December 13th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
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December 13th, 2014 at 6:50 PM ^
to merti all the hype last season.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
was a top 25 player. i sure as hell expected more of an impact out of him than what we are getting. doyle has been a pleasant surprise. donnal not so much.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:58 PM ^
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December 13th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
not sure how this team makes it to the tourney this year.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:46 PM ^
this team is soft...why is beilfeldt even playing?
December 13th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
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December 13th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
nobody should expect them to be able to go inside to score. That comes after the made shots for this team.
With Irvin, Walton, and Spike unable to make anything, well, this is what it looks like. If they get going, the offense will be fine.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
and turns it around in time for the big ten season.
i'm tired of my sports team being irrelevant before the big ten season begins.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
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They have one of the better players of 2014 in Chatman, a couple of other young pieces in Doyle and Wilson (before he was injured) that should be able to contribute, plus Irvin, Lavert, and Walton.
They have more than enough talent to compete; it just happens to be incredibly young in the frontcourt and struggling a bit in the backcourt. They've also had a string of bad luck. But looking at a roster full of guys who have a better-than-average shot at the NBA, and with 1-2 likely in the first round, and saying it is "talent-poor" ignores the vast majority of teams that aren't even in the same stratosphere in terms of available players. Michigan had a bad week in basketball, and that's it. Arizona is much better at basketball right now than Michigan; they are one of the top teams in the country. But that doesn't mean Michigan lacks talent by any conventional measure. Michigan will probably never recruit the type of talent you see at the Kentucky/Arizona/Duke levels, and that's fine. There's more than enough capable players to succeed with beyond those instant NBA-level talents.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
December 13th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
on one possession by the same guy. No call leads to the 3.
Sorry, pet peeve.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
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we can't get anything to stay down, and they are way better and way bigger than us.
The kids are trying hard, they just have a long way to go.
If you wan't to thank anyone. thank the fucking NCAA for ruining our season over a joint. A joint.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
we can't throw it in the ocean, we've slipped like 6 or 7 times, not two like Bilas said, the NCAA killed this year over a fucking joint, and we're even missing free throws.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
December 13th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
a mitch mcgary away from being good.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:54 PM ^
their confidence is very low right now, but you take the team that played Villanova and put Mitch on it, and things are different.
But it's nice to see - and not saying you're doing it, although I think you might have last game thread - people bailing on the staff that lost Mitch McGary and managed to win the best conference in the country by three full games.
December 13th, 2014 at 7:01 PM ^
and horford. we replaced it with our sixth man and then a bunch of freshman. we need a 3, 4, and a 5.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:50 PM ^
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December 13th, 2014 at 6:53 PM ^
Sadly, I think we're making them look even better than they are. Somebody on the MGoBlog roundtable said this was not a tournament team, and I'm starting to wonder myself.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
Until Belein starts filtering in athletic big men a la mcgary or robinson iii on a yearly basis in the recruiting field....we are gonna have lots of teams like this. You simply cannot build a championship level team on 3s alone. If we are gonna play young big men, they have to be 4 and 5 star athletes that are physical, not projects like donald and Doyle. We can either do this or actually become a quality defensive and rebounding team.
All this being said, I still llike JB, but teams can defend his system when there are virtually no elite athletes on the court or people that can get offensive rebounds.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
robinson iii was an athletic big man?
December 13th, 2014 at 6:58 PM ^
He was very athletic and played the 4 albeit at 6'6'. Basically until we start playing real defense, competing for rebounds, and have a legit inside presence, we will have multiple teams like this one. Why do you think izzo's teams are always good?
I'm sorry for committing an mgoblog cardinal sin and criticizing belein while giving a nod to izzo, but it's the truth. We will rarely if ever again get another recruiting class like 2012.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:53 PM ^
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This, NJIT, and EMU is more than an anomaly.
December 13th, 2014 at 7:01 PM ^
but people bailing on the same staff that won the Big Ten by three clear games - after losing Mitch McGary - are pathetic.
December 13th, 2014 at 7:04 PM ^
saying beilein is on the hot seat.
i think it's a reasonable feeling to be disapointed that our recent success hasn't translated into better recruiting classes, though.
December 13th, 2014 at 7:09 PM ^
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It's not like blue chip basketball recruits are as plentiful as they are in football.
It's very telling that we had to rely on a DIII transfer. A lot of these kids are under recruited for a reason. They're just not that good compared to other elite talent.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:54 PM ^
Not saying it matters, but remember that Donnal was a 4* Player based on Rivals Rankings, so it wasn't like he was some scrub that was picked up.
What makes Donnal very frustrating is that during the Tournement last year, Morgan and Horford when on and on about how he was unguardable in practice, that he was basically kicking their ass.
December 13th, 2014 at 7:02 PM ^
he needs to get down to some business this offseason.
DJ Wilson, though? If he keeps at it, he's the next star.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:56 PM ^
we lost 3 centers from last years team. all from different classes. plus GRIII. beilein has never had to deal with that. i guess it's a problem of being too good a teacher.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:57 PM ^
While not recruiting well enough at the same time.
December 13th, 2014 at 7:06 PM ^
chatman is a top 25 recruit. and you can't go and offer schollies unless your players are leaving. stauskus, mcgary, GRIII and horford were all good bets to stay as of Jan 1 last year. we aren't kentucky. we don't oversign guys then deal with it later.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
We can't even dribble, and stay on our feet what the hell is going on????
December 13th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
not that it matters, but something ain't right.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
this team is phoning it in right now. clear the bench.
December 13th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
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December 13th, 2014 at 6:53 PM ^
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fucking adidas and their shitty shoes. fuck you dave brandon
December 13th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^
Don't even bother stopping the ball, wow no FUCKING EFFORT
December 13th, 2014 at 6:58 PM ^
Big Irv needs to get in his son's ear and tell him to buck up.