Michigan Basketball Open Thread
BTN. Stream on that other thread. Should be an easy one. Let's hope it is.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:35 PM ^
I am willing to bet that Taylor Brown wears an Armani suit. Those glasses are sharp.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:36 PM ^
thread. Should be an easy game, but I'm happy to see anything Michigan sports related on TV.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:38 PM ^
The stream posted in the other thread is not working or was asking me to download some kind of torrent program.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:38 PM ^
Do my ears deceive me or is that the great Gus Johnson calling the game for us? Pure.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:40 PM ^
I've been watching a lot more crummy BTN games thanks to Gus.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:41 PM ^
For those without BTN (just live stats):
http://www.scacchoops.com/ViewHDGame.asp?hSchedule=11857
From: umhoops.com
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:41 PM ^
Two trips where Bradley got easy put-backs after nobody boxed them out.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:41 PM ^
is calling it, but I'm going mute to avoid hearing the insufferable P.A. guy after each M basket.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:46 PM ^
Seriously?
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:42 PM ^
Blake getting more early minutes with no Horford. This makes me nervous for B1G season.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:43 PM ^
From the sound of it they are beating us to rebounds so far.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:45 PM ^
have been very active on the offensive side. Five OR thus far, which has led to most of their pts.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:45 PM ^
We need Smot to stay out of foul trouble because it is clear that he is important on the boards.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:45 PM ^
That foul surely wasn't called by the fashion police. Glasses are slick.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:47 PM ^
They are just outrebounding us. They look much better than I expected.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:49 PM ^
Does that guy have the same last and first name?
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:50 PM ^
Same first and last name
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:51 PM ^
Yes. Yes he does....
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:49 PM ^
Morgan has looked bad so far.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:50 PM ^
I am impressed with Shayok Shayok's footwork, activity level, and his totally kickass name.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:51 PM ^
hack-a-shayok time
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:50 PM ^
4 white boys and a freshman on the floor. lol
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:50 PM ^
is a white lineup.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:51 PM ^
At least Carlton is coming off the bench before Akunne now.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
Do you think Smotrycz intends to score when he drives and flails like a trout? Or is he only thinking foul?
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:53 PM ^
I'm okay with it as long as he doesn't lose the ball or get an offensive foul.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:55 PM ^
But he always loses the ball. It gets stripped every time. Thats why he flails, he's trying to draw a call that no ref has given him this year. If you're going to play power forward you have to go the basket stronger than he does.
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:55 PM ^
two good drives where he's lost the handle. At least he's been a bit more aggressive to the basket. He's getting there.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:03 PM ^
He doesn't have the skillset right now to take the ball to the hoop with a man under the basket to contest. He's a great shooter so he draws his guy to the shot then blows by him. Then he panics. He needs to either pull up and take the uncontensted mid range shot or get much better taking the ball to the rim, or else he should drive and kick. As I said though, I think he panics. His handle is weak so he drives with little control and rarely gets the ball up. If he can figure it out, it will be a huge addition to his game but until then it's frustrating to watch him turn it over every time.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:07 PM ^
He's not strong and his game really is on the 3 pt line and finding spots against zones; but that short corner shot he took a bit ago hit the side of the backboard (from roughly 15 ft) so yikes.
McLimans got a look inside and got that blocked, so Mitch, get here quick!
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:54 PM ^
It's raining threes!!!!
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:56 PM ^
is totally useless out there???? I would almost prefer Eso to get out there before him.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:02 PM ^
I would rather have Vogrich out there.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:03 PM ^
Vogrich is a pretty scrappy defender and a good rebounder for a guard. His early season struggles as a shooter are not indicative of his abilities.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:08 PM ^
his all season struggles shooting last year on top of his early season struggles this year????? Does that mean he just can't shoot??? I see he's trying to do other things and make up for it with his hustle, but coming out of highschool he was suppose to be lights out. He's been anything but throughout his career at UM.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 PM ^
He led the team with 38% shooting on 3's last year. What all season struggles shooting the ball last year are you referring to?
December 22nd, 2011 at 8:34 PM ^
He only shot 62 of them. Regardless of his percentage, if you have watched the last couple of years you would know he has not been an impact player. Give someone else a shot.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:18 PM ^
Bet Stauskas replaces him in the rotation next year.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:26 PM ^
I hope so.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:07 PM ^
I agree. Most of what Vogrich brings to the table is his 3-point shooting which hasn't been good this year. Eso has looked good as a scorer. I would rather have him in at the 2 then Vogrich. His last outing though did not make him look like a good backup for Burke. As long as all you want from Akunne is some scoring off the bench, he's a pretty solid player.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:02 PM ^
Where is Morgan? Michigan is just getting dominated in the paint
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:04 PM ^
He just scored.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:05 PM ^
Good thing I called him out
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:05 PM ^
didn't have a solid start. But M definitely needs him and Smots to rebound a bit more...this game. Eight off boards for Bradley so far.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:06 PM ^
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:10 PM ^
He's made a couple really dumb mistakes so far
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:11 PM ^
offense suddenly turn into a one pass and shoot offense?
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:12 PM ^
our defense is going to be a big problem when we get into the Big Ten schedule.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:12 PM ^
Holy Shi--ok!
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:13 PM ^
Aah, they were definitely expecting the out-of-bounds baseline pass and Douglass got the free look. Couldn't get it in but that was some great awareness.