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Michigan basketball is a dumpster fire and fans want Juwan Howard gone

Originally posted on Blue By Ninety | By Chris Peterson | Last updated 3/3/24

With every game, it’s getting harder and harder to watch Michigan basketball. Sunday wasn’t necessarily rock bottom. That’s been this entire eight-game losing streak but after yet another lopsided loss (to Ohio State this time), Michigan basketball fans and analysts are demanding a change.

Michigan basketball fans take to social media

If you are on social media at all, there isn’t much debate about what Juwan Howard’s future should be. Former players, fans, analysts — just about everyone sees the need for Michigan AD Warde Manuel to make a change.

Earlier this week, known insider John U. Bacon posted on X that it was “more likely than not” that Juwan Howard would return to the Wolverines for another season as head coach. It wasn’t a popular report among Michigan fans and it’s clear that change is needed.

Michigan has played 30 games. They have won 8 of them. Juwan tried to fight an assistant coach. Our PG doesn't go to class. Every single player has regressed. Every single coach looks asleep on the bench. Everything is fine. #ForCompetitorsOnly

— WC (@WolverineCorner) March 3, 2024

How can you let this continue?

— Brock Heilig (@brockheilig) March 3, 2024

The number of possessions where an Ohio State player grabs a defensive rebound and dribbles directly to the basket is a bit comical in this one.

Evan Mahaffey just did it at half speed past Tray Jackson.

— Dylan Burkhardt (@umhoops) March 3, 2024

This was a seven point game with 9:30 left.. Michigan just ran out of gas

If only they had a seasoned coach designated to strength and player conditioning

— ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT (@itsAntWright) March 3, 2024

Ohio State fired their coach mid season and are playing the best basketball that they've played in 2 years. Their coach was a literal proven winner in college basketball.

Michigan continues to stay put with Juwan with rumors swirling he'll get one more year.

What a disaster.

— WC (@WolverineCorner) March 3, 2024

If Warde Manuel's decision about Juwan Howard isn't glaringly obvious, Michigan's decision about Warde Manuel should be

Not sure Michigan has had a team this bad — in any sport — in the last 50 years. A poorly constructed, worse-performing team with nothing working right now

— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) March 3, 2024

CBS just said Michigan will finish last place in the Big Ten for the first time in 57 years.. FIFTY SEVEN.. Lyndon B Johnson was President.. two years removed from Jim Crow

— ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT (@itsAntWright) March 3, 2024

It’s not like Michigan fans are frustrated without reason. The Wolverines have clinched their first last-place finish in the Big Ten in 57 years. They are 8-21 which was after a 3-0 start. That means the Wolverines are 5-21 and even John Beilein’s son is laughing at U-M.

Lmao!

— Andrew Beilein (@AndrewBeilein) March 3, 2024

The Wolverines trailed Ohio State by just five points at halftime on Sunday before losing the game 84-61. Ohio State subbed out its starters with around three minutes left following a 20-2 run to ice the win. Michigan basketball players battled and I don’t want to criticize them, but their head coach has done a terrible job of putting them in a position to succeed. It’s hard to watch and if Warde Manuel can’t see that Juwan must go, he’s blind and maybe he should go too.

This article first appeared on Blue By Ninety and was syndicated with permission.

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