Open Thread: Michigan vs. Villanova

November 26th, 2014 at 12:31 AM ^

That's on his guards to go get it.

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michmaiku

... your point is the same one I wanted to make.

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gwkrlghl

November 26th, 2014 at 12:17 AM ^

but the team looked better there than I think they have all season. That was a good team there in the 2nd half. If we're that dangerous now, we'll be a horrible match up come March when our bigs figure some stuff out

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the Glove

November 26th, 2014 at 12:17 AM ^

Beilfelt really just didn't help out for the last 3 minutes of that game. granted all of the bigs need to stop fouling so much.

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ThirdVanGundy

November 26th, 2014 at 12:18 AM ^

You would NEVER see an NBA player throw a half court bomb towards the sidelines with 4 seconds left. Michigan choked. No other way to put it. I'm just happy we proved we have heart.

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the Glove

So your saying you don't like defense? cuz they play a whole lot of that in the NBA...

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ThirdVanGundy

Mentioning defense. I do recall implying that NBA players have a higher basketball IQ than college players. Which should be true and is true. Max made an awful pass. I'm sure he realizes this now.

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morepete

November 26th, 2014 at 12:27 AM ^

That's a dumb comment. NBA rules allow inbounds from mid-court with a timeout. And they have more timeouts. No wonder you never see that.

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ThirdVanGundy

Wasn't aware that the NBA allowed teams to move the ball up to half court without a TO after a FT. Must be a new rule or something.

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morepete

November 26th, 2014 at 12:30 AM ^

No one said that. But the NBA has more timeouts, which is why you never see this.

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bigmc6000

What the fuck was that last OOB play call?????? You've got 4 seconds which is plenty of time to go from one end to the other instead of having your CENTER try to thread the needle on a half court pass. FAIL

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WolverineInCbus

November 26th, 2014 at 12:28 AM ^

It was because beilein knew they were going to foul us if we just dribbled up the court.

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bigmc6000

So instead it's a turnover that ended the game, yeah that worked out well

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JamieH

November 26th, 2014 at 12:48 AM ^

if we just inbounds the ball they foul us and the game is pretty much over anyway. Gotta try something that gets us a clean shot. It didn't work. Crying about it is silly. At least Beilein recognized what was going to happen and TRIED something.

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bigmc6000

November 26th, 2014 at 1:00 AM ^

You always extend the game as long as you can when you're losing. There have been plenty of instances when the losing team gets the missed rebound. Even if you make both with 3.3 left, you foul with 2.7 left and maybe they only make one of them and we end up with a half court shot for the win. I just don't understand if you're going after trying to get a clean shot why you would have your center throw the ball instead of someone like Spike who is much less likely to throw the ball OOB

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RobM_24

November 26th, 2014 at 12:25 AM ^

The LeVert flex might as well be a floor slap ... it had the same effect.

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joubertly breathing

and still retain mojo?

Grab your crotch while pointing at 10 o'clock. The ONLY way.

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michmaiku

November 26th, 2014 at 12:26 AM ^

... and the flex, more than likely, was a kid responding to the moment. Won't play well to the opposition, but really not comparable at all to floor-slapping douchery.

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Zoltanrules

It's November and both teams will make noise in March.Lots to learn from for our young guys AND they will under this staff.

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YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

shots (Walton, Irvin) and the Donnal 1-and-1. Good game. The intensity should help prepare the youngsters for B1G action.

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Jimmyisgod

That was a great basketball game and shows that we are further along than I thought. One of the best blocks I've ever seen was the difference. This loss makes me more optimistic about our season than the previous four wins. We are tough and Levert is a super star.

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kehnonymous

Sucks that we lost but we would smoke these guys in March. No loss is a good one but this isn't the worst loss ever by a long shot

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Bagheera

This is why I find it hard to get behind college basketball. Just so much influence from the officials.

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skurnie

Isn't it kind of a good feeling to lose and not be completely disgusted and embarrassed? Welcome back college basketball, even with that loss

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gwkrlghl

Villanova. You aren't one of the Philadelphia Big 5. You are a school as much in Philadelphia as Michigan is in Detroit. You are a school for prep school trust fund boys. You are tacky and I hate you.

Good night

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Wolvie3758

opportunity....This team struggles holding a lead and thats very concerning

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Wolvie3758

opportunity....This team struggles holding a lead and thats very concerning

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Dilithium Wings

It's five games in with an extremely good young team playing a veteran team. Michigan couldn't hold leads early last year as well.

Calm down

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jonvalk

That was the biggest no-call IMHO. If Walton gets fouled, we're probably up by 3.

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DK81

November 26th, 2014 at 12:26 AM ^

Wow Walton was being grabbed and held on the inbound when we are up 1. Which forces us to throw to our center and miss the 1 and 1. Terrible no call.

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Franz Schubert

Walton was also raked across the arm on the play they reviewed.

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Rodriguesqe

i expected to lose, we could have won. i think the team leaves the floor feeling that way. so we get the confidence boost and the bitter taste. works for me.

we can stop worrying about Levert.

this team is ahead of schedule.

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gwkrlghl

what a freakin wild way to lose by 5

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CarrIsMyHomeboy

I'd say that loss, although yeah it was a loss, actually heartened me on this team. In my mind, we just got cemented as the Big Ten #2.

Losses suck, but damn was that game fun to watch.

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Coach Carr Camp

November 26th, 2014 at 12:25 AM ^

This is a 2 seed from last year returning almost everyone. If we hit one free throw, or get just one of about av dozen aweful calls to go our way, we win that game. Ill take that in November

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Willy Wonka

Did lose in the 2nd round to be fair...albeit to UCONN.

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MBloGlue

November 26th, 2014 at 12:48 AM ^

Fuck the refs. Totally biased. Amazing turaround in the second half. They totally deserved better than getting the rim jobbed by the officials.

But why the hell did Beilein leave Doyle on the bench for so long? He had four fouls, not five.

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Jon06

I don't think "rim jobbed" means what you think it does

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UMfan21

Tough loss because it could have easily gone the other way. But we have lost worse games the past two years. Great learning experience. Grow from here.

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Franz Schubert

November 26th, 2014 at 12:28 AM ^

That this was the single most lopsidedly officiated game I have ever watched.

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buddha

Really??? I mean, REALLY?!?! Look, I drink the kool-aid as much as the next person, but there were a lot of fouls committed by our bigs because of Nova's offensive philosophy.

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jdon

tough finish, but a good game.

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ThadMattasagoblin

The good thing about basketball is that one game doesn't matter as much as in football.

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enlightenedbum

Very unevenly officiated game against a good, veteran opponent we had a good shot in. By March we'll be playing like that dominant 10 minute stretch for considerably more of the game and win going away.

Our on ball defense is way better than it has been in the past, if we get the rebounding worked out (and I think a key part of that is the light going on for Chatman) probably the best perimeter defensive team Beilein has had.

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