Michigan Basketball vs. MSU Open Thread
I would have burned my couch.
in the street.
and others would have come to either riot or celebrate.
Some of you people are bipolar...
Which one of me are you talking to?
will allow us to fix what needs fixed at the half without thinking about being down 10 or more, which could easily have been the case.
i thought a majority of fans wanted staukas out of the lineup?
Good finish to the half.
We hit a couple threes and we have a lead. Not terrible. Anybody's ball game.
interesting 1st half.
I'm a little annoyed by too much whining here. I think UM has looked pretty good (better than most of us expected, yes?).
We are down three, while MSU is shooting 5-11 from 3 point, and we are 0-6.
If you were only reading this thread you would think that we are down by at least 15.
we don't get home refs. nix and payne are back climbers. we drive and get contact but no call. nix travels badly and nothing.
yet, we're shooting 0% from 3 and are down 3. half-time adjustment + regression to the mean = don't give up hope yet.
they just seem lazy and out of it not running any offense.
too much walking around and letting burke do something.
(looking at you glenn)
i guess im just not seeing these strong, hard cuts you speak of
Physicality needs to be a point of emphasis moving forward if we are to take the next step. I want a couple more bruisers infused into this team. We have a lot of non-contributors on our bench that I wouldn't neccessarily want to take to a fistfight. Good kids I'm sure but the lack of physicality comes out against teams like MSU and OSU and Indiana...heck even Wisconsin. It's not a coincidence that we lose to those teams. It can't be all about jump shots and alley-oops. I see McGary as the only physical force we have. Thats a problem.
I totally agree with this msg.
We allowed 31 points despite not being able to get a defensive rebound. I think there's some correlation there, frankly.
If your only way of following this game was via this thread, you would assume we were losing by 20.
Zone. Why don't we do this more?
"Of the top 5 teams in the Big Ten, Michigan is clearly the worst on defense". I know it's true, but it hurts to hear. LIE TO ME DAMN IT.
We're getting beat in almost every aspect of the game and we're only down by 3. I'll take it, but something better change in the second half if we're going to have a chance to win this one.
We're screwed if we never develop our big men more. MSU and other teams with physical big men will eat us alive.
B. winning in the glass.
C. THJ please!
D. Frontline contributions that are a 180 from what just happened.
they need to find robinson some more. it worked in the first 6 minutes then they went away from it. Refs got to let us play physical if they letting sparty play.
Selected numbers at the half:
TEAM | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | Eff. FG% |
MICHIGAN | 44.4% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 44.4% |
MICHIGAN ST. | 38.7% | 45.5% | 100.0% | 45.3% |
TEAM | Off. Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
MICHIGAN | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
MICHIGAN ST. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
The offensive rebounds are still an issue, but I like the increased intensity, fewer turnovers, more steals. Despite being a troubling 0-6 from three-point range, Michigan has kept their effective shooting percentage down, which means it is still a manageable game. Hopefully, the spirited play keeps up.
UM: 0% Ughhh.
MSU: 45% Ughh.
I think State was at 34% 3 Pt FG% coming into the game. Uncontested 3's continue to haunt us.
Also when did Payne learn how to shoot 3s?
Not sure many around here know that much about basketball, by reading the comments.
Pretty good half. The rebounds and "loose balls" given up were frustrating, for sure, but overall the defensive side of the ball is playing like they never have; I don't know where it's been but I like it. They have good energy and good movement/rotations. They need to give another 20 mintues of that effort. Offensively isn't dire but it wasn't good. Need to hit some shots which I think will open the interior/paint back up a bit. And back to the Oreb and loose balls given up, those are cutting down on some transition opportunities, which when we get them we do well and score the ball...More of those please.
Also, how the F**K do these teams hit these long full/hafl court shots on us. That thing almost went in at the end of the half, which, how!??
Edit: Trolling? Grow up.
Need a strong 2nd half! Go Blue!