Michigan vs. Ohio State Basketball Open Thread
February 18th, 2012 at 9:36 PM ^
Yeahhh Stu!!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:37 PM ^
Very fast first half.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
February 18th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
Somehow Burke doesn't draw the foul on his drive to the hoop, Buford gets it on the other end. Virtually identical plays.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
There you go.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
OSU is eventually going to get theirs because they're talented and athletic. I just hope we can knock our shots down too and keep the lead well through the 2nd half.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:40 PM ^
anyone got a link?
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
If you are in the US/with one of the included internet providers, ESPN3.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^
Two hours ago, I could have sworn firstrowsports had a "shut down by the FBI" home page.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^
thats what i thought too. Thanks fellas! +1
February 18th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^
Don't use the .com, use the .eu.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Try espn3.com
February 18th, 2012 at 9:40 PM ^
Denard sighting.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:40 PM ^
More missed Akron State FTs! Be still my heart.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Wow that should be a flagrant
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
I don't know if I should feel lucky that they're not hitting shots or upset that we're only up 6
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
February 18th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^
Or a missed layup. He probably would have used the "correct" hand if he was as good with it...
February 18th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Assuming no scoring spurt by Ohio, Michigan will have held them to their two lowest first-half scoring totals all year.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:42 PM ^
Bilas should stop telling us how we want to play
February 18th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
Overrated college career, hilariously undistinguished pro career, unexplained hooker murders, renowned for uninsightful commentary.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^
Bilas is envious because Michigan has a better law school than the Dukies.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:42 PM ^
ticky tack foul on Smot
February 18th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^
Hey!!! That's our play.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^
The NCAA in dumb fouls
February 18th, 2012 at 9:44 PM ^
In the Wolverines movie, Blake McLimans will be played by Sean Patrick Flannery's character from Powder.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:44 PM ^
Feels like this game is absolutely flying by
February 18th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
February 18th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
25-20 good guys at the half. Ohio 0-9 on 3-point attempts.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
Thad Motta, u sweaty bro?
February 18th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^
what else is new...
February 18th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
I could watch this game just for the nostalgia-inducing shots of Hill Auditorium. Class of 2011, already feel old.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
Any relation to thad motta and brian kelly? They both love them some red/purple faces!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:56 PM ^
My son calls Thad Motta, "Mr. Tomato".
February 18th, 2012 at 9:49 PM ^
February 18th, 2012 at 9:49 PM ^
not to mention the low class gum chomping.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:50 PM ^
really would have liked that 7 point lead into the second half. I'll take the 5 though. I feel we gotta play just slightly better the next half to pull it off, but we can definitely do it!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:50 PM ^
I'll take it.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:53 PM ^
February 18th, 2012 at 9:53 PM ^
We should be up by more if not for poor shooting but our defense is playing great. No worries, we got this. GO BLUE!!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:55 PM ^
February 18th, 2012 at 9:59 PM ^
It would be hard for us to play much worse than we have thus far, so I'm not freaking out yet.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^
haven't played close to our best either though.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
when announcer at endof first half calls M michigan state. barf.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:58 PM ^
but missed lay ups and easy jump shots have held us down to 25. Need to fix those mistakes at halftime. It really didn't look like Ohio even tried in the 1st half which makes me wonder what they'll dish out in the 2nd. Need to keep playing solid defense and sink those gimmie shots and we'll win this! GO BLUE!!!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:59 PM ^
Just skimming through the comments, seems like a lot of dislike for Bilas. Well, he's been right on just about everything. Yes, some is opinion based and he isn't perfect, but the guy knows what he's talking about.
Not sure why Ohio isn't going through Sullinger (like Bilas states). Michigan is playing some good defense so that's part of it. Michigan has given up still too many Off. rebounds. They aren't getting the pts. off of them a la the last meeting, but a half to play and giving chances to Ohio is not a recipe for a W. Howeva, overall the rebounding has been pretty good, I will give credit. The defense and rebounding are in correlation so that makes sense.
Trey wants this game bad, if you're on the moon and haven't noticed! I personally would like to see a bit more offense-created shots than they've been getting but I do like the idea of grinding out the clock (which in turn creates improvised shots at end of shot clock).
Anyway, this is a damn interesting game, almost a weird one. Wasn't expecting this out of Ohio; not that they're playing "poorly" but they look out of sync. This again is a testament to the opposition, so Michigan deserves props for the gameplan thus far. An interesting 2nd half is on the way and I'm pumped for a W! Go Blue.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^
I agree re: Bilas but the issue I have is how he chooses to express his thoughts. "Call a TO and tell them if Sullinger doesn't touch the ball they should have their scholarships revoked" is a bit dramatic. Although maybe Saban was feeding him his lines.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:59 PM ^
first half need to make more of those lay ups.