'm sure you weigh up the pros and cons.
Your photographs are charming, and I am glad to see them.
- June 10, 2012 at 3:26 PM
- Mark D. Ruffner said...
Lovely images, one and all. The cypress trees seem to hug each other, dear old friends leaning into each other.
- June 10, 2012 at 6:18 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Really, it's all for the silent and unseen, we wish them more than well!
- June 10, 2012 at 7:27 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Thank you for your part in the process, Laurent!
- June 10, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Too kind ...
- June 10, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Bless you.
- June 10, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Bless you.
- June 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
It's true about the tree, if I were Japanese I'd chain them together!
- June 10, 2012 at 7:32 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
- June 10, 2012 at 7:32 PM
- Mary Maki Rae said...
As always so Classic - Elegant -
and unassumingly Impressive-!
- June 10, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- Theresa Cheek said...
What an indulgence this post is! The manicured grounds, gravel drive and those cypress trees! My favorite is the large vessel (urn?) in the old garden. Is that a millstone under it? I love the yellow ochre around the windows. Thank you for sharing.
- June 11, 2012 at 3:33 AM
- Concrete Jungle said...
Ah...that villa...that garden....what can I say....simply beautiful....you also are looking very smart...hope the luncheon was fabulous too!
- June 11, 2012 at 4:03 AM
- Desert Dweller said...
Classic / fashion in dress, architecture, or outdoor spaces...always welcome! Sure you had a good time, as I take a work break not looking so fashionable...but maybe I am, for the months of summer in the desert SW?
- June 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM
- Reggie Darling said...
Lovely. The Villa Massei is so beautiful. I ran into Stuart P. the other day at a party, who said you and Gil visited his shop in Palm Beach, and the subject of mutual acquaintances came up. Tra la la la! He was highly complimentary of you. Reggie
- June 12, 2012 at 4:56 AM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Good eye, that is a mill stone under the pot! It's French, and 18th century import to Italy because the Italian stone was never hard enough for the mills.
- June 12, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
The lunch was very pleasant, thanks for your good wishes, Concrete.
- June 12, 2012 at 8:39 PM
- Paul Gervais de Bédée said...
Fashion is all about where you are, I'll think of you in that dry air done up comme il faut.
- June 12, 2012 at 8:40 PM
- Madelief said...
Hello Paul,
I enjoyed seeing 'the face' behind the blog. You look rather stylish and very Italian on the photo's!
Your house and gardens look beautiful.
Have a good evening!
- June 12, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- Alba said...
Elégance where you are.
Marvellous, you live in a "real place".
Have a nice day.
- June 13, 2012 at 7:34 AM
- TJ said...
Stunning garden! I feel like I am there, and wishing I was.
- June 15, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- Square With Flair said...
When I want a quick escape to Europe (that is, Europe in the best light), I visit your blog. Your garden is so enchanting, so classic, simple, and architectural. Because there is so much in the world of design and aesthetics that is gimmicky, overdone, and tasteless, that I really appreciate these images. Great beauty is very restful and calming.
And your classic taste is reflected in your dress sense too; a navy blazer (or v-neck sweater) has to be one of the most becoming things a gentleman can wear.
- June 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM


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Lieutenant General Roméo A. Dallaire to Keynote 2011 Hatton W. Sumners Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference
The evening presentation by Lieutenant General (retired) Romeo Dallaire is free, but a ticket is required for entry. The Center for Ethical Leadership will have a limited number of tickets available for the LBJ Community for pickup in the Dean's Office on a first come, first serve basis beginning on Monday, February 21, 2011.
NOTE: The Brown Bag luncheon with Lt. General Romeo Dallaire scheduled for Feb. 24 has been canceled. However, students who still wish to hear Lt. General Dallaire speak are invited to pick up a ticket at the LBJ School's dean's office for the evening 7 p.m. speech.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 7:00pm
AUSTIN, Texas-- February 2, 2011-- The LBJ School's Center for Ethical Leadership is pleased to announce that Canadian Senator, former UN commander, author, and genocide prevention scholar, retired Lieutenant General, the Honorable Roméo A. Dallaire will be the opening speaker for the 2011 Hatton W. Sumners Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference.
Lieutenant General Dallaire will give his speech entitled "Leadership Lessons and Leadership Failures" on Thursday, February 24 at 7:00 pm in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium. The speech by Senator Dallaire is jointly sponsored by the Center for Ethical Leadership and the Distinguished Speakers Committee of the Texas Union and is free but a ticket is required for entry. The Center for Ethical Leadership will have a limited number of tickets available for the LBJ community for pickup at the Dean's Office on a first come, first served basis beginning Monday, February 21, 2011.
"We are delighted to have General Dallaire as the headliner for the 2011 Hatton W. Sumners Student Leadership Conference," says Dr. Howard Prince, Director of the Center of the Center for Ethical Leadership and Loyd Hackler Chair in Ethical Leadership at the LBJ School. "General Dallaire's story of leading under profoundly difficult circumstances is sure to provide students with a compelling account of some of the ethical challenges of leading at the highest levels in the midst of a tragic humanitarian crisis."
Students, faculty, and staff members of the LBJ School also are invited to attend the other speaker sessions during the Hatton W. Sumners Student Leadership Conference, which will continue February 25 through February 27 in the Thompson Conference Center. Information about the other speakers and the conference agenda can be found at: http://lbj.utexas.edu/research/leadership/slc2011/
The Hatton W. Sumners Leadership Conference is a critical part of the Center for Ethical Leadership's educational mission to develop leaders for tomorrow. The Center seeks to bring educators and students into association with current leaders from many settings who can share their insights and experiences. The purpose of the Conference is to inspire young leaders, increase their awareness of emerging leadership challenges, and develop a network of students to support the future.
The heart and soul of the conference is the role of the conference team leaders. Several LBJ graduate students have been training since mid-January for this critical role. This year, approximately 180 undergraduate students are expected for the conference. They represent 15 colleges and universities in Texas and 15 colleges and universities in other states from California to Massachusetts. In addition, 16 students are attending from four university campuses in Mexico.
For more information, visit: http://lbj.utexas.edu/research/leadership/slc2011/
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Nick Griffin on Question Time
Nick Griffin and the BNP have been enjoying more popularity these days. Griffin was recently on BBC's Question Time, have a gander:
You Got It All Wrong…
Several news outlets are reporting that there is outrage over Nick Griffin's statements comparing retired generals to Nazi war criminals:
He said: "Along with the political leadership of Nazi Germany, the chiefs of staff of the German army, Alfred Jodl and Wilhelm Keitel, were also charged with waging aggressive war.
"Sir Richard and Sir Mike fall squarely into this bracket and they must not think that they will escape culpability for pursuing the illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
The officers to whom Griffin refers had criticized the leader of the BNP for his use of military imagery in political campaigns. The response to the comments:
ANSWP Leader Bill White Arrested in Virginia
The American National Socialist Workers' Party's "Commander," Bill White, has been arrested in south-western Virginia on charges stemming from an incident in 2004:
William "Bill" White, the leader of the neo-Nazi American National Socialist Workers Party (ANSWP), was arrested last Friday in Roanoke, VA on a Chicago warrant that accuses him of threatening the jury foreman of the 2004 Matthew Hale trial. Matt Hale, the former leader of the white supremacist group World Church of the Creator, is currently serving a 40-year prison term for soliciting the murder of a federal court judge.
White is scheduled to appear in federal court in Roanoke today (October 23). A court date in Chicago has not yet been determined.
Source: Counterterrorism Blog (H/T – LGF)
I don't know if closing down the ANSWP website was justified. It's my view that, as long as no violence or criminal acts are advocated, freedom of speech should be defended even if we find that speech disgusting and ignorant (e.g. 9/11 Troofers). However, I don't know the extent of the doubtlessly racist and hateful writing on the ANSWP site, so closing it may have been the best thing to do.
What's Up With Franco-Anglo Neo-Fascism
I've mentioned the European crypto-/overtly-fascist parties, the British National Party BNP and the (French) Front National FN, in the past. And I've remarked that, while some don't see these groups as acting irrational or extreme, I do. I believe that they use fear mongering to rally up "national" support (and we're talking about White Nationalism here). These parties are racist and incompatible with the 21st century international community.
So what are these fascists, racists and bigots up to now: (more…)
MPACUK: One Step Away From Making Takfir
Every time I check in to see what our good buddies at MPACUK are up to I find more borderline extremist rhetoric. For example, in this rant the MPACUK radicals accuse Muslim authorities in Britain of failing to live up to their duties as Muslims. The proof that this is the case? Well, because Islam does not dominate all of Britain of course! How else could an Islamophobe be elected? Yes, MPACUK seems to be just about ready to pronounce Muslim authorities kuffar and subject them to the treatment of apostates:
Boris Johnson called Islam "the problem" and has now been elected Mayor of London. Islam is not the problem. Boris Johnson is not the problem. Our Muslim leaders ARE the problem.
MPACUK: You're Either With Us, Or You're With The BNP
I guess the insane Brothers over at MPACUK have more in common with GWB than they thought:
The BNP gained a major victory, winning power with its first ever seat on the 25 member London Assembly by the narrowest of margins – just 0.3% – that's approximately 6,500 votes. Every single Muslim who did not vote against the BNP is responsible for the fact that this racist Islamophobic party has now gained power over the lives of nearly 1 million Muslims in London. (more…)
Islamophobia Watch Raises Concerns
Yes. I know. "Islamophobia Watch" is supposed to be my ideological enemy. However, I don't always think how I'm "supposed" to think.
I feel that some legitimate concerns are raised is the following article. In fact, I have raised similar concerns myself in my meanderings in these interwebs.
Anyway, here's the (rather long, 'cuz I know most of you won't click the link) excerpt:


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Picture: work begins on new Waitrose at North Walsham
17:30 16 October 2012
Work has begun on north Norfolk's first Waitrose supermarket.
Between 70-100 contractors are involved in the project, at the former Focus DIY store on North Walsham's Cromer Road.
But passing motorists are unable to keep a check on progress as tall screens have been erected around the site.
The conversion of the building and associated work is expected to take about 3,500 hours, according to a spokesman.
"The fit out should be complete by November 23, when our new team of partners will start getting the store ready for opening on November 29," he added.
The Waitrose sign is due to go up during the week beginning November 12.


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Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach gave West Texas A&M quarterback Dalton Bell the start in Saturday's Inta Juice All-Stars Classic.
The North All-Stars beat the South All-Stars, 28-17, in a game that was televised on ESPN2.
Bell conducted the South's first three drives. He threw interceptions on the first and third drives. On the second, he drove the South 89 yards for a field goal, including a 48-yard completion.
Bell is scheduled to play in the inaugural Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game on Feb. 2 at the Sun Bowl in El Paso. The game, which will start at 9 p.m., will be aired live on College Sports TV. UTEP head coach Mike Price will coach Texas. Former Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan will coach The Nation.
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Baek, Seung Joon, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
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The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
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Ph.D. in Human Genetics.
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, U.S.A. 1998.
M.S. in Agricultural Chemistry.
Seoul National University, Korea, 1991
B.S. in Agricultural Chemistry
Seoul National University, Korea, 1989.
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- 2003 - Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, Knoxville, TN
- 2002-2003 Research Fellow, NIEHS, NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC
- 1998-2002 IRTA Fellowship, NIEHS, NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC
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RUSH: "Monica Lewinsky Breaks 10 Years of Silence on Affair with President Clinton -- After a decade of near-total silence, Monica Lewinsky has taken to the pages of Vanity Fair to discuss her affair," when she was 19 "with President Bill Clinton -- and her subsequent efforts to move forward with her life. 'It's time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress,' writes Lewinsky in the magazine. 'I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened.'
"In the excerpt from the article, she also denies rumors that the Clintons paid her for silence ('I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth') and talks about moving forward with her life ('I am determined to have a different ending to my story.') She also reaffirms that her relationship with President Clinton was strictly consensual:
Sure, my boss took advantage of me --" That's no big deal. She didn't write "no big deal." I just threw that in 'cause that's the way it's been treated by the Clinton machine.
"Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position. [...] The Clinton administration, the special prosecutor's minions, the political operatives on both sides of the aisle, and the media were able to brand me. And that brand stuck, in part because it was imbued with power."
Now, there's much more to this. Vanity Fair doesn't do short stuff, so it is very long. So she admits that she was taken advantage of, but that it was a consensual relationship. She also alludes to the fact that in the aftermath of this, it was Hillary -- we all know this -- it was Hillary that ran the bimbo eruptions.
It wasn't just Monica Lewinsky that Hillary went after and then Betsey Wright and the others. It was every one of these bimbos that popped up and claimed or was gonna claim or thought to claim or was rumored to claim a dalliance with former President Clinton. The thing that's always amazed me is people forget a lot of things about this.
Clinton got her to commit perjury in a sexual harassment trial, and we're just supposed to forget that. He committed perjury, which is why he was impeached. He wasn't impeached because he had the affair. He got her to commit perjury in a sexual harassment trial. But that's not the point. She says it's consensual. Fine and dandy.
But when it was learned and discovered, she loved the guy. I mean, she may have been 19, and love is love at whatever age. It's a different thing to different people, but she loved the guy. They destroyed her. The group -- the people -- that claim to be protecting women, that claim to want to shield women from the evils of the world including conservative Republicans, led the charge in destroying this woman, after the fact.
After Clinton got what he wanted, after he got his jollies, after he got his consensual whatevers, then it was time to destroy her -- along with every other woman that popped up, not just Monica Lewinsky -- and it was Hillary right in there. The left and every supporter, the hypocrites that they are, didn't think anything of it. At first when Clinton lied about it, they accepted it.
Madeleine Albright runs out there with about 25 other women that they could round up in a half hour at the administration, and they claimed they totally believed Clinton when he went out there and he said, "I just want to say this. I never had sex with that woman." Who is it? "Ms. Lewinsky. Not one time. I never lied. I never asked anybody to lie." It was all a lie. Every bit of it was a lie.
They knew it, and they stood behind the guy. "No big deal. Just sex. It didn't get the way of his work, didn't affect his job." A19-year-old girl was led on, manipulated, used. None of that mattered. It was cruel, it was actually mean, and then what they did to her afterwards is what she's even acknowledging is the abuse in this sordid thing that occurred after.
She cites Drudge.
She gets mad at Drudge for making all this public and making all the news public.
But Drudge has linked to her story today at Vanity Fair. So Drudge is helping her get her side of the story out now. It just... I don't know. The whole thing. I think the country has always been... No matter at what point you put yourself in the timeline of the country, you're always gonna have people who think that morality is going to hell, that standards are declining and evaporating.
Every generation thinks that that's happening. But I really think that when the Clinton administration began to operate the way they did, it took a plunge. I don't think it was just a gradual decline that was taking place. It wasn't an overnight thing. It was a dramatic plunge, and it was necessary to save the administration, to save Clinton. They had to go out and destroy all of these people.
The hypocrisy here from the people that claim they have all the tolerance and all the love and all the compassion, and it's us, conservatives, waging this War on Women. Yet every time you look around, it's women who are been torn apart from their families or damaged or disrespected or whatever are really mistreated by these people.
They're discarded after being used. And if they dare speak up at the wrong time and the wrong place, they get destroyed not just discarded. There's Hillary. Monica Lewinsky is making the point that it was Hillary blaming all the women that were involved, including her. Lewinsky, she says she considered suicide. So Hillary and Bill... I mean, War on Women?
After Monica Lewinsky's affair with President Clinton, she nearly almost considered suicide. Anyway, that's that. There's gonna be more. I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing. I mean, it just popped here before the program began, so this brief summary is all I've had a chance to look at. I reserve the right to comment further after I have read further.
RUSH: It looks like, folks, that despite everything the Clintons did to her, part of Monica Lewinsky's new strategery here is to blame the Internet. She starts with Drudge, for example. She says that thanks to Drudge, she was the first person to be humiliated before the world on the Internet. So in her mind, the humiliation was having people find out what she did.
Yet she said it was consensual.
If it was consensual and she agreed to it, what in the world was humiliating about it? Oh, well, wait a minute. Why was it humiliating for people to find out about it, if it was consensual? Yeah, she wasn't married to him. Bill had a wife. But the humiliation was not the engaging in the act itself. For crying out loud, Monica, you were in bed with... Well, you were on your... You... Uh...
You were in the bathroom there with a married man, and that wasn't humiliating. That was consensual. But then when the world finds out about it and started reporting it, that was humiliating? I mean, I can understand that it is, but what about the act itself? So, once again the point is what people think of you sometimes matters more than what you're actually doing.
So she has decided now, 10 years later, that her life's work "is to get involved with efforts on behalf of victims of online humiliation and harassment and to start speaking on this topic in public forums." Really? That's where this is all headed, "to get involved with efforts on behalf of victims of online humiliation"? Like who, and what constitutes it?
(interruption) No, I'm not piling on. Maybe I'm making a point that nobody else would think of. But the humiliation was having people find out about it? My logic says if you engage in something and it was consensual, meaning you both agreed to do it, there must not have been anything in your mind that was wrong about it, or you wouldn't have done it.
When people find out about it, that's the humiliation? (interruption) No, I don't think Monica's gonna defend Donald Sterling. I don't think that's what she means. Anyway, that's that, and as things get produced from this story, if it's worthy of comment, we'll get on to it.
RUSH: Let's go to South River, New Jersey, this is Walt. Thank you for waiting and welcome to the program. Hi.
CALLER: How you doing, Rush? Fallout shelter Baby Boomer here. Anyway, my take on this Hillary situation --
RUSH: Wait. What Hillary situation?
CALLER: Well, the Lewinsky --
RUSH: Oh.
CALLER: -- profile coming out.
RUSH: Right. The Monica situation.
CALLER: Knowing what we know now about her, I really don't think she gave a rat's tail about Bill. She's just looking out for her own political future.
RUSH: You mean Hillary or Monica?
CALLER: Hillary.
RUSH: Oh.
CALLER: Running for president, and --
RUSH: Hey, Walt, I don't mean to sound like a smart ass here, but when did you think she did care about Bill?
CALLER: Oh, I don't know. They never spent too much time together. I think a lot of that was only a show.
RUSH: It's a political arrangement and has been ever since she agreed to give up everything and move to Arkansas.
CALLER: Absolutely. Occasionally you saw 'em going to church and holding hands, but I mean, you know, when the heck were they ever together?
RUSH: Look, I think that the Clintons -- look, who knows, you know, how people define love, relationship, this kind of thing. But it's mutually beneficial to these people in their professional lives to hang in there and be tough and defend each other, because if one drops, the other one goes. They have to prop each other up for both of them to have a political life. Now, after all this time together, they either hate each other's guts or there's something else. There's a whole attitude of we can't live without each other. We may see other people, do whatever we do, but at the end of the day we're always gonna be a couple at some point in Chappaqua. Who knows. You know, trying to analyze those kinds of things, that's a fool's game.
But the business aspect of this, if Hillary, back in the Gennifer Flowers Arkansas days, if Hillary wanted -- look what she did. And remember, now, at the time the left was saying that this woman could write her ticket. Coming out of Wellesley, writing term papers on Saul Alinsky, proving that she got it. Knockout lawyer, gonna be this brilliant woman, smartest woman in the world, and then she married this guy and they go to Arkansas, and she gave all that up. Now, I guarantee you that the only way she was going to have any political future was making sure he did. And that's why the bimbo eruptions, all that had to happen. Whatever happened, no political harm could come to Bill or else it would descend on Hillary, too. Now, is that love? I don't know. Politics makes strange bedfellows. Life makes strange bedfellows.


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Being different makes the world a colorful place. As an American living in France, people know that I am different as soon as I open my mouth. It might be because of my accent, or the minor grammatical mistakes I continue to make, even after eight years here. Or it might be because I speak to my children in English, and that always turns heads.
In our consumer culture, being frugal also makes you different. Not having the nicest car, or furniture that matches, or a house full of pretty things, or even owning the house you live in, all because you're frugal, makes you different from others. It's not quite as easy to spot as my accent, but it makes you stand out none the less.
How you react is a question of attitude. I always smile when people in the grocery store turn around at the sound of my voice. When they make comments about how great it is that my kids are growing up bilingual, I agree politely. I don't mention how tired I get of always having the same conversations!
It's the same thing with being frugal: it's all about attitude! I have a standard answer for why I don't go out more often, or buy lots of things: 'It's not in the budget'.
It's like saying 'I don't have the money because I have hundreds / thousands / hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt and I'd rather throw all my available and hard earned cash at that than buy another overpriced cheap piece of tat / eat another meal I won't remember in five years, like you're doing now.' Only you're saying it politely.
Saying 'It's not in the budget' shows that you're different. It shows that you're the sort of person that cares enough about where your money goes to establish a budget and, more importantly, stick to it. It shows that you're the sort of person who is working hard to overcome past indulgences, and well, if that makes you different, you don't really care. Saying 'It's not in the budget' acknowledges that you're different, but doesn't make a big deal of it.
So go ahead: the next time a spendthrift friend or acquaintance tries to talk you into buying something you don't really want to buy, or going somewhere you don't really want to go, use your secret weapon. 'It's not in the budget!'
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Budgeting and Being Cheap are 2 different ways of thinking about money saving. I think budgeting is to know your financial limit while still enjoy life to the fullest. Being cheap is to know your financial limit while making yourself miserable. Sure you can save money both ways, but I would take a side of happiness next to a frugality entree any day instead of the other combination.
When people question me, I like to say that I choose to spend my money on other things more important to me. I think it sounds a bit more empowering and positive than "not in the budget". However I can see how this would come across as mildly condescending, so I always try to be very careful how I say this.
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I'm a bit of an eccentric; I usually brag to people that I'm frugal. Still, I can't help but sometimes wonder if I'm not living right when someone who has more obligations and about a zillion times more debt that me just continues to buy "stuff", lots of which I would like, like a new Airport Extreme router… but I also know I have a better ending coming to me than he does…
I used to feel a bit embarrassed to say "it's not in my budget" or "I can't afford it". I must be growing up because it really doesn't bother me to say that now. Sometimes when it is someone I really don't want to discuss money with I might say "it doesn't fit in with my plans" which is nice and ambiguous!
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To me, "It's not in the budget" now sounds like "My priorities are elsewhere." Which is good 99% of the time. Unless it's with friends. In which case I explain a little bit more unless they already know about the budget. And I look for compromises.
I'm always using the "it's not in the budget" line on people. Sometimes I go into a bit more detail, but that usually does it. Though, I feel awkward having to say it as much as I do—but I'm not about to change my spending habits; just wish some of my friends would change theirs! :)
I find this a challenge when friends make plans to go to restaurants, especially if it's a large group for a birthday or other celebration. I don't want to be excluded, but I have a horrible fear of someone saying "let's split the bill 13 ways." Then you pay for that $8 dessert and someone's 3 glasses of expensive wine that you didn't get a taste of. I hate to be cheap, but I end up being so anxious the entire meal I hardly enjoy it. With a big group, usually I just order appetizers and take off early, leaving exactly what I purchased plus a nice tip. I have a toddler, so it's an easy excuse. Kind of lame, but it works.
My good friends know about our financial situation and they are sensitive to it. Usually I pick the place and we just go out to breakfast, which is never more than $10 (I live in Los Angeles – it's expensive here.) Or, I invite them over and often they will pick up take-out if I host.
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FHA Watch: Are 3.5% Down Payments Too Low?
The Federal Housing Administration is set to announce as soon as this week a series of steps designed to help boost the agency's sagging reserves.
Home builders and other real-estate industries are particularly concerned that minimum FHA down payments, currently at 3.5%, are about to rise. "You hate to make rules during the crisis," says Tom McCormick, the chief executive of Astoria Homes, a Las Vegas home builder. He worries that "when the market normalizes, we may have cut out a lot of people who may normally be very good home buyers."
Government officials are sensitive to concerns that tightening credit standards too stringently could choke off a nascent housing recovery. And while a big jump in the down payment is unlikely, there are plenty of ways that the FHA can require buyers to bring more cash to the closing table without touching the "sacred" 3.5% minimum.
For one, the agency has already made relatively clear that it plans to reduce the amount of money sellers can kick in for closing costs. The FHA currently allows sellers to pay closing costs up to 6% of the sale price (that's $12,000 on a $200,000 home), and the FHA said it could set the cap at 3%.
The FHA, which insures but doesn't actually make loans, also requires buyers to pay fees for that insurance. For a new loan, the FHA charges an "upfront" insurance fee of 1.75% of the total loan amount. That means on the $200,000 home, the buyer puts down a minimum 3.5% down payment of $7,000. On the $193,000 loan, the buyer can then finance the insurance premium of around $3,400 in their loan. After that, the FHA charges an annual insurance premium, paid in the borrower's monthly mortgage payments.
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Other possible measures that the FHA is considering include establishing a minimum credit score (though most lenders have already overlaid their own credit score cutoff onto FHA-backed loans).
Those decisions are being made largely by David Stevens, the well-regarded longtime mortgage banker who took office last summer as the FHA's commissioner. Mr. Stevens is one of the few senior Obama administration appointees and the first commissioner of the FHA since the early 1990s that has extensive private-sector experience in the mortgage industry.
After holding senior positions at Freddie Mac and Wells Fargo, Mr. Stevens went to Long & Foster Cos., a mid-Atlantic real-estate brokerage, where he headed up the company's mortgage, title, and other affiliated businesses. As the housing downturn accelerated in late 2008, he was elevated to president of the real-estate company despite never having sold a house.
The son of a New York banker, Mr. Stevens was initially drawn to a career in politics. He worked for Ralph Nader's Colorado Public Interest Research Group after college and was one of nearly 300 protesters arrested by FBI agents during a 1983 protest at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility outside Denver. (The arrest was later expunged from his record.)
The affable Mr. Stevens, who carries with him a black binder with the latest charts and stats on the FHA's performance, bristles at suggestions—and there have been many in recent months amid signs that the agency is burning through its cash reserves quickly—that the FHA is the next "subprime."
"[I'm] not defending that FHA is some great quality portfolio," Mr. Stevens said in a recent interview. "All we think about is credit risk, but comparing it to subprime just doesn't make any sense. Let's be rational."
While FHA requires minimum down payments and has traditionally served borrowers with less than perfect credit scores, he says the agency's track record of documenting incomes and offering mostly 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages can't be compared to the no-money-down, adjustable-rate mortgages with teaser rates.
"The thing that I'm try to balance against is this sort of rush to judgment," he says. "We've got decades of sort of lack of attention and now we're trying to solve it by tomorrow."


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