Michigan basketball vs. Wisconsin game thread
February 7th, 2024 at 10:10 PM ^
haha sweet irony what a way to put it. a rare accomplishment:
hopefully we won't be able to do that too often in our bball history!
February 7th, 2024 at 9:10 PM ^
Ahh reminds me of when I finally got laid after covid quarantine
February 7th, 2024 at 9:10 PM ^
Haha, beat those scumbags.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:12 PM ^
The Northwestern Nebraska play by play guy is named Connor Onion. I've only heard of one other Connor with such a fake sounding last name.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:13 PM ^
Beilein's highest-ranked win in final season: #11 UNC. Juwan best win this season, #11 Wisconsin
February 7th, 2024 at 9:14 PM ^
So, they’re basically indistinguishable
February 7th, 2024 at 9:14 PM ^
Congrats to the team :)
I have to admit, I didn't see this one coming.
February 7th, 2024 at 10:31 PM ^
Kinda makes it worse in a way? Seeing what they're capable of when they play with just the regular amount of effort
February 7th, 2024 at 9:15 PM ^
I watched the last two minutes. Women’s hockey was on NHL network, so I tuned in to BTN to watch the carnage. Nice surprise victory!
February 7th, 2024 at 9:15 PM ^
We may be a smoking crater, but it's still beautiful to beat those scumbags.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:20 PM ^
This is a nice oasis from an armpit of a season. Let's see if this translates to mildly interesting end of the regular season.
February 7th, 2024 at 10:12 PM ^
woah head-spinning (and foul smelling!) mixed metaphors, batman!
February 7th, 2024 at 9:24 PM ^
Good win fellas!!
February 7th, 2024 at 9:26 PM ^
I don’t care what the record is, that is a mentally tough second half performance. Tschetter in particular. Shot by T Will late in the shot clock to make it 46-48 was also huge.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:27 PM ^
I’m shocked. I’m happy. I’m shappy.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:33 PM ^
I have to credit Wisconsin…for not sticking closely enough to what was working all game for them.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:35 PM ^
So the basketball team officially has more February wins than the football team.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:45 PM ^
We've beaten OSU, Wisconsin and Iowa. If we beat MSU at home next week not so bad considering we lost two 1st round picks and Hunter.
February 8th, 2024 at 3:25 PM ^
Lol, only one of those teams is even good and it is not a 4 game season regardless. This season is a dumpster fire, nothing mitigates that.
February 7th, 2024 at 9:51 PM ^
The hell was that?
February 7th, 2024 at 10:14 PM ^
about time.
;P
February 7th, 2024 at 9:56 PM ^
I wound up not watching any part of this game due to other commitments, the second time I've done so on the year, and UM is now 1-1 over that span. So...you're welcome?
February 7th, 2024 at 10:03 PM ^
I feel like we should have some form of muppets.
February 7th, 2024 at 10:05 PM ^
In Ann Arbor on business, went to my first bball game in years. Looked like a team again. And Tarris was tantalizingly good.
February 7th, 2024 at 10:06 PM ^
Funny to see all the negative comments and ignorance — especially about Juwan’s late game coaching decisions.
To sum up:
The team played hard tonight.
They have lost many games they should not have. Some of that is coaching, some of that is the players.
They did not lose tonight.
Dug did not play for a long stretch in the second half. In the first half, his knee was wrapped on the bench; unclear if he tweaked it tonight or earlier. When he was in, including at the end because he is the team’s best (only real) press breaker, he played well, hitting 3 of 4 important free throws to ice the game. The last one came on a WI foul that was after the ball had been passed away and took Dug out. He still made the final FT.
No idea if this means anything is “fixed” but the team disappointed all who took WI -7 in the second half and many here who seem to want them to keep losing.
The officiating was frustrating; Wisconsin is still Wisconsin.
I’m glad they got the win.
February 7th, 2024 at 10:17 PM ^
agree with the gist of the comment;
just maybe "expected" is a better word than "wanted", i'd say
but yeah, lots of naysayers, folks giving up too quickly on a team with good potential, just have to pull it together a bit (or rather, keep it together a little longer)
February 8th, 2024 at 12:40 AM ^
Giving up too quickly? Bruh, there’s 8 games left and they’re 8-15. They would practically need to run the table just to qualify for the NIT. They are ranked 316th out of 362 division 1 teams in defensive efficiency. There’s giving up and then there’s acknowledging reality.
February 8th, 2024 at 3:28 PM ^
Are you people being positive evidence of an alternative universe where UM isn't 8-15 and won't even make the NIT? Because otherwise it is boring garden variety denying of reality.
February 8th, 2024 at 6:53 AM ^
Or hear me out sitting guys might actually work. Dug banged his knee and become ineffective and he sat. Olivier sat for a long stretch as he was ineffective. Michigan obviously doesn’t have a deep bench but when guys aren’t producing there is no greater motivator than the bench!
February 7th, 2024 at 10:08 PM ^
Refire Borges!!!!!!!
February 7th, 2024 at 10:18 PM ^
Nice.
February 7th, 2024 at 10:23 PM ^
Turnovers were even at 12-12. Take care of the ball and this team can win some more games. Not enough for any postseason action, but winning is better than losing.
Our bench was 3-7 from 3, their bench was 0-7. It has been awhile since our bench has outplayed anyone.
HAWT TAKE time: The Michigan basketball team should borrow Greg Harden from the football team!
It seems like the team is waiting for something to go wrong and when it does, they give up. Tonight, they kept fighting and Wisconsin inexplicably went away from what was working.
(per Wikipedia, Harden also works with basketball players, but that ruins my hawt take.)
February 7th, 2024 at 10:23 PM ^
Nice to see them pull it in and bring home the W for Howard. An affirmative imperative, huhn. I guess that what it takes.
Interesting rules this season seams to have:
1. We don't lose to OSU (whatever team we are).
2. We show up for our mentors and Coach.
In a word, war and Love
February 7th, 2024 at 10:45 PM ^
Three times the two Point Guards hanging on to a 3-5 point lead at the end of the game shot with 18 seconds on the shot clock. How does Howard not notice that and coach it. A crap 3 point shot from Llewellyn and two drives from McDaniel that can get that shot at any time. Why is he driving it under a minute up by three? That doesn’t help close out games when there is no awareness from your PGs.
February 7th, 2024 at 11:59 PM ^
Llewelyn’s shot wasn’t great. But he needs experience to play down the stretch as the one for a high major program. He hasn’t done that very much. Also, he had the confidence to take it. Next time maybe he has a better take on using the clock, being brave, and being disciplined. Pretty easy to sit in judgment knowing the shot didn’t go in.
I thought Dug’s late layup attempt was fine — he makes a lot of those and it almost went in.
I’m not saying the season is great or that mistakes haven’t been made. But let’s celebrate the second chance this year to learn from mistakes in a win.
February 8th, 2024 at 6:55 AM ^
His late lay up attempt was not fine. Time, score, and possession all on Michigan’s side and they go no pass wild lay up. That is a problem. This is where staff has totally failed.
February 8th, 2024 at 7:05 AM ^
wow they won
i'm in shock