Michigan vs. Northwestern Basketball Open Thread
What a difference a game makes. What would have seemed like a ho-hum Tuesday game is now a crucial game in the Big Ten title race after beating Ohio. As always, Go Blue!
Edit: For your entertainment, while we're waiting, for the students on the Blog, don't leave you evening companion to do the "walk of shame"...call her a shuttle-
http://www.annarbor.com/news/u-m-students-walk-of-shame-shuttle-service…
February 21st, 2012 at 8:39 PM ^
how is this so out of control!?
February 21st, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
Everything they do is FOUL, let the boys play!
February 21st, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
Well at least we got the offensive foul off of that FT
February 21st, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
Thx Stu!!!
February 21st, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
STU!!!
February 21st, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
McClimans is just not a good enough post player to play this much time. He's not a good defender and not a good finisher.
All of these 3s scare me, too. I know that's a good way to attack the 1-3-1, but I don't want us to be too reliant on them.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
Get the fucking rebound
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
GET A GODDAMN REBOUND GAWWW!
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
How do we not get that rebound?
February 21st, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
How in the hell can a guy shoot like THAT and continue to make shots, let alone be Northwestern's all-time leading scorer?
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
Shurna's release is really strange. He looks like that kid you don't pick in basketball because he never learned how to shoot properly.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
What's the score?
February 21st, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
29-24 them, 1 minute left
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
We've got to take out McLimans. I think he's out of gas.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
18 of our 22 points coming on threes so far
February 21st, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
ugh, Mclimans, how did he get a scholarship?
February 21st, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
Blake plays like hes 5"6. Doesnt like to rebound the ball
February 21st, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
Why are big ten refs so awful, I watch other conferences all the time and never are they this bad
February 21st, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
All refs are bad. You just don't notice other conferences because you don't care as much about the games.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
It's 27-22 NU.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
would suck to lose to NW after a great win against OSU
February 21st, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
every player who has played today has at least one foul except for Hardaway and Cobb. That's 13 different players with fouls in the first half
February 21st, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
In this particular case, it's hard to agree with benching both post players with 2 fouls for the whole first half, when your only option at the 5 is McClimans. The kid cannot play in the Big Ten for 15 straight minutes.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
Does McLimans attempt to jump for rebounds? He had perfect position but didn't even make the effort to jump and grab the ball, instead its an offensive board and 3 points for the Cats.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
Well we got our wish. McClimans is out, and Colton Christian is in instead.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
8 o boards for Northwestern in the first half!!! That is awful
February 21st, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
I know Beilein teams have never been good rebounding teams, but holy crap.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
At this point put in J-Bart
February 21st, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
31-24 them at the half. Grrr.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
We praised Beilein after the Ohio win so he better not make us regret it benching Morgan and Smot early in the first half
February 21st, 2012 at 8:53 PM ^
Given how unbelievably whistle-happy these referees have been, he had to do it. Otherwise we might be talking about both of those guys having 3 personals.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
Well down 7 considering none of our good bigs played the last 14 minutes is okay. But we have not let the second worst rebounding team in the Big Ten kill us on the offensive glass.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
How many fouls does Morgan have?
February 21st, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
I think there should be a ban against former players calling a game involving their alma mater.
Or just ban Shon Morris. I'm good either way.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:53 PM ^
Didn't Morris go to Wisconsin?
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:18 AM ^
Morris went to Northwestern. After suffering through Jay Bilas, I welcomed the change of pace. I don't think he favored NU. Dave Revsine's fake enthusiasm bothered me.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
in the first half. We started to pull away early on and the refs wanted none of it. Mclimans playing that long is a recipe for disaster.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
February 21st, 2012 at 8:52 PM ^
Awful shot selection in that half. That last posession was probably the worst of them all.