Oh yeah, chris webber, nice call with that time out.
To all five, how much fun was beating Duke...oh wait...<<<
Watching the film, Rose's point seemed to be that Duke didn't recruit ghetto kids with tattoos and attitudes.
What I don't think he realized is that talent being equal, pretty much every program would recruit kids like Hill rather than Fab Five types. The difference is, Duke, because of its tradition and great coach was able to get kids just as talented, without compromising on character and polish. Michigan recruited kids like the Fab Five because it had to in order to win, not because it liked them better.
Regarding the timeout, there was an point on it that I never knew before. At least one reserve on the Michigan bench was signaling timeout (and he admitted as much in the film), right in front of Webber, and you can see Webber mouthing angry words at a player or players on the bench after the technical was called.
Obviously, it was still Webber’s fault, but when you are caught in a trap in the corner, with no timeouts left, it doesn't help to have teammates telling you to call timeout. To his credit, I don't think he ever publicly mentioned that part.
I was also impressed with the way he came out and did the post game press conference. He was obviously totally crushed and humiliated, and did not want to be there, but he sat up there and took the questions.
“Michigan recruited kids like the Fab Five because it had to in order to win, not because it liked them better.”
Bull. Any program can build its own tradition. Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina...Michigan is a highly respected program. They don’t need to recruit “ghetto kids” to win.
How many national championships did Bobby Knight win? Why is Indiana any different than Michigan?