MGoPodcast 11.23: The Dagger Bank
1 hour and 25 minutes
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1. Hoops vs Ohio State
starts at 1:00
Ohio State gets two bank threes: can you remember Michigan's last (competitive) bank shot? Understand now how Purdue felt when they had to take Isaac Haas and Caleb Swanigan off the court. Michigan's trying all kinds of switches. Livers had a terrible week. Castleton hesitated on his corner three attempt. Very matchup-dependent team. Livers discussion: not great in the lane, stay in your role.
[The rest of the writeup and the player after The Jump]
2. Hoops vs Wisconsin
starts at 25:33
Vastly worst defensive performance of the year. Wisconsin can't miss their threes but this time they're open. UW let X go crazy in the paint—it didn't really work for them. DDJ hits his breakaways and Michigan's got the lead at the end. Communication went badly but straight-up they got beat on drives. Wagner coming around. Why Nunez? Michigan this year is just incredibly unlucky in threes.
3. Hot Takes and a Gimmicky Top Five
starts at 44:00
Ways Brian is like Adam Sandler. You can't sue me for this: Saul Goodman is not real, first of all. There's a 90s open shirt with a t-shirt thing going on.
4. Hockey vs. the World
starts at 1:07:07
Old fashioned three-point weekend at Minnesota on the head of Strauss Mann. Mel was so mad after the absurd major vs Ohio State he took the Daily into the video room—this wasn't as bad but still cost Michigan a point.
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- "On Repeat"—LCD Soundsystem
- "Lunch Lady Land"—Adam Sandler
- “Across 110th Street”
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It's been a rule since 1974: that was a big year for ululating.
Can anyone explain Teske’s offensive slump? He went from “better than Terry Mills” to “start Austin Davis.” And by now his slump is a half season sample size.
He’s being asked to do more, and he’s not good at those things. Under Beilein, most of his points came off of the pick and roll where all he had to do was catch the ball and finish at the rim. Now, he’s being asked to initiate the offense from the low post and he just doesn’t have that skill set due to 3 years of neglect under Beilein.
Suggestion for Ace....If you want to make your take REALLY hot re: threes.
“Michigan should tear down Crisler and play all it’s home games in the (relocated) Atlantis Ballroom — slippery floor and all.”
Phase two (obviously) is to determine how to make it mobile enough to be used for all away and neutral games as well.
This week really brought my expectations back to reality. After Purdue I thought we were a top 5 team and was going to win so much money when I picked them to win it all. I still think we are pretty good but we aren't elite.
Amen to this! This team certainly knows how to toy with us. Every week I seem to feel differently what our ceiling is. I sort of miss the stability of Beilein teams. Feels like with this team, you never know what you're going to get.
Looking forward to seeing how the tourney goes and then getting some new talent in the door next season for sure!
michigan's hoops season....
Anyone else think Wagner won't be playing for Michigan next year?
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