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- Juwan Howard was suspended last month for punching an opposing coach
- Yet, Michigan did the exact thing that set Howard off in today’s NCAA Tournament game
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Juwan Howard was slapped with a suspension just last month for punching an opposing coach following a Michigan loss to Wisconsin.
Thursday, his team did the exact same thing that got him so fired up.
Howard was suspended for the Wolverines’ final five regular season games. With the head coach off the sidelines, the team actually finished 3-2, doing just enough to slip into the NCAA Tournament.
Howard returned to the court briefly before being ousted in the first round of the Big Ten tournament last week.
Today, he made a second appearance since his suspension with Michigan taking on Colorado State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
And he’s getting ripped online for his team’s doing the exact same thing that set him off in that regular season tantrum.
The reasoning Howard gave behind his thrown punch was the fact that Wisconsin called a late timeout while leading by double digits. He fails, however, to mention the part where his team was applying pressure defense against the Badgers’ backup players.
The coach called a timeout to avoid a turnover. It wasn’t some sort of disrespect to the Michigan team.
Well, guess what Michigan did today in the Wolverines’ tournament game?
If you said, ‘called a timeout with under a minute remaining to avoid a turnover with the team up by 11 points,’ then you’d be correct. And guess what Colorado State’s coaching staff didn’t do. Retaliate.
Social media is having a time with the interesting set of circumstances.
Up 11, 30 seconds left, Michigan timeout because of pressure. Game decided. Niko Medved did NOT throw a tantrum. Just pointing out some facts here! pic.twitter.com/uLj35BXkou
— Three Man Weave (@3MW_CBB) March 17, 2022
Wait… did Michigan just call timeout when up 11 and 30 seconds left?? Medved gonna swing at Juwan Howard in the handshake line??
— Craig Choate (@craigwchoate) March 17, 2022
Did Juwan Howard’s team just call a timeout up 11 with half a minute to go? Maybe I’m just imagining it.
— Steve Greenberg (@SLGreenberg) March 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/PellerPicks/status/1504522235033305100
Whoa, did @JuwanHoward call a TIMEOUT up 11 with 30 seconds left??? Hope @CSURams coach doesn't throw a temper tantrum like a certain coach I remember
— Clint VanDyne (@ColoradoKid143) March 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/HumanofDoggo/status/1504522357465128960
https://twitter.com/RealLucaso345/status/1504521922520010760
Does that timeout by Michigan, up 11 with under a minute left warrant the Colorado State coach to punch Juwan Howard?
— Trevor Fricken’ Hartley (@T_Nasty1point0) March 17, 2022
I would like to point out that Juwan Howard called timeout with 32 seconds left and up 11 and by some miracle, the opposing head coach did not assault an assistant coach of Michigan.
— buzzb608 (@buzzb608) March 17, 2022