At about the 11:30 mark

[drh1150]

Keenan scores 5 straight. It's now a 7 point game. I think Howard took a timeout and Fran substituted PMac and Ulis.
And Michigan never looked back.
It was a critical time, a time that was going to determine how this game was going to go down the stretch.
Probably should have had some upperclassmen playing.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

Keenan scores 5 straight. It's now a 7 point game. I think Howard took a timeout and Fran substituted PMac and Ulis.
And Michigan never looked back.
It was a critical time, a time that was going to determine how this game was going to go down the stretch.
Probably should have had some upperclassmen playing.

I just posted almost word for word what you did in a different post.

Great timeout by Howard to break Iowa’s little momentum we had going.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

2 bad shots, 2 bad turnovers by both. Ballgame

 

[skydog0784]

I just posted almost word for word what you did in a different post.

Great timeout by Howard to break Iowa’s little momentum we had going.

And a worse break in the action for the aforementioned substitutions.

What in the hell Fran was thinking is incomprehensible.

 

[SotaHawk87]

Not a great night for Franny.. yes they whooped our ass but to your point I could see this going differently in a different game.

 

[Eternal Return]

Keenan scores 5 straight. It's now a 7 point game. I think Howard took a timeout and Fran substituted PMac and Ulis.
And Michigan never looked back.
It was a critical time, a time that was going to determine how this game was going to go down the stretch.
Probably should have had some upperclassmen playing.

Bump, because this was the key stretch of the 2nd half. I have no idea how Fran's mind works after seeing some of the rotations he's gone with this year in critical game situations. I almost want to take away his authority to make personnel decisions during the game. He is truly bad at recognizing which players to play at key moments during games.

I am still in shock that he went with that lineup and then stayed with it so long. The very first play with that lineup was a TO and foul by Ulis! If that had been Joe T he would have been on the bench before the ref blew his whistle. That was insane.

 

[Quintana]

on the flip side, when was the last time fran has called a TO to stem the tide like howard did? right when the opposition starts to make their run? no, he lets the team 'fight through it' until we are losing by 5.

maddening.

 

[AwkHawk]

I like Fran and really always have but this year has been tough. His poor rotations and what seems like nepotism has really stood out.

That timeout gave him just enough time to overthink his rotation and get cute (and also get Pat in there). Should have said “Keegan is on. Get him the ball. Keegan, look to score—we need buckets.”