#12 Michigan at # 14 Michigan Staee Hoops Open Thread
Go Blue. Shock the World. (Or just the regional audience interested in this early season matchup with limited consequences).
January 5th, 2020 at 2:27 PM ^
Out of control flailing down the lane and refs bail him out
January 5th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
Brooks isn’t very good.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
Today. So far.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
Only Wisconsin plays uglier basketball than Sparty. Their model of 1 skilled player (Winston this year) and 4 bricklayer-rebounder-defensive hacks has been successful though. Of course, once they leave the B1G, it almost always isn't enough in the tournament.
Hopefully Howard's great recruiting doesn't forget to bring in some sniper 3-point shooters.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
Tillman and Gabe Brown aren’t brick layers.
Sparty has been a way better shooting team than UM for the past 2-3 years now.
Did you stop watching basketball in 2014?
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
We were exceptional at shooting in 2017-18. Mo, MAAR, D-Rob, Poole, Livers. Much better than MSU that year with Bridges inconsistency, and Ward/Langford unable to make anything from 3
January 5th, 2020 at 2:45 PM ^
They have one player who can get his own shot outside the paint.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
Defense rough out there.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:28 PM ^
Defense rough out there.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
Meh. Just keep it respectable. Brooks and DDJ forgot to show up.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
Hanging around...sort of
January 5th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
Need to keep this within 10 at half. Win the last minute.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
Z playing well but Winston having a great first half.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
We have no athleticism out there ! Juwan will change that but we what we are .
January 5th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
F-U Tom! You’re getting every call shut up
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
That's why he's getting every call.
If the refs decide that's going to work, then we shouldn't whine about it . . . we should do it.
Personally, if I was a ref I would T up the little MFer.
But that's just me.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
Not playing all that well but still within striking distance . . .
January 5th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
I think the initial season projections about this team being the right side of the bubble were correct and some hot shooting in the Bahamas made people think some things they shouldn’t. This team doesn’t have elite athletes or shooters and that means at times they are going to struggle
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
The guy shooting 50% on the season being hurt doesn't help.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:35 PM ^
Agreed. We lost Poole - good offensive playmaker and Matthews - great athlete/lockdown defender. This year’s team is lacking in those departments.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:31 PM ^
Hard to believe Bajema can’t get minutes over Nunez.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Z is playing well overall and is out there working his ass off. Rest of the team just looks like we are a step behind athletically, which might just be what this team is...this year.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
Agreed Z is working his ass off but we need a PG who can shoot better including shoot the 3. He’s gonna end his career as one of the great ones regardless. The shooters are coming next year
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Can't get stops, shots, or calls. So that's not great.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Below average defense and lack of playmaking on offense is not a recipe for success.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Need better shooters. The athletes are coming soon.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
17 free throws to our 8 and there is Izzo after the buzzer sarcastically asking "was that not a foul?"
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Ugly first half. Only 2 threes. Winston has fucking 16 points already. 44 in the half for them. I miss Yaklich.
And I don’t get a lot of the substitutions Howard did. Nunez, really? Wtf was that?
January 5th, 2020 at 2:35 PM ^
Texas isn’t an elite defensive team this year. What you miss is Charles Matthews and livers
January 5th, 2020 at 2:42 PM ^
Wish I could upvote this more than once.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Down 10 at the half with no Livers and no one else hitting from the floor...It's a tall order to come back from this one.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
It’s a make or miss game. They have a huge advantage on threes and free throws. At least Teske and Simpson only have one foul each.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:39 PM ^
They have one more three.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
Izzo is bitching about fouls and had 17 free throws in 1st half! We get like 4 .
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
Izzo is bitching about fouls and had 17 free throws in 1st half! We get like 4 .
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
I cannot stand Izzo...Is there an extra ref at each game just to stand next to him and listen to him cry the entire game?
January 5th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
If Wagner was as good as advertised this team would go places, but for now 0 wing play is dooming us.
Livers being out doesn’t help. Brooks only shows up at home or neutral courts. DDJ missing today.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
But Brian says it’s coming! I think Wagner is a decent player, but so far I haven’t seen anything impressive. For whatever reason he seems unsure of himself.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:46 PM ^
I listen to Matt D from Endless Motor way more than Brian when it comes to player evaluations and Franz is much more what Matt said. I don’t know if Matt has been wrong on an eval yet.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
Spot on, tough to win with wing play like this.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:35 PM ^
Nunez needs to transfer to a smaller division. No where near a division 1 player. Looks like someone they pulled out of the stands because they needed another body in order to play the game.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
He was a Beilein project...Beilein ain’t around anymore.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:42 PM ^
one of the few misses by JB. Fortunately almost everyone he identified turned out to far exceed expectations.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:36 PM ^
Just got home. Not liking the halftime score
January 5th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
Be glad it's as close as it is. A few timely shots kept it from blowing open the way it looked like it was going to.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:36 PM ^
I'm still waiting for the great Wagner revelation.
Any day now would be great.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
hE wOuLd HaVe BeEn A hIgH fOuR sTaR
January 5th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
Kid is probably a year away. He looks likes he's still growing, and is clumsy as hell right now.
You can see the shooting form, and first step at times though.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:36 PM ^
Izzo should relish the fact that he is still coaching in East Landfill. Fuck that fat little midget.
January 5th, 2020 at 2:37 PM ^
I think many of us, me included, expecting too much from Wagner. I think he will develop well but it seems like he will be a developing player around for multiple years. I probably set myself up to be disappointed in that one. He is a young player that will grow and be damn good the next couple years.