Michigan Basketball Snowflakes Thread
January 13th, 2013 at 7:21 PM ^
Confidence is good, it gives you the boost you need to make big plays and hit big shots. When you're cocky, you run the risk of underestimating your opponent and getting flustered when the ball doesn't bounce your way.
Look, I'm not hating on Stauskas but I do think he's getting a bit ahead of himself when he says he's gonna shoot 60% from 3 (the NCAA record is 51%) and that he's the best shooter in the country... I know, part of it is just being young and enjoying the spotlight, but I believe he'll become a much better player once he matures. I'd say today was a bit of a lesson in humility for Canadian Bacon...
January 13th, 2013 at 4:47 PM ^
How losing this game will affect Derrick Green's decision?
/s
January 13th, 2013 at 4:49 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:48 PM ^
When you're down 20 in the first ten minutes of a game, it's hard as hell not to just give up. Michigan didn't. And they gave one hell of a fight. If Michigan can get calmed down within the first couple of minutes, they can beat anyone in the nation.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:50 PM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 5:05 PM ^
2 things hurt us the most:
1) Most of the team seemed not as intense as Ohio. I like the opening stuff w/ BA every game and the nutcracker thing was funny, but you have prepare that team for the intensity you know Ohio will bring in the 1st 5.
2) Burke and THJ (in the 2H) tried to do too much. I think you have to hype up the team, while taking Trey and THJ aside and tell them, a) not to do too much and play within the offense- b) trust your teamates to make shots, it's not all on them.
Also, that last play where Trey had the 3 rim out, I thought they'd draw up something different than Trey 1 on 1. Some kind of double screen that leaves an option for a drive/dish. disappointing coming out of a timeout.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 6:15 PM ^
but the Michigan fan in me says... fucking spot on. Honestly after what we've been through the past decade... ugh. Come February 5th every Michigan fan ought to be giving hell to anyone wearing red within 2 miles of Crisler
January 13th, 2013 at 6:57 PM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 5:40 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 5:51 PM ^
If we use the game last January in Columbus as a random point of comparison, we should remember that we put together only a slightly worse statistical performance in that game (not just the score, but effective FG%, 3-point %, etc...) and lost the game by 13 instead of just 3 as we did today.
It isn't a whole lot to go on necessarily, but what it tells me is that, in that space of nearly a year, and despite appearances today, you still have a team that is ridiculously talented and considerably better in other areas (things like blocks, steals and rebounding are generally up, though perhaps not necessarily today). There is vast improvement overall, in other words.
The Big Ten schedule is going to be tough, and this is a ridiculously front-loaded conference, right down to having, if I recall, seven teams with 12 or more wins right now. Someone above me touched on it, but from here on out, they have five or six teams on the schedule with better defensive efficiency (one of them is Ohio State), so they'll definitely need to adjust their game - but watching the second half today, I don't have any doubt that they can do this and still do well in a tough conference schedule.
January 13th, 2013 at 5:59 PM ^
Did anyone else notice the announcers kept saying Michigan didn't have depth? We played 8 players (9 if you count Horford's 2 min) and they played 7 (8 if you count Laquinin ross' 3 min). so whats the big deal???
January 13th, 2013 at 7:02 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
The Ohio trolls on the ESPN boards right now are so pathetic it's hilarious.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:27 PM ^
Blame me.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:53 PM ^
FUCK. That's my snowflake.
Now that the adrenaline has faded some, I feel like this: it's great news that we can spot a decent team 20 points and still come within a basket of winning on their court. I'm not even remotely worried about the rest of the season; I (and everyone else who isn't an Ohio homer) would be shocked to see us lose to that team when they come to Ann Arbor in a few weeks.
Losing to Ohio boils my blood in any sport, though. My sports-conscious lifetime didn't begin until 2006, and those God damned bastards haven't lost much since then.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:33 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 8:39 PM ^
And we didn't catch a single break from the officials, right?
January 13th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
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January 13th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
It was tough start. But I give alot credit to guys and coaches for the heart to have a chance under 20 seconds to steal a game on the road against a top 15 team. A lot teams down 20 early would have folded and got smoked on the road. This tells me that team has the heart and will to fight at any point just have to learn to finish on the road in hostile environments over time. This team will be ready to play thursday night at Barn for sure. Since it's the first loss of the year, I think I may quit the predictions thread day before every game unless people want me to still do the threads?
January 13th, 2013 at 10:28 PM ^
Minnesota is actually a more important game in the sense that if we win we get the tiebraker against them. If I had to choose between winning today and winning Thursday I would pick Thursday since I'd rather get that tiebreaker and have a better shot at a Big Ten championship. I do think this could be a very good learning experience for the team.
January 13th, 2013 at 11:10 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 12:44 AM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 2:12 AM ^
We blow them out when they visit A^2! We'll probably lose a few more games on the road. Stay tough at home!