MBB vs. Duke Open Thread
These fouls are ... dumb. Both teams, really, just fucking weak.
With the fouls already... I don't mind the fouls on the bench guys as much as I mind the free points they're yielding.
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way to keep it close. Hopefully THJ can heat up in the second half.
Morris on bench and THJ ice cold, I like our chances since we usually shoot better in 2nd half.
Except the BS calls!
Great half considering all the foul trouble. Hell, it would be a good half if none of the players were in foul trouble.
just wow...good thing Golden Child Irving missed one of those "free" free-throws
I haven't felt this much injustice at the refs in a while it seems. Jesus christ.
Did you not watch the three games against Ohio State this year?
Yeah those were bad too but that half was just amazing.
This is as bad if not worse than our first game against OSU.
cant even do a halftime interview... so smug... this is why you suck
He doesn't do a lot of interviews yet has no problem appearing on commercials all the time
LOL
Doesn't show up in mirrors either. Can't take that chance on Live TV
Coach K sends Collins to do the talking and I've noticed that all this year. Let me also say the hand checks are beyond ridiculous.
Kenny Smith says, "Duke will not allow you to run your offense". Do you know why, Kenny? It's called impeding progress on dribbles but b/c Coach K is closing in on 902, he gets to run his mouth to officials and Duke seems to get the benefit of the doubt.
Kenny Smith played for UNC...he knows Duke grabs and holds...He just can't say it on the air, but I would guess he was hinting at that...
Also - Kenny THIS IS MICHIGAN's OFFENSE! Even against Indiana and Iowa they around on the perimeter like it was full of live sharks with laser beams attached to their heads.
He clearly hasnt watched them once this year and should stick to repeititvely guffawing and uttering stupid nonsensical catch phrases when Blake Griffin does something
These refs are such bullshit. How do we have more fouls then them when they are all over us the entire game? I don't mind calling a touchy game or non touchy game, just call it on them too.
I'm not sure if I have seen refs this terrible.
I wasn't going to complain, but a push with one second left to give them points heading into the half is hot garbage. At least the crowd is giving to these refs.
of open thread to find this comment and +1, what a crock of shit that was.....
They are in NORTH CAROLINA and more than half the crowd is booing. Its gotta be bad. Typical Duke shit.
Theyre doing their best to hand Duke points and theyre brickin foul shots.
Ball don't lie on these fouls... God knows these refs are giving Duke a few too many calls and He has decided to curse them by making them shoot 50% from the FT line (possibly embellished).
Just have to keep it close, then get hot and make a run at the end.
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<br>And what, Coach K too important to do a halftime interview? Has to send his bitch-boy Collins out? Your dad was an asshole too.
The NCAA really needs to stop paying the refs based on how many fouls they call.
Both teams in the double bonus? Let them play!
but does it look like the refs are depressed each time Duke misses a free throw?
I'd be depressed, too. They're looking ugly.
...apparently it's a foul if you get anywhere near a Dook player. These officials SUCK...There is a Duke hand in every M jock, every time down the court.
No, they have not been "bad both ways". Duke is the favored child here. The calls are not even close, and there is no effort to even make it seem that way.
i just watched the replay. Blake give a pretty obvious push as the ball hit the rim. 2 handed shove. it was legit
But why call it when there is one second left. It didn't affect the play going on or anything that could have happened after that play at all so just let it go.
Stop fouling the only kid who can make free throws!
are these big sky refs?
They're not a machine.
For Gin Rummy missing those two FTs with like 30 seconds to go..just before he released the ball I yelled "Penis" and "your mother" respectively. Childish? Maybe...but I'll do whatever I can to help the team.
looking at since the refs are so Duke biased and 4 out of 5 starters were on the bench because of 2 fouls
It will be interesting to see the foul and free throw comparison between the 2 home teams ( duke-unc ) to the away teams ( Michigan - washington ).
In the first game UNC went 18-23 from the line while Washington went 7-7 so thats plus 16 attempts for the "home" team.
So far Duke is has went 8-14 while Michigan is 4-5 a plus 9 for "home" team.
These are the worst refs I've seen yet. So many BS calls. I never thouht I'd long for Big Ten refs, but at least they let the games get a little physical. When they're called like this the game is horrible.
This is my feeling. Not going to say it's one-sided because Duke's had some awful calls against them as well. But if you're a ref then to some degree you have to let the players play.
IMO, you can tell a ref is doing their job well the same way you can with an o-lineman. By never having to say their name. No matter what the case is, if the refs become part of the game discussion, they aren't doing their job properly.
MSU fans are whiny little bitches now about fouls. Lets safe the ref complaining for where there is a vast anti Michigan conspiracy (hockey).
Bad calls both ways, Duke might have gotten the benefit on one, or maybe two calls.
I am very proud of our team.
They're screwing up on both ends. That doesn't make it better; it makes it TWICE as bad.
Smot and Morgan in the second half to combat their size? Slide Novak to SF and have Douglass come off the bench. Smot is having a really good game.
Not a bad idea until you take into account that if one gets in serious foul trouble, we are done for.
We will have morris and morgan after the half so we are still looking great
- Morgan, Morris, Metrics with 2 each and miss a good portion of the half and yet we're still right there. Gives me optimism.
- Really need THJ to get hot in the 2nd half. The only guy on the team that can be dangerous taking it to the rack and from outside.
- Some of these foul calls are utter bullshit. Most of them were okay, but that McLimans call was just insane.
- Like our intensity our D but their length is killing us inside. 10/11 on 2PT FG is a bad omen.
I think we got a shot in the 2nd half but need to keep the guys with 2 fouls on the court and need to keep shooting around 50% from 3PT land.
If we could ever manage to get a stop on defense our offense has been good enough to win. Unfortunately, trading buckets with Duke is not going to get it done.