MBB vs Western Michigan Open Thread
December 4th, 2012 at 10:03 PM ^
Spike!
December 4th, 2012 at 10:04 PM ^
use the glass my man, use the glass, it works
But I like the way he's getting involved more
December 4th, 2012 at 10:06 PM ^
great play...nice pass and finish
December 4th, 2012 at 10:09 PM ^
It may be cheeky or funny to some but I don't think it belongs here. (I know, I'm an ass for saying it and I honestly don't mean to come off like a grumpy old man. But we'll never ,as a society, get past the racial tones if we always have to bring it up, even when done a light-hearted fashion).
December 4th, 2012 at 10:11 PM ^
I agree, edited it, but forgot the title...
December 4th, 2012 at 10:08 PM ^
foot on pedal earlier, well there you have it, great defense, rebounding, running in the open court, hustle, savvyness from so many including the freshmen.
What I really like about this team is that even though the freshmen are really talented, they still need just enough seasoning to not want to go to the NBA too soon and some will be aroud a few years, I love it.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:10 PM ^
this is the first time i have seen the Morgan and McGary on the floor with Stauskus, Hardaway, and Burke really shine...before it looked forced...this lineup looks balanced and a force on D
December 4th, 2012 at 10:14 PM ^
McGary moves so much, he can easily play the 4...
December 4th, 2012 at 10:11 PM ^
Mitch is looking good.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:12 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:15 PM ^
But he's also good friends with Burke's family so it's not out of spite. He just knows that we're not where we want to be and we have bigger aspirations.
I think he's also acknowledging that we've become more than a jump shooting team. It's a compliment.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:12 PM ^
I like forcing shot clock violations.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:15 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:17 PM ^
Probably because this is the best team you've seen at Michigan.
I'm assuming you never saw the Fab 5 or were too young to remember. This is clearly the best team since those teams. We'll see if we can keep improving and win big games, but talent and chemistry wise. We haven't had a better team since those 5 were sophomores.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:20 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:27 PM ^
They won how Kentucky wins...not how this team wins. Both ways work, to me, this is the way to build a program and keep it there.
This is certainly the best team we've had since the Fab 5. Not at that level yet, but they're getting there --- they could absolutely reach that level but they've got to get tougher and better defensively. Also they just have to face some big time teams before we say they're going to be great.
With that said, they're doing what they're supposed to be doing.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:21 PM ^
cause we've been a perennially strong team for 50 years except for a while after that stupid scandal
December 4th, 2012 at 10:24 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
Hey, Vogrich scored!
December 4th, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
I see ya matt...
December 4th, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
Nice shot by Vogrich
December 4th, 2012 at 10:23 PM ^
WMU isn't bad...73-41 is a solid victory.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:22 PM ^
Then again if Akunne had any say, he'd get you there. That guy shoots ALL the time. He's like that kid at the park that's alright, but a straight black hole when he gets the ball. It's funny to me.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^
Hah. Well put. A straight black hole when he gets the ball (I've never heard that before, that's a good one). But it's true. He tries to get his when he's out there. You really can't blame the guy. It's not as if they're terrible shots, though most haven't been great by any means either. A few games ago when he was getting some PT in the middle of a game and he jacked up shots two (sub-par at best) straight possessions, that was not good basketball.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:20 PM ^
Just to piss that idiot off who was posting earlier...
McLimas-Horford-Vogrich-Levert-Akunne
Make it happen...
December 4th, 2012 at 10:52 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:24 PM ^
D is looking better.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^
We flipped a switch midway through the first half and never looked back. We went from bad to dominant defensively. Sometimes it just takes a little time. In the end, this was one of the most complete games you'll ever see.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:26 PM ^
Bring on the Soooey.
We owe them from last year.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:38 PM ^
December 4th, 2012 at 10:39 PM ^
Tim Doyle cracks me up... I still remember a couple years ago when he dropped a "If loving Taylor Battle is wrong, I don't want to be right." When talking about Penn St.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
Ha, ha, ha. Izzo has been trying to build a program in the tradition of Duke and North Carolina but I think it's Beilein who is going to accomplish that with his coaching smarts and rosters of talented, smart, good citizen kids.