Do We All Need To Relax About NJIT Game?
1988-1989 Michigan lost to a D2 school in December, 3 months later they beat Seton Hall to win the National Championship.... http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-29/sports/sp-1476_1_alaska-anchorage
December 6th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 5:01 PM ^
As long as John Beilein is roaming our sidelines, I'll never freak out too much about one game. This will be a learning experience.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 5:13 PM ^
This isn't just a headscratching loss. This is gonna be a factor in March. This will be the worst loss of any NCAA tourney competent team. How can a team have such a lapse in mental readiness, especially a Beilein team...
Did Spike n co go too hard at Skeeps last night? What's the deal lol.
ugh.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:16 PM ^
After Penn State 2 years ago and Charlotte last year, you'd think the coaching staff would've learned.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:27 PM ^
Maybe it's not on the coaching staff but the players, many of whom weren't even on the team for those games. This is an extremely young team. Our freshmen are not just getting used to being college players but college students, too. They've had to travel a lot and now they're about to take exams for the fall term, which is pretty nerve-wracking. Focus on today's game may have gotten lost in the shuffle.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:55 PM ^
12 noon start sandwiched between a Big Ten - ACC spotlight game and a game against #3 Arizona?
In December with exams coming after all the travel?
It's a serious bummer, but people have got to be realistic here.
December 6th, 2014 at 6:46 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 5:26 PM ^
Not too worried about this game - if a team hits 65% 3 pts they deserve to win.
More worried about massive minutes for Caris Irvin and Walton. 38-39 minutes again today vs a lesser team. This is going to catch up to them in February and March.
Only 8 people played today and that is with 30 seconds from Dawkins so really 7 players. Cant go all year with a 7-8 player rotation.
I know Irvin was down today but continue to have concerns with Kam just in general.
December 6th, 2014 at 6:54 PM ^
just have to trust the staff can keep him progressing for.
A lot to like there, but the things he needs to work on are also obvious.
I think this loss puts a chip on this team's shoulder, and that's not the worst thing in the world.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:26 PM ^
2014, amirite :(
December 6th, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^
For basketball, 2014 is the year of an outright B1G title and Elite Eight appearance, so that not bad actually.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:42 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^
The Team learned you cant take anyone lightly on your schedule. This will actually help down the road.
December 6th, 2014 at 6:35 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 6:56 PM ^
There are plenty of reasons why this team will be fine and this loss isn't the end of the world. The 1989 team losing to a D-II school isn't one of them.
December 6th, 2014 at 7:04 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
"They move to 6-2, with their only good result of the season coming over Syracuse in a close home win.
That loss dropped them from 20th to 36th in KenPom, which is possibly the largest single game drop I've ever seen for a team inside the top 50.
With only that Syracuse win to point to, this could turn into a disastrous non-conference slate for the Wolverines. The Orange have looked inconsistent, and it's questionable whether or not it's a tournament team. Michigan still has a chance to pick up a win over Arizona, but does anyone see that happening after watching they way they defended today? SMU also remains, but the Mustangs may have Markus Kennedy back for that game, making it a tough one for the Wolverines inside.
But the bigger key for this team is now figuring out its defense. If that happens, the Wolverines could still be the second-best team in the Big Ten. But without it, they're going to have some serious problems in conference play."
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December 6th, 2014 at 9:06 PM ^