Daily forum Is something about Michigan's hockey team bothering you? Ate you disappointed by your favorite team's coverage just plain bored? Stp yelling from the sidelines. Speak your mind at michigandtily.com/forum. We'll,see you there. michigandaily.com/sports Poi~~a])f ;i(TRrS THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2001 12A STEPHANIE OFFEN Blue 'looking to win' four games'in BTT By Raphael Goodstein Daily Sports Editor Senilors never received descry b)gfarewell With four more wins, Brian Ellerbe TIf you were in attendance when the Wolverines lost to Northwestern, 75-70, on Feb. 28, you can stop reading this column now. I'm pretty sure I didn't lose any readers. While I was sunning myself on the sandy beaches of Jamaica drinking a pina colada, and you were probably also on some exotic island or skiing a; some ritzy resort, Josh Asselin and Mike Gotfredson were struggling to leave their mark on Crisler Arena with a victory. Unfortunately, they failed. Michigan lost its third-straight home game, and worst of all, handed the Wildcats only their third conference victory of the season. This information may seem outdat- ed, but since none of you were there, you didn't have a chance to see the dismal number of fans that showed dp to say goodbye to the two Michigan seniors. There were no television sets broadcasting the game in Cancun or capulco. I'm sure everyone was atready hitting up the bars around the 8 p.m. tipoff. I didn't learn of the ipset - if one can really call it that until a few days later while riding a bus to the airport in Montego Bay. The attendance for the game was recorded at 8,806 fans. But from what I've read and heard from those who viewed the game, that was a dramatic overstatement. The entire upper bowl was empty and even fans in the blue seats were scarce. The actual attendance was apparently around 3,500. And this was supposed to be a send-off for two athletes who had dedicated themselves to Michigan - one who had spent four grueling years bat- tling for a mediocre, and then poor, basketball team and another who transferred to Michigan and started in just three games. Each one got to start in his final game. Each one received a framed jersey. And each one participated in a pregame ceremony. But what each one didn't get, which would have meant so much more, was a group of students cheering for what they accomplished: For a team that has only heard boos from its fans all sea- son, a few cheers from its (few) loyal student fans would have given Michigan's seniors a proper goodbye. For the past two seasons, the Wolverines have honored their four- year players on Senior Day with no students and dismal attendance. It seems unnecessary that Michigan's final home game is scheduled during our spring break. But that is not up and the Michigan basket- ball team could go a long way to regaining credibil- ity, respect and job secu- rity. All of the embarrass- ing losses and hopeless- ness would simmer - at least temporarily - if Michigan can find a way to win the Big Ten Tournament this Thursday through Sunday. JUNIT ED C Who: Michigan{ seed) vs. PennC seed) When: 3:30 Tod Latest: Michigan will come to ane loss. A win, and Wolverines live t another day. DAVID KATZ/ODay Senior Josh Asselin didn't get the sendoff most seniors do, but has the opportunity to prolong his season this weekend in the Big Ten Tournament. to the Wolverines. What is up to Michigan is in which game it chooses to honor the players who have dedicated them- selves for so long to this struggling team. There is no reason the two seniors shouldn't have been honored before the Minnesota game, when students were still in school and fans (at least some) were in attendance. That was the graduating students' last chance to see the Wolverines play at Crisler Arena. It would have been nice to honor those loyal students as well - those who had stuck with this team through it all - all 200 or so of them. Michigan will probably be back in Ann Arbor before this weekend begins. And Asselin and Gottfredson will probably be done with their bas- ketball careers before Saturday. It is just unfortunate that no one was there to see them finish. Stephanie Ofjen can he reached at soffen(i{umich. edu. "It's a new season," junior center Chris Young said. "We're not looking to win one game. We're looking to win four games. Cut down the nets and get the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. That's what I fully expect." Michigan's first game, today against Penn State, will be tough for the Wolverines considering the Nittany Lions eliminated the Wolverines from last year's tournament and won by II a month ago. With a potential NCAA berth at stake, the Nittany Lions are not taking Michigan lightly. "I think that the have some very good, explosive players," Penn State coach Jerry Dunn said. "I think they've had some games where they've played very well and done a lot of good things." In the first game, Michigan was con- stantly within striking distance but could never make the critical shot to put it over the hump. w EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY- AlILO PEASE AUDITORIUM Camp and Summer Job Fair March 14, 2001 12noon - 4:00pm Michigan Union Meet with: organizations offering summer jobs "We missed a lot of easy shots,' Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said. "Especially early, we were missing a lot of easy shots that we normally make we turned it over too mut " 'When the Wolverines ENTER weren't turning over the ball or missing easy shots, (10th defensively stopping Penn State (7th State's Gyasi Cline-Heard. ay and Joe Cispin provedtobe n's season a daunting task for the end with a Wolverines. the "Gyasi was pretty good," o see Ellerbe said. "They ho some tough matchups, ut on a neutral floor, we feel pretty good about it." To help the team feel good, Ellerbe got his team new practice jerseys. The black jerseys with a maize block M and a basketball were a hit at prac- tice. "It's a fresh start," freshman center Josh Moore said. "Anything to make things different around here is great. It gives the team an opportunity to give a different perspective and we need that." "We like to change things up for the guys," Ellerbe said. "It's something dif- ferent." The different attitude permeated through the rest of the team as many of the players are talking about a rematch with defending national champions Michigan State. The Spartans b Michigan by 21 points Saturday. "We'd love to get another shot at them," sophomore guard Gavin Groninger said. "The great thing about the month of March is anything can happen." M'fans- e ect quick exit from BT 4 s a new season." Come tou4T ment week, every underachiev- .ing squad that couldn't get ; within bubble-striking distance of they NCAAs offers up this buzz phrase. But after a day or two of single elimjl nation action, these teams are usually .n planes and buses back to Manhattan, Kans., Raleigh, N.C., or, of course, State College. After a seasoti , astheBig Ten's k official rented '<>rmule, Michigan joins a group of teams finding renewed vigor because they're just four games-. )AN standing betweet" w AMSthem and a co WILLIAMSference title. The Despite this fret Outsider_ self-confidence the chances that the Wolverines -who won lust four Big Ten games all season - will wil. four straight in Chicago are comparabe to the chance that Jamal Crawford repels down from the United Center' rafters and suits up. Still, shock-the-world conference runs aren't completely uncommon. In the last five seasons, St. Louis, Arkansas, UNL, Rhode Island, and. even Florida International have all streaked to conference titles. The team that Michigan and other Big Ten bot- tom-dwellers most often cite is the 1999 Illinois team, which made it to the con- ference finals as an 11th seed. The Wolverines have a few things going for them. Outside of Illinois and Michigan State, the Big Ten is pretty weak, despite its top RPI ranking. Also, Michigan is a young team with large untapped potential. That merely gives the Wolverines a shot at the spectacular. 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