February 26th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
you're right. He did a great job of getting between those guys, elevating an hitting that shot off the glass. (This is where we do not mention that Spike was left wide open underneath the basket with 2 seconds left for an easy pass.)
February 27th, 2014 at 7:05 AM ^
The shot barely made it in. One pass was all the time they had for.
February 26th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
finally the hero. good for him. let's not forget the effort of morgan tonite. constantly fighting two purdue guys for rebounds. and outplaying hammonds.
also, irvin finally gave a huge spark off of the bench after 2 or 3 poor games in a row. still struggling on D though.
walton also needs to get his confidence back and start knocking down some shots.
February 26th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
I'm impressed by LeVert's one-arm-sling to get the ball to GRIII. I could very well hyperextend my arm trying to duplicate that pass.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
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February 26th, 2014 at 10:10 PM ^
My jaw is still on the floor.
I was dreading this game. DREADING IT. Because look at the last 4 years. No matter how bad Purdue is, they always seem to shoot lights out against us. Just 6 days ago, MSU went to Mackey and beat this squad by 40. I knew we wouldn't see that team tonight.
O.K. Nice Hollywood finish we'll remember for all time. But no more shitty starts PLEASE!!!
February 26th, 2014 at 10:11 PM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 10:11 PM ^
Michigan really earning it this year aside from obvious reasons. MSU has played the 3 cellar dwellers 6 times, UM only 3 times. Against the top of conference here is how they compare (via RCMB of all places lol)
Big Ten records against the top half of the conference
Michigan 7-2
MSU 2-4
Records against the top 3 in the conference (Michigan, MSU and Wisconsin)
Michigan 3-1
MSU 0-3
Head to head
Michigan 2-0
MSU 0-2
February 26th, 2014 at 10:27 PM ^
is MSU being considered for a similar seed as Michigan when looking at these numbers. Michigan also has 9 top 50 wins compared to 5 for MSU. Objectively on paper, their resume warrants about a 6-7 seed.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:57 PM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 10:11 PM ^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyEQN4rOfAU
The student manager trying to get into the celebration at 2:43 is absolutely classic
February 26th, 2014 at 10:11 PM ^
How do we turn around this trend of getting down by double digits in the first half? That's 5 games in a row.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:15 PM ^
tell them game starts 45 minutes earlier than it really does? Its a mystery
February 26th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^
Great win. These terrible starts and great second halves are getting harder and harder to watch.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:36 PM ^
But my God isn't it nice to have half-time adjustments? All hail Beilein.
February 27th, 2014 at 4:28 AM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^
First off, if you don't believe in 2014, get your head out of your ass. This is the year the prophets have spoken of, those of little faith. Believe!
Unbelievable game. GR3 lifting Michigan on daddy's court with an unbelievably athletic (and lucky) shot. Purdue going 100% from the line until the very last moment. I can't even.
Story: Going into the game tonight, I knew it was a trap game. It was away and right after a huge rivalry game, hence the probable rivalry hangover. Scary stuff.
I go pick up my UM-MSU hockey ticket for next Friday for dirt cheap (everyone in the area should be trying to get tickets for the OSU hockey game and Minnesota and Indiana basketball games because they're cheap as hell because of spring break) at the Union and decide to get Subway because of the whole "eating healthy" thing. Go to fish, eat dinner, and attempt to do work in the Fish. Struggle finishing the sub (weird because I used to be able to eat 2 in a sitting) but finish it with 2 mins left to game time. Game starts, I'm in silent agony at my computer because I'm in the fish with other people but I still can't help from fist pumping and letting out muffled yells. We go into halftime looking not so good and the indigestion kicks in full blast. Second half starts and I see the glimmer of hope and just stand pat. With around 8 minutes left, I notice people behind me watching my screen so I unplug my headphones and we all start watching. We're going crazy towards the end and the girl next to me keeps on saying that we're going to miss whatever we throw up but I politely stay quiet because fans shouldn't rage at other fans. Slowly more and more people file in around my computer as OT starts. Shoutout to J-Mo for keeping us in it with those dunks. Finally, with Purdue at the free throw line, we have 25 people huddled around my big ass Mac and we have the volume blasting. It's dead quiet, everyone staring at the screen, and dead silence. I think we lose the ball from the inbound pass, GR3 catches it, and by some act of God he gets it to go down with time expiring. The entire student section at Fish goes into a roar and we immediately break out into The Victors. It's always better celebrating with other Wolverines. Because it's 2014 and all, let's stay positive: we get down early in a trap game where our top 2 scorers are neutralized and we manage to pull the game out through toughness and grit.
I had subs. It was crazy. Go Blue.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^
I've watched the play at least 15 times now. GRIII making daddy proud.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
Win the games!
February 26th, 2014 at 10:21 PM ^
The play was ridiculous. Most of everyone is watching the players getting open, but no one probably noticed how Caris actually threw that pass. It just adds to the Beilein magic
February 26th, 2014 at 10:21 PM ^
GRIII win us a game! Hope he gets hot here down the stretch and into the tournament.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:30 PM ^
But let's not forget Morgan stepped up big time with 13 points and 10 huge rebounds.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:36 PM ^
February 27th, 2014 at 6:55 AM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 10:40 PM ^
Inbounds play I've ever . . .
Oh, wait . . .
Nevermind.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:00 PM ^
Yeah, let's never do that again. It nearly killed me.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:01 PM ^
I realize it wasn't, but what are the circumstances that would have made Morgan's touching the net some form of goaltending / basket interference?
Had I noticed it live, I would have been nervous for the split second of shock after the ball dropped in...
February 26th, 2014 at 11:17 PM ^
But, they are never going to call that on a game winning shot unless it is a more serious pulling on the net or rim.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:05 PM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 11:05 PM ^
I knew it was a long time but it's longer than I thought. Happy for GRIII. Big time pressure on that shot and he came through.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:09 PM ^
February 27th, 2014 at 6:52 AM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 11:19 PM ^
I was saying "Pull Spike out, put in Morgan and Horford with Nik, Caris and Irvin. Have Morgan and Horford crash the boards looking for a put back from the catch and shoot. But this was even better.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:39 PM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 11:54 PM ^
Pulled in my garage, heard the last play, naturally honked a few times, fist pumped, neighbors thought something was wrong.
Old guy to the right of my house was not happy I was interrupting his CNN time. Young ppl to the left officially put their house up for sale at that moment. Party poopers.
Only thing running threw my head after my experience was where can I get a sub? I wanna go crazy.
February 27th, 2014 at 12:11 AM ^
Reminds me of the type of gutsy win a 2 or 3 seed pulls off when a 15 seed plays like its ass is on fire and nearly pulls the upset. I hate the heartburn, but me thinks this win will pay dividends in Milwaukee...
February 27th, 2014 at 12:16 AM ^
That was an awesome play, you can see exactly how they drew it up to clear out the back corner and set a pick for GRIII to get over there alone. LeVert's pass was a little late and a little too lofty--came about an inch from being picked off and game over. High-risk play. Glad it worked.
February 27th, 2014 at 7:25 AM ^
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February 27th, 2014 at 1:11 AM ^
February 27th, 2014 at 1:16 AM ^
The net clearly moves in the slow motion replay. He touched it, but there's no way the refs make that call at that point. It was an inadvertent touch, at the most.
February 27th, 2014 at 1:14 PM ^
But you are right, they are never going to call that.
February 27th, 2014 at 1:14 AM ^
I'm pretty buzzed from some homemade Vodka but this win has made my night very pleasant. Go Blue!
February 27th, 2014 at 7:25 AM ^
February 27th, 2014 at 8:59 AM ^
I thought the same thing and was amazed they weren't reviewing it. I thought for sure that ref was running to the table to review it to see if Morgan touched the rim / ball. After seeing a replay, he wasn't even close.
February 27th, 2014 at 7:51 AM ^
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