WTKA Roundtable 1/30/2019: Some Predicate for Legitimacy Comment Count

Seth January 31st, 2020 at 7:21 AM

Hoops Things discussed:

  • Shots and the not of the going in. Also free throws.
  • Juwan was noncommittal about the length of X's suspension.
  • Fan: "Why am I watching a MAC game?" nailed the sense of that game.\
  • Believe whatever's going on with Wagner's shooting it'll get fixed.
  • Also have to believe opponents who shoot 29% hitting 54% of contested and super-long threes isn't sustainable.
  • Teske was playing a little passive—playing Davis seemed like a response to that.
  • Aggressive Johns >>>> Regular Johns but it was Nebraska.
  • Craig: Without X and Livers they can't win more than 2 more games
  • Is there a redshirt possibility left for Bajema?

Hockey Things discussed (18m):

  • Back from the (unlucky) dead!
  • Team plays sound. Beat ND and tied PSU on the road this week.
  • Johnny Beecher is huge and flies around the ice.
  • In a HUGE hole, have ten regular season games left and need to get lucky to have a shot at the tournament.
  • Cavalry coming: like a class with 5 five-stars in it.

Baseball things discussed (30m)

  • Pitching staff was gutted, pitching coach interviewed around MLB and stayed.
  • Velazquez and RJ Moten off the football squad: can they help soon?
  • Getting some guys coming off injuries to replace the seniors who blew up last year.
  • Smart how they exploited baserunning. Philosophy and speed is there.

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You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream.

Segment two is here. Segment three is here.

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Comments

Mongo

January 31st, 2020 at 7:42 AM ^

11 years running.  This podcast is my favorite - great combination of reality, insight and fandom.  Weekly is just right.  Like the mix in of a little hockey and baseball.  Thanks !

L'Carpetron Do…

January 31st, 2020 at 11:59 AM ^

Michigan is down to #293 in KenPom's luck metric, which seems right. They have a fair amount of bad luck. But they need to do more to overcome it. While it sucks, they'll have t make adjustments on the fly to give themselves an advantage. If they can stay focused, control the game and even improve shooting just a little bit they might be able to change their luck.