In Search of the Dunk Game
Ace
May 12th, 2021 at 10:13 AM
I saved this mailbag question because it required some digging, though little did I realize just how much. The query is simple enough:
When is the last time that all 5 of Michigan s starters dunked in a single game? #mgomailbag
Michigan had a couple athletic point guards in the John Beilein era and tallied many glorious, dunk-filled blowouts. This should be easy. I ll still go year-by-year just in case something comes up; my shortcut is to use Bart Torvik s play-by-play data to check the number of dunks by the starting point guard(s), then investigate further if necessary.
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Brosseau breaks up Manaea s no-hitter: Sean Manaea s bid to throw MLB s second no-hitter of the night and fifth of the season on Friday was broken up by Mike Brosseau. The Oakland southpaw had thrown seven no-hit innings before the Tampa Bay hitter, who specializes against left-handed pitching, laced a double to lead off the eighth inning. Brosseau came in to score and tie the game 1-1 on Mike Zunino s hit. The former Andrean teammates add the latest chapter to their storied careers. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan told The Times he hadn t heard of a hitter breaking up a pitcher s no-hitter, having both attended the same high school, but Passan pondered it potentially could have happened early in a game previously. Oakland went on to win the game 2-1 on a walk-off home run by Seth Brown. Manaea went 7 1/3 innings, giving up two hits, one earned run, one walk and striking out 10. Brosseau was 1 for 3 with the double and run scored.
Robert Kania is the new Wheeler football coach. Provided by Robert Kania
Robert Kania has coached a lot of football over the years, serving as an assistant at Penn, South Central, Portage, Wheeler and Chesterton.
After spending the last eight seasons with the Trojans and coach Mark Peterson, Kania confirmed Monday that he s finally leading his own program. The 1991 Penn grad has returned to Wheeler and has been hired as the Bearcats new football coach. I started my career at Penn (in 1996) and won a (Class 5A) state title. I should ve retired then, Kania said, laughing. I ve kind of worked my way around, but I ve enjoyed every second if it.
Highland s coach knew his team was dead in the water â until it wasn t. I was getting ready to tell them, You can t beat good teams like Crown Point and not execute, Bogner said. . Then all of a sudden we started chipping away, and when our last guy got hit (by a pitch) and we ended up winning on a walk off, the guys ran onto the field. I was just yelling, Mask up! Mask up!
Bogner, who is in his eighth year at the helm, was so concerned with his team s COVID-19 safety protocols that it took a moment for the Trojans victory to sink in. Highland rallied to earn a 5-4 home win over Crown Point in eight innings on April 3, erasing a 4-0 deficit in the bottom of the seventh.
I made this comparison a few days ago.
2012 : 2013 :: 2021 : 2022
It s not a perfect 1:1 analogy but bear with me.
The 2013 Runner-up team was made possible because Trey Burke, Tim Hardway Jr., Jordan Morgan, Jon Horford from the 2012 team provided the core.
The 2012 class elevated the ceiling of the 2013 team with Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson who were ready to contribute from day 1 and became starters. It took Mitch McGary nearly all of the regular season to find himself but he exploded once he had improved. Meanwhile, Spike would provide flashes as a back-up. And LeVert (who Beilein thought would initially redshirt) started showing out more and more in practice until LeVert actually got significant minutes during the NCAAT.